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Michael Gibbs: Same

In April 1970, “Deram” label released the self-titled, debut Michael Gibbs album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Peter Eden.

Personnel:

  • Chris Spedding – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Ray Russeel – electric and twelve-string guitar
  • Mick Pyne – keyboards 
  • Bob Cornford – keyboards
  • Brian Odges – bass guitar 
  • Jack Bruce – bass guitar
  • John Marshall – drums
  • Tony Oxley – drums
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Alan Skidmore, Barbara Thompson, Duncan Lamont, John Surman, Mike Osborne, Ray Warleigh, Tony Roberts – reeds
  • John Wilbraham – piccolo trumpet
  • Derek Watkins, Henry Lowther, Ian Hammer, Kenny Wheeler, Maurice Miller, Nigel Carter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bobby Lambe, Chris Pyne, Cliff Hardie, David Horler – trombone
  • Ken Goldy – bass trombone
  • Maurice Gee – bass trombone
  • Ray Premru – bass trombone
  • Dick Hart – tuba
  • Martin Fry – tuba
  • Alan Civil – French horn
  • Jim Buck Jr – French horn
  • Nicolas Busch – French horn
  • Valerie Smith – French horn
  • Alan Ford – cello
  • Fred Alexander – cello
  • Bill Price – engineer
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gibbs.

  1. Family Joy, Oh Boy!
  2. Some Echoes, Some Shadows (for John Dankworth)
  3. Liturgy
  4. Feeling and Things
  5. Sweet Rain (for Stan Getz)
  6. Nowhere (for Bob Moses)
  7. Throb
  8. And on the Third Day (for Gary Burton)

Paul Bley: Chaos

On October 6, 1998, “Soul Note” label released “Chaos”, the 75th Paul Bley album. It was recorded in March 1994, at “Mu Rec Studios” in Milan, Italy, and was produced by Giovanni Bonandrini.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Furio Di Castri – bass
  • Tony Oxley – drums
  • Paolo Falascone – recording
  • Aldo Borelli – mastering
  • Maria Bonandrini – artwork
  • Fred Bouchard – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Bley except where noted.

  1. Chaos
  2. Touching Bass – Furio Di Castri
  3. Modulating – Tony Oxley
  4. Soft Touch – Paul Bley, Tony Oxley
  5. Poetic Justice
  6. Interpercussion 1 – Tony Oxley
  7. Touch Control
  8. Turnham Bey
  9. Street Wise
  10. Bow Out – Tony Oxley
  11. Starting Over
  12. Interpercussion 2 – Tony Oxley
  13. Template

Bill Dixon: Papyrus Volume I

On January 11, 2000, “Soul Note” label released “Papyrus Volume I”, the 15th Bill Dixon album. It was recorded in June 1998, at “Mu Rec Studio” in Milano, Italy, and was produced by Giovanni Bonandrini.

Personnel:

  • Bill Dixon- trumpet, piano
  • Tony Oxley- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Dixon except where noted.

  1. Essay Di Larry Neal
  2. Papyrus
  3. The Statesman – Bill Dixon, Tony Oxley
  4. Indiriszzo: Via Cimarosa Set
  5. Scibbles
  6. Ritratto Di Allen Polite
  7. Cinnamon
  8. Quadro Di Henry Dumas
  9. Palimpsest
  10. Steps
  11. Sine Qua Non #1
  12. Quadro Di N.H. Pritchard

Paul Bley

On January 3, 2016, Hyman Paul Bley died aged 83. He was musician   (piano) and composer, one of the most important figures of the free jazz movement of the 60s and for his innovations and influence on trio playing. He has recorded and performed with many famous musicians, including: Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Percy Heath, Al Levitt, Dave Pike, Charlie Haden, Lennie McBrowne, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Steve Swallow, Pete LaRoca, Dewey Johnson,  Marshall Allen, Eddie Gómez, Milford Graves, Kent Carter, Barry Altschul, Mark Levinson, Paul Motian, Billy Elgart, John Gilmore, Annette Peacock, Dick Youngstein, Glen Moore, Frank Tusa, Steve Hass, Bobby Moses, Han Bennink, Dave Holland, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Bruce Ditmas, Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Connors, Lee Konitz, George Cross McDonald, Chet Baker, John Scofield, Jesper Lundgaard, Aage Tanggaard, John Surman, Bill Frisell, Ron McClure, John Abercrombie, Red Mitchell, Michal Urbaniak, Bob Cranshaw,  Keith Copeland, Hans Koch, Franz Koglmann, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Tony Oxley, Jane Bunnett, Herbie Spanier, Geordie McDonald, Evan Parker, Barre Phillips, Furio Di Castri, David Eyges, Bruce Ditmas, Sonny Greenwich, Rich Perry, Jay Anderson, Victor Lewis, Masahiko Togashi, Jakob Bro, Don Ellis, Sonny Rollins and Andreas Willers.