created by Patrice Roussel

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001 - EARLY FALL: Fall Mountain

1/ Ultima Thule (Fall Mountain) 9:21
2/ Duet (Fall Mountain) 3:10
3/ Luna Tuna (Fall Mountain) 4:00
4/ Shoot Winnebagos (Fall Mountain) 2:49
5/ Small Life (Fall Mountain) 11:08
5a/ Necrotic Spots
5b/ Paramecium Parade
5c/ Calm
6/ Harkness (Fall Mountain) 7:09

Recorded in November-December 1978
(6) recorded at Harkness Co-op, Oberlin (Ohio) in May 1978

Ned Rothenberg: reeds; Bob Ostertag: electronics; Jim Katzin: violin;
Richard Rogers (3,6): piano; David Wiles (6): percussion.

1979 - Parachute (USA), P009 (LP)

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002 - TRIALS OF THE ARGO: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Trials Of The Argo
2/ Continuo After The Inuit

(1) recorded from March 1980 to September 1980
(2) recorded on March 11, 1981

Ned Rothenberg: alto, flutes, bass clarinets, shakuhachi, ocarina.

1981 - Lumina Records (USA), L-001 (LP)
2006 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7615-2 (2xCD)

Note: the 2xCD reissue is called SOLO WORKS-THE LUMINA RECORDINGS (2006) and 
it also contains PORTAL (1982) and TRESPASS (1986).

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003 - PORTAL: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Caeneus (Rothenberg) 6:34
2/ Portal (Rothenberg) 16:18
3/ Caenis (Rothenberg) 7:08
4/ Polysemy (Rothenberg) 13:40

(1-3) recorded on November 21, 1982
(4) recorded on April 2, 1983

Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass clarinet, soprano double ocarina; Gerry Hemingway 
(4): trap set with tenor steel drum.

1982 - Lumina Records (USA), L-006 (LP)
2006 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7615-2 (2xCD)

Note: the 2xCD reissue is called SOLO WORKS-THE LUMINA RECORDINGS (2006) and 
it also contains TRIALS OF THE ARGO (1981) and TRESPASS (1986).

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004 - DESIRE DEVELOPS AN EDGE: Kip Hanrahan

1/ Desire Develops An Edge (Hanrahan) 6:15
2/ What Is This Dance, Anyway? (JN-Baptiste, KH, Haines,
Augustin) 3:41
3/ Meaning A Visa (Haines, Hanrahan, Bruce)3:40
4/ Nocturnal Heart (Edu Lobo, Cacaso) 4:54
5/ Her Boyfriend Assesses His Value And Pleads His Case 4:33
6/ Jack And The Golden Palominos (Hanrahan) 3:49
7/ Two (Still In Half-Light) (Hanrahan) 5:36
8/ Early Fall (Hanrahan) 2:09
9/ Velasquez (Hanrahan) 5:04
10/ (Don't Complicate) The Life (La Vie) (T'PRF,KH,PH,THS,JCD) 6:44
11/ The Edge You Always Loved In Me (Hanrahan) 2:22
12/ Sara Wade 2:54
13/ Far From Freetown (KH,SS,EP) 1:31
14/ All Us Working Class Boys (Hanrahan, Swallow) 3:58
15/ Child Song (Bruce, Pete Brown) 2:35
16/ Trust Me Yet? (Hanrahan, Swallow) 4:53
17/ Nancy (The Silence Focuses On You ...) (SS, KH, Lindsay) 4:28

Recorded in New York City in July, August and September 1982 and June 1983
Produced by Kip Hanrahan

Puntilla Orlando Rios (1-3,5,7-16): quinto, congas, percussion, checkere,
vocals; Milton Cardona (1,2,5,10,14,15): congas, checkere; Tico Harry
Sylvain (1,10,14): trap drums; Jerry Gonzalez (1,2,4,7,8,10,11-14,16): con-
gas, trumpet, percussion, clave; Jack Bruce (2-11,14-17): vocals, electric
bass; Frisner Augustin (2,5,15): tambou, congas; Elysee Pyronneau (2,3,5,
8-11,13,15): electric guitar, vocals; Jean Claude Jean (2,15): electric
guitar; Ricky Ford (2,4,7,8,11,14,16): tenor; Molly Farley (2,10,13):
vocals; Teo Macero (2): alto; Gene Golden (2,5): congas; Mario Rivera (2):
baritone saxophone; John Stubblefield (2,6,7,14): tenor; Hannibal Peterson
(2): trumpet; Ignacio Berroa (3-5,7,9,13,16): trap drums; Olufemi Claudette
Mitchell (3,5,10,12,15): percussion, checkere, vocals; Steve Swallow (3,7,9,
10,13,14,16,17): electric bass, piano; Jody Harris (3,6,9): electric guitar;
Arto Lindsay (3-11,13-16): electric guitar, vocals; Alberto Bengolea (3-5,8,
11,15): electric guitar; Sergio Brandao (4,8,11): electric bass; Anton Fier
(4,6,8,9,11,13): trap drums; Daniel Frieberg (4): strings conductor; John
Scofield (5,17): electric guitar; Kip Hanrahan (5,7,10,16): percussion,
vocals; David Moss (6): percussion; Jamaaladeen Tacuma (6,7,10): electric
bass; John Zorn (6): alto; Ti'Plume Ricardo Franck (10): vocals, electric
guitar; Ned Rothenberg (14): tenor.

1983 - American Clavé (USA), AMCL 1009LP/1008EP (2xLP)
1986 - American Clavé/VeraBra, AMCL CD 1008/9 (CD)
1994 - American Clavé (USA), AMCL 1009/1008 (CD)

Note: (6) is not available on the 1994 CD reissue.

 

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005 - VERTICAL'S CURRENCY: Kip Hanrahan

1/ A Small Map Of Heaven (Swallow, Hanrahan) 5:22
2/ Shadow Song (Mario's In) (Hernandez, Hanrahan) 4:05
3/ Smiles And Grins (Bruce, Brown) 3:10
4/ Two Heartedly, To The Other Side (Hanrahan, Swallow) 3:11
5/ Chances Are Good (Baden's Distance) (Powell, Hanrahan) 5:12
6/ Against The Light (Swallow, Hanrahan) 6:01
7/ Make Love 2 (Bruce, Brown) 4:27
8/ One Casual Song (After Another) (Hanrahan, Bruce) 3:09
9/ Intimate Distances (Jack's Margrit's Natasha) 
(Haranhan) 3:01
10/ Describing It To Yourself As Convex (Hanrahan, Scherer) 4:17
11/ What Do You Think? That This Mountain Was Once Fire?
(Hanrahan, Swallow) 1:40
12/ Dark (Kip's Tune) (Hanrahan, Lindsay) 2:58

Recorded at Latin/Eurosound Studios, New York City in February 1984
Produced by Kip Hanrahan

Ignacio Berroa: trap drums; Jack Bruce: voice, electric bass, piano; Milton
Cardona: congas, bongos; Kip Hanrahan: percussion; Arto Lindsay: electric 
guitar; David Murray: tenor; Puntilla Orlando Rios: quinto, congas; Peter 
Scherer: Synclavier, organ; Steve Swallow: electric bass; Anton Fier (3,7):
trap drums; Frisner Augustin (8,9): tambou, quinto; Elysee Pyronneau (8):
electric guitar; Olufemi Claudette Mitchell (1): checkere; Mario Rivera (2):
baritone saxophone; Ned Rothenberg (2): tenor; Andrieau Jeremie (2): tenor; 
Richie Vitale (2): trumpet; Lew Soloff (2): trumpet; Nancy Weiss: voice (at
the end).

1985 - American Clavé (USA), AMCL 1010 (LP)
1986 - American Clavé/VeraBra, AMCL 1010-2 (CD)
1991 (?) - Pangaea (USA), PAN-42136 (LP)
1991 (?) - Pangaea Records (USA), 42136 (CD)
1998 - Justin Time (Canada), JTAC 1010-2 (CD)
2008 - Yellowbird/Enja (Germany), yeb-7702 2 (CD)

Note: (6) is only available on the American Clavé/VeraBra (AMCL 1010-2) 
pressing; not sure if (6) is also available or not on the Pangaea pressing.

 

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006 - NOISE NEW YORK IV: various artists

This "black mask tape" features live recordings by John Lurie, Arto Lindsay/
David Moss/Mark Miller, Ned Rothenberg, Elliott Sharp.

1/ I Am Afraid To Leave My Apartment (Lurie) 2:18
2/ ??? (Lurie) 3:38
3/ no title (Lurie) 1:04

John Lurie: alto.

4/ no title (AL, DM, MM) 4:10
5/ "Cross My Legs And Hope To Die ..." (AL, DM, MM) 3:15
6/ no title (AL, DM, MM) 8:16
7/ no title (AL, DM, MM) 1:15
8/ no title (AL, DM, MM) 2:55
9/ no title (AL, DM, MM) 2:18

Arto Lindsay: guitar, vocals; David Moss: vocals; Mark Miller: drums.

10/ no title (Rothenberg) 14:20

Ned Rothenberg: alto (mainly using circular breathing).

11/ no title (Sharp) 4:50
12/ no title (Sharp) 15:00

Elliott Sharp: electric bass clarinet on (10), guitar bass on (11), vocals
on (11), soprano (?) on (11).

1985 - First Edition 85 (CT)

Note: this tape is very scarce on information about the music and musi-
cians; most of the details are mine and should be taken with caution (for
example, I cannot tell on what tracks Mark Miller is playing, the drums
could be him or David Moss).

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007 - SEMANTICS: Rothenberg/Sharp/Bennett

1/ Terra Firma (Rothenberg) 7:42
2/ Small Business (Rothenberg) 3:13
3/ Direct Dial Dirge (Rothenberg) 2:59
4/ Split Shift (ES, NR, SB) 2:59
5/ Vliet's Van (Sharp) 4:36
6/ Big Business (Rothenberg) 6:20
7/ Funnel Beaker B (ES, NR, SB) 1:57
8/ The Midst Of Other Solitaries (ES, NR, SB) 3:37
9/ Didi! It's The Other Foot (ES, NR, SB) 3:34
10/ Hole In The Pocket (ES, NR, SB) 5:34

Recorded at Radio City Studio, New York City on July 23 & 25, 1985

Samm Bennett: drums, percussion, electronic percussion; Elliott Sharp:
double-neck guitar/bass, vocal, violinoid; Ned Rothenberg: alto, tenor, bass
clarinet, prepared bamboo flute.

1985 - Rift Records, Rift 9 (LP)
1985 - Review Records (Germany), rere 84 (LP)

  

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008 - BAD ALCHEMY NO. 5: various artists

This magazine/tape features music Rick Potts/Joseph Hammer, Motor Totemist
Guild, S.B.O.T.H.I./P16.D4, Biota, Proof of Utah, Deep Freeze Mice, Guenter
Mueller, Marina LaPalma, Rimarimba, Lars Rudolph/Guy De Bievre, Mixed Band
Philanthropist, Semantics.

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track with the Semantics:

12/ Encore (Semantics) 6:48

Recorded live at Batschkapp, Frankfurt in 1986

Sam Bennett: drums; Ned Rothenberg: bass clarinet; Elliott Sharp: guitar.

1986 - Bad Alchemy (Germany), No. 5 (magazine+CT)

 

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009 - TRESPASS: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Strata (Rothenberg) 5:50
2/ Trespass (Rothenberg) 4:20
3/ Filigree (Rothenberg) 4:32
4/ Slapstick (Rothenberg) 3:19
5/ Taps (Rothenberg) 3:20
6/ Kakeai (A Suite In Three Parts) (Rothenberg) 10:00
7/ Caeneus (Rothenberg) 8:27

Recorded at Radio City Studios, New York City on July 30 and August 19, 
1985

Ned Rothenberg: bass clarinet, alto; John Zorn (6): alto.

1986 - Lumina Records (USA), L011 (LP)
2006 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7615-2 (2xCD)

Note: the 2xCD reissue is called SOLO WORKS-THE LUMINA RECORDINGS (2006) and 
it also contains TRIALS OF THE ARGO (1981) and PORTAL (1982).

 

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010 - THE BIG GUNDOWN: John Zorn plays the music of Ennio Morricone

1/ The Big Gundown (Ennio Morricone) 7:17
2/ Peur Sur La Ville (Ennio Morricone) 4:08
3/ Poverty (Once Upon A Time In America (Ennio Morricone) 3:42
4/ Milano Odea (Ennio Morricone) 2:57
5/ Erotico (The Burglars) (Ennio Morricone) 4:17
6/ Battle of Algiers (Ennio Morricone) 3:43
7/ Giu La Testa (Duck, You Sucker!) (Ennio Morricone) 5:59
8/ Metamorfosi (La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso)
(Ennio Morricone) 4:25
9/ Tre Nel 5000 (John Zorn) 4:32
10/ Once Upon A Time In The West (Ennio Morricone) 8:27

Recorded at Radio City Music Hall Studio, September 1984-September 1985
Additional recording at BC Studios and at Evergreen Studios
Produced by Yale Evelev

Luli Shioi (1): vocals; Jim Staley (1,9): trombone, bass trombone; Bill
Frisell (1,5): guitar; Anthony Coleman (1): piano, harpsichord, organ, vo-
cals; David Weinstein (1,9): Mirage, microcomputer; Bobby Previte (1,2,5,9):
percussion, tympani, vocals, drums; Jorge Silva (1): surdo; Claudio Silva
(1): pandeiro; Cyro Baptista (1): cuica; Duduca Fonseca (1): caixa; Reinaldo
Fernades (1): repique; Arto Lindsay (1,2,4,7): batucada contractor, guitar,
vocals; John Zorn (1,2,4,7-9): alto, saw, vocals, harpsichord, game calls,
piano; Orvin Aquart (2,10): harmonicas; Tim Berne (2): alto; Wayne Horvitz
(2,6-9): piano, organ, celeste, electronic keyboards; Bob James (2,7-9): 
tapes; Anton Fier (2,4,6): drums; Toots Thielmans (3): whistling, harmonica;
Guy Klucevsek (3): accordion; Carol Emanuel (3): harp; Fred Frith (4,7,9):
guitar, acoustic guitar; Jody Harris (4,10): guitar; Melvin Gibbs (4,10): 
bass; Big John Patton (5): organ; Shelley Hirsch (5): vocals; Laura Biscotto
(5): sexy Italian vocals; Vicki Bodner (6,7): oboe, English horn; Christian
Marclay (6,9): turntables; Ned Rothenberg (7): shakuhachi, ocarina, Jew's 
harp; Michihiro Sato (7): Tsugaru shamisen; Diamanda Galas (8): vocals; 
Vernon Reid (8): guitar; Polly Bradfield (8): violin; Mark Miller (8): 
drums, tympani; Robert Quine (10): guitar.

1986 - Icon (USA), 5504 (LP)
1986 - Icon (USA), 5504CD (CD)
1986 - Icon (USA), 5504C (CT)
1986 - Nonesuch/Icon (USA), 9 79139-1 F (LP)
1986 - Nonesuch/Icon (USA), 9 79139-2 (CD)
1986 - Nonesuch/Icon (USA), 9 79139-4 (CT)
1986 - Nonesuch Digital (Germany), 9 79139-1 (LP)
1986 - Nonesuch Digital (Germany), 9 79139-2 (CD)
2000 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7328 (CD)

Note: this record was supposed to be called A FIST FULL OF JOHN ZORN.
Note: the Tzadik reissue has six extra tracks:

11/ The Sicilian Clan (Ennio Morricone) 3:20
12/ Macchie Solari (Ennio Morricone) 3:29
13/ The Ballad of Hank McGain (Ennio Morricone) 5:27
14/ Svegliatti & Uccidi (Ennio Morricone) 3:03
15/ Chi Mai (Ennio Morricone) 3:06
16/ The Ballad of Hank McGain (Ennio Morricone) 5:25

Mark Feldman (11,15): violin; Eric Friedlander (11,15): cello; Marc Ribot
(11,14,15): guitar; Greg Cohen (11,15): bass; Joey Baron (11,14,15): drums;
Cyro Baptista (11,13,15,16): percussion; Miho Hatori (12): vocals; Jamie
Saft (12,13,16): keyboards; Mike Patton (13): vocals; Derek Bailey (14):
guitar; Trevor Dunn (14): bass;

 

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011 - SLOPE - GRADUAL DISAPPEARANCE: Tenko

This record features Tenko in different combinations with Fred Frith, Arto
Lindsay, Christian Marclay, David Moss, Kamura, Ned Rothenberg, Tom Cora,
Wayne Horvitz, Zeena Parkins, David Licht, Kramer, Moko.

1/ Passing By The Night 4:18
2/ Somewhere, Far Away 3:37
3/ Guitars I 1:34
4/ I've Eaten Nuts With Different Shapes 2:12
5/ In The Strawberry Preserves 3:38
6/ Sleep Walker 3:15
7/ ANTAGATA-DOKO-SA 1:43
8/ In Horto Infinito (In The Infinite Garden) 2:36
9/ The Time Drawers 2:50
10/ Gradual Disappearance 2:27
11/ Nightrope Dancing 2:30
12/ Guitars II 2:49
13/ Opinion 3:03
14/ A Watchdog Of The Labyrinth 3:20

Recorded at Noise New York
Produced by Tenko and Fred Frith

Tenko: vocals, guitar, hand claps, DX100, snare drum; Ned Rothenberg (1,14):
flute, alto; Zeena Parkins (1,4,5): electric harp, accordion, vocals; Fred
Frith (1,3-13): guitar, bass, piano, bass drum, snare drum, vocals, hand
claps, tubular bells, marching drum, violin; David Licht (1): snare drum;
Wayne Horvitz (2,8,11): piano, DX7, DX100; Arto Lindsay (3,7,10,12): guitar,
vocals; David Moss (4,7,10,11,13): vocals; Kamura (4,7,10,13): vocals; Moko
(4,7): vocals; Tom Cora (4,9-11): vocals, cello; Christian Marclay (4,6):
turntables; Coby Batty (8): hand claps; Kramer (9): Indian banjo.

1987 - RecRec Music (Switzerland), RecRec 16 (LP)
1987 - Kinniko Bijo Records (Japan), KBR301 (LP)
2001 - Shoh (Japan), SHOH-120 (CD)

 

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012 - BONE OF CONTENTION: Semantics

1/ R-Byte Mock Fry (Sharp) 2:06
2/ Trumped Up Charges (Rothenberg) 3:53
3/ Addressee Unknown (Sharp) 3:39
4/ Subsequential (Bennett) 5:40
5/ Shredded (Sharp) 3:41
6/ Revolver (Rothenberg) 6:53
7/ Animal Farm (Semantics) 3:00
8/ Pay For Their Crimes (Bennett) 2:26
9/ Code Ring (Sharp) 2:35
10/ The Big Sleep (Semantics) 5:19

Recorded at Radio City Studio in September 1987

Samm Bennett: drums, acoustic & electronic percussion, voice, FZ-1; Ned
Rothenberg: alto, tenor, bass clarinet, ocarina, panpipe, FZ-1 programming;
Elliott Sharp: doubleneck guitarbass, guitar, 6-string bass, lap steel,
guitar-controlled Mirage.

1987 - SST Records (USA), SST 167 (LP/CT)
1987 - SST Records (USA), SST CD 167 (CD)

 

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013 - SST GODHEAD STOREDUDE IN-STORE PLAY DEVICE #4: various artists 

This promo tape features Divine Horsemen (1), These Immortal Souls (2), Pell 
Mell (3), Negativland (4), Always August (5), H.R. (6), Paper Bag (7), Zoogz
Rift (8), Meat Puppets (9), Dinosaur Jr. (10), Semantics (11), Pat 
Ruthensmear (12), Brian Ritchie (13), Descendents (14), Scott Colby (15), 
Firehose (16), Sonic Youth (17), Steve Fisk (18), Fred Frith (19).

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track with Semantics:

11/ Shredded (Semantics) 3:41

1987 - SST Records (USA), no cat. number (promo CT)

See BONE OF CONTENTION (1987) for further references on (11).

 

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014 - THE GREEN CHINESE TABLE: Seigen Ono

1/ Seon In Macau (Ono, Jaffe)
2/ The Pink Room (Ono)
3/ World Collision (Ono)
4/ La Tete Dans Ma Tete (Ono, Jaffe)
5/ The Green Chinese Table (Ono)
6/ Tout A Coup Une Tete Dans Ma Tete (Ono)

Recorded at Onkio Haus, Tokyo and at Quad Master Sound Astoria and Media
Sound, New York City
Produced by Seigen Ono
(4,6) produced by Seigen Ono and Arto Lindsay

Seigen Ono: wine glass, guitars, keyboards, charango, percussion; Jill Jaffe
(1,4,6): violin, viola; Carol Emanuel (1): harp; Diane Chaplin (1): cello;
David Calhoun (1): cello; Sander Strenger (1): violin; Yukio Doki (1): ppg
hdu op (?); Evelyne Bennu (2): vox; Tatsuji Kim (2,3): mac; Ned Rothenberg
(4,6): bass clarinet; Hank Roberts (4,6): cello; Michael Blair (4,6): per-
cussion; Arto Lindsay (4,6): guitar; Toshihiro Nakanishi (5): violin; Todd
Garfinkle (5): piano; Chuei Yoshikawa (5): guitar; Ryomei Shirai (5): gui-
tar.

1988 - Virgin/Venture Records (UK), VE10 (LP)
1988 - Virgin/Venture Records (UK), VE10 (CT)
1988 - Virgin/Venture Records (UK), CDVE10 (CD)

Note: (6) is only available on the CD pressing.

 

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015 - DER MANN IM FAHRSTUHL/THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR: Heiner Goebbels, Heiner
Müller

1/ In Einem Alten Fahrstuhl/In An Old Elevator 2:08
2/ Es Geht Um Einen Auftrag/It Concerns A Task 2:31
3/ Funf Minuten Vor Der Zeit/Five Minutes Too Early 1:49
4/ Drei Stufen Auf Einmal/Three Steps At The Time 1:58
5/ No Taboleiro De Baiana (Barroso, Green) 0:56
6/ Ein Schneller Blick Auf Die Uhr/Quick Glance At My Watch 1:56
7/ Allein Im Fahrstuhl/Alone In The Elevator 2:14
8/ Wilde Spekulationen/Wild Speculations 4:32
9/ Der Chef/The Boss 0:40
10/ Sein Selbstmord/His Suicide 2:32
11/ Fita Nos Meus Olhos (Cartola) 2:38
12/ Ich Verlasse Den Fahrstuhl/I Step From The Elevator 0:24
13/ Ohne Auftrag/Without Any Task 1:36
14/ Mitleid In Peru/Compassion In Peru 4:58
14b/ Power Is Lonely (Don Cherry)
15/ Trockener Schlamm Mit Fahrspuren/Caked Mud With Vehicle Tracks 1:36
16/ Heimweh Nach Dem Fahrstuhl/Homesick For The Elevator 1:24
17/ Kalter Schweiss/Cold Sweat 1:32
18/ Etwas Wie Heiterkeit/Something Like Serenity 1:14
19/ Diese Frau Ist Die Frau Eines Mannes/This Woman Is The Wife Of A Man
0:47
20/ Auf Einem Grasuberwachsenen Bahndamm/On A Railway Embankment 1:36
21/ Worin Besteht Mein Verbrechen/What Is My Crime 3:33

All music/lyrics by Heiner Goebbels/Heiner Müller, unless indicated

Recorded at Sound on Sound Recording Inc., New York in March 1988
German vocals recorded at Schaubuhne, Berlin and Sinus Tonstudio, Berlin
Produced by Heiner Goebbels and Manfred Eicher

Arto Lindsay: voice, guitar; Ernst Stotzner: voice; Don Cherry: voice, trum-
pet, doussn'gouni; Fred Frith: guitar, bass; Charles Hayward: drums, metal;
George Lewis: trombone; Ned Rothenberg: saxophones, bass clarinet; Heiner
Goebbels: piano, synthesizer, programming; Heiner Müller: the author.

1988 - ECM Records (Germany), ECM 1369 - 837-110-1 (LP)
1988 - ECM Records (Germany), ECM 1369 - 837-110-2 (CD)
1988 (?) - ECM Records, ECM 837 110-4 (CT)

 

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016 - THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR: Heiner Goebbels 

Promotional LP excerpted for radio.

1/ It Concerns A Task (version 1) (Müller, Goebbels) 4:27
Five minutes Too Early
2/ It Concerns A Task (version 2) (Müller, Goebbels) 6:26 
Five Minutes Too Early
Three Steps At A Time
3/ No Taboleiro De Baiana (Müller, Goebbels) 3:02
Quick Glance At My Watch
4/ Alone In The Elevator (Müller, Goebbels) 6:47
Wild Speculations
5/ Wild speculations (Müller, Goebbels) 4:32
6/ His Suicide (Müller, Goebbels) 5:40
Fita Nos Meus Olhos
I Step From The Elevator
7/ Compassion In Peru (Müller, Goebbels) 4:58
8/ Caked Mud With Vehicle Tracks (Müller, Goebbels) 3:02
Homesick For The Elevator
9/ Something Like Serenity (Müller, Goebbels) 2:06
This Woman Is The Wife Of A Man
10/ What Is My Crime (Müller, Goebbels) 3:31

1988 - ECM (Germany), 837 110-1 (LP)

See THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR (1988) for further references.

 

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017 - THE CLIFF: New Winds

1/ The Cliff (New Winds) 8:27
2/ Beauty Is A Rare Thing (Ornette Coleman) 4:27
3/ Seeing The Double (Dick) 10:10
4/ Categorical Imperatives (Rothenberg) 6:08
5/ Business (Rothenberg) 3:36
6/ Chroma (New Winds) 4:07
7/ Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington) 3:59
8/ Subjump (Parran) 8:16

Recorded in New York City on September 19 and 20, 1986
Produced by Ned Rothenberg & New Winds

Robert Dick: flute, bass flute, Ab piccolo, C piccolo; J.D. Parran: A cla-
rinet, Eb clarinet, Eb alto clarinet, Eb contrabass clarinet, soprano, flu-
te, bamboo flute; Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass clarinet, flute, ocarina.

1989 - Sound Aspects (Germany), sas 025 (LP)
1989 - Sound Aspects (Germany), sas 025 (CD)

Note: (8) is only available on the CD pressing.

 

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018 - LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY, VOLUME TWO: various artists

This record features Chunk (1), Gary Lucas (2), Odd Job (3,8), Mori/Frith/
Dresser (4), Myra Melford (5), Sonny Sharrock (6), Marclay/Bennett (7), Joey
Baron (9), Glen Velez (10,11).

Ned Rothenberg plays on two tracks with Odd Job:

3/ Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix) 4:45
8/ Love Buds (Bennett, Rothenberg,
Weinstein, Hirsch) 4:44

Samm Bennett: drums, electronic percussion; Ned Rothenberg: alto; David
Weinstein: keyboards; Shelley Hirsch: vocals.

1989 - A&M Records (USA), SP 5276 (LP)
1989 - A&M Records (USA), CD 5276 (CD)
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-98 (CD)
1991 (?) - Enemy (Germany), EFA 03512-08 EMY 112 (LP)
1991 (?) - Enemy (Germany), EFA 03512-26 EMCD 112-2 (CD)
1991 (?) - Enemy (Germany), EMCD 120 KFW B1234 (4xCD)
1993 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-12345 (5xCD)

Note: track (8) is only available on the CD pressings.
Note: the 5xCD box contains the five volumes LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY.
Note: the 4xCD box contains the first four volumes LIVE AT THE KNITTING 
FACTORY.

 

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019 - NEXTWAVENEWMUSICAMERICA10THANNIVERSARY: various artists

This record (to celebrate the 10th anniversary of New Music America) fea-
tures music by Bobby Previte (1), Caetano Veloso (2), Philip Glass (3),
Heiner Goebbels (4), Henry Threadgill (5), Ray Lema (6), John Cale (7),
Neville Brothers and Freres Parent (8), Astor Piazzolla (9), Ryuichi
Sakamoto (10), Laurie Anderson (11), Ron Kuivila (12), Wally Badarou (13),
Chunk (14), Annea Lockwood (15).

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track by Müller and Goebbels:

4/ Five Minutes Too Early (Müller, Goebbels) 4:27

1989 - nma 001 (CD)

See THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR (1988) for further references on (4).

 

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020 - BANDS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ON HEE-HAW: various artists

This "for promotional use only" record features Adult Net (1), John Moore
& The Expressway (2), The Wonderstuff (3), Pere Ubu (4), Cookie Crew (5),
Xymox (6), Darling Cruel (7), Shakespear's Sister (8), Yello (9), The Style
Council (10), Third World (11), Labi Siffre (12), The Rainmakers (13), Delta
Rebles (14), DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip (15), The Dogs D'Amour (16), 
Heiner Goebbels (17).

17/ It Concerns A Task/Five Minutes Too Early
(Müller, Goebbels) 4:24

1989 - Polygram (USA), CDP 88 (CD)

See THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR (1988) for further references.

 

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021 - 100 OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES: Nicolas Collins

Nicolas Collins in duos with Pippin Barnett, Anthony Coleman, Tom Cora,
Peter Cusak, Shelley Hirsch, George Lewis, Christian Marclay, Ben Neill,
Zeena Parkins, Robert Poss, Ned Rothenberg, Elliott Sharp, Davey Williams,
John Zorn, Peter Zummo.

1/ untitled 0:41
2/ untitled 2:15
3/ untitled 1:15
4/ untitled 1:32
5/ untitled 0:46
6/ untitled 0:46
7/ untitled 0:45
8/ untitled 1:14
9/ untitled 1:42
10/ untitled 1:41
11/ untitled 2:49
12/ untitled 0:40
13/ untitled 0:46
14/ untitled 1:24
15/ untitled 0:28
16/ untitled 0:39
17/ untitled 0:29
18/ untitled 1:10
19/ untitled 1:20
20/ untitled 1:30
21/ untitled 5:30
22/ untitled 2:29
23/ untitled 0:36
24/ untitled 1:12
25/ untitled 1:07
26/ untitled 1:57
27/ untitled 0:53
28/ untitled 1:33
29/ untitled 0:35
30/ untitled 0:39
31/ untitled 0:50
32/ untitled 1:55
33/ untitled 1:32
34/ untitled 1:22
35/ untitled 2:50
36/ untitled 1:20
37/ untitled 0:46
38/ untitled 1:16
39/ untitled 1:27
40/ untitled 2:42
41/ untitled 1:57
42/ untitled 1:29

Recorded at Airshaft Studio, New York City, The Kitchen, New York City and
Stichting Steim, Amsterdam from January 1988 through May 1989

Nicolas Collins: trombone propelled electronics, radio, tapes; Peter Cusack
(1,9,18,25,37,39,41,42): acoustic guitar, whistle, Gate Crasher, tapes, bou-
zouki, tuning forks; Robert Poss (2,11,32): electric guitar; Ben Neill (3,4,
6): Mutantrumpet; Pippin Barnett (5,8,20): percussion; Peter Zummo (7): 
trombone; Christian Marclay (10,19,24): record players; John Zorn (12,13,15-
17,27): alto; Anthony Coleman (14,23): electric organ; George Lewis (21):
trombone; Shelley Hirsch (22): voice; Davey Williams (26,34): electric gui-
tar; Ned Rothenberg (28): bass clarinet; Elliott Sharp (29-31): bass clari-
net; Zeena Parkins (33,35): electric and acoustic harps; Tom Cora (36,38,
40): cello.

1989 - Trace Elements Records (USA), TE-1018 (CD)

 

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022 - COMME DES GARÇONS, VOLUME ONE: Seigen Ono

1/ Something To Hold On To (Ono, Lindsay) 5:15
2/ Have You Seen It Yet? (Ono) 0:45
3/ All Men Are Heels (Ono, Lindsay) 5:52
4/ Round The Globe (Ono, Scherer) 6:15
5/ Hunting For Lions (Ono, Lurie, Ehrlich) 5:16
6/ Look For An Afternoon (Ono, Emanuel, Jaffe) 3:16
7/ Pessoa Quase Certa (Ono, Lindsay) 7:06
8/ After You... (Ono) 3:16
9/ 5.40 am View Of Empire (Ono, Zorn) 5:22

(1,3,4,6) recorded at D & D and Media Sound, New York City in August 1987
(2,7) recorded at Media Sound, New York City in August 1987
(4) saxophone recorded at Platinum Island, New York City in January 1989
(5) recorded at DAMES, Paris in September 1987
(8) recorded at V.F.V. Studio, Tokyo in December 1987
(9) recorded at CBS/Sony Roppongi, Tokyo in December 1987
Produced by Seigen Ono

Seigen Ono: SP 12, keyboard, charango; Arto Lindsay (1,2,4,6,7): guitar,
voice, SP 12; Bill Frisell (1,4): guitar; John Zorn (1,3,9): alto; Michael
Blair (1,3): box marimba, percussion; Hank Roberts (1-3,6): cello; Carol
Emanuel (1,2,6,7): keyboard, harp, voice; Ned Rothenberg (1-3,6): bass cla-
rinet; Peter Scherer (1,2,4): key-bass, piano, keyboard, SP 12; Jill Jaffe
(1-3,4,6,7): viola, violin, voice; Mac Quayle (1,3,4,6): programming; Sussan
Deihim (3): voice, walking steps; Roy Nathanson (4): saxophone; John Lurie
(5): saxophone; Loy Ehrlich (5): bolong, gimbri, keyboard; Abdou M'Boup (5):
talking drum, African percussion; Curtis Fowlkes (6): trombone; Tatsuji Kim
(8): programming; Fusanosuke Kondo (9): guitar; Hideo Yamaki (9): drums;
Tatsuo Kondoh (9): piano, keyboard.

1989 - Venture/Virgin (UK), VE 51 (LP)
1989 - Venture/Virgin, CDVE 51 (CD)
1989 - Venture/Virgin, TCVE 51 (CT)
1989 - Tokuma (Japan), 407 (CD)
1990 - Caroline, 1656 (CD)
1995 - Saidera Records (Japan) SD-1001-2 (2xCD)
2005 - Saidera Records (Japan), SD-1001-2H (2xCD)
2008 - Saidera Records (Japan), OMCA-1083 (SACD)

Note: the 2xCD pressings also contains COMME DES GARÇONS, VOLUME TWO.

 

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023 - RODAN: Sato Michihiro

This record features Sato Michihiro in different combinations with Bill
Frisell, Fred Frith, Tenko, Mark Miller, Nicolas Collins, Christian Marclay,
Steve Coleman, Toh Ban Djan (Ikue Mori, Luli Shioi), Semantics (Elliott
Sharp, Samm Bennett, Ned Rothenberg), Tom Cora, Joey Baron, Mark Dresser,
Gerry Hemingway.

1/ SM/BF/FF 4:21
2/ SM/T/MM 1:27
3/ SM/NC/CM 3:33
4/ SM/SC 3:17
5/ SM/TOH BAN DJAN 3:43
6/ SM/NC/CM 2:58
7/ SM/T/MM 1:17
8/ SM/SB/ES 1:44
9/ SM/NC/CM 1:42
10/ SM/TC 1:48
11/ SM/SEMANTICS 3:54
12/ SM/ES 2:02
13/ SM/BF/FF 4:20
14/ SM/ES/SB 2:00
15/ SM/MD/BF/FF 2:32
16/ SM/T 2:53
17/ SM/BF/FF 3:50
18/ SM/SB 2:19
19/ SM/NC/CM 1:08
20/ SM/SC/JB 4:20
21/ SM/FF 2:57
22/ SM/MD/GH/BF 2:11
23/ SM/BF/FF 5:30

Recorded at Baby Monster Studio, New York City on April 11-16, 1988
Produced by John Zorn

Sato Michihiro: tsugaru shamisen; Bill Frisell (1,13,15,17,22,23): electric
guitar; Fred Frith (1,13,15,17,21,23): electric guitar; Tenko (2,7,16): voi-
ce; Mark Miller (2,7): bass; Nicolas Collins (3,6,9,19): electronics;
Christian Marclay (3,6,9,19): turntables; Steve Coleman (4,20): alto; Toh
Ban Djan (5): Ikue Mori (drums, drum machine), Luli Shioi (bass, voice);
Semantics (11): Elliott Sharp (double neck guitar/bass), Samm Bennett
(drums), Ned Rothenberg (alto); Elliott Sharp (8,12,14): double neck gui-
tar/bass; Samm Bennett (8,14,18): drums; Tom Cora (10): cello; Joey Baron
(20): drums; Mark Dresser (15,22): bass; Gerry Hemingway (22): drums.

1989 - Hat Hut (Switzerland), hat Art CD 6015 (CD)

Note: the tracks have no titles, only abbreviated codes indicating the
musicians involved.

 

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024 - YOU'LL NEVER BREAK MY HEART OF STONE, LIVE AT PIT INN: Fusanosuke Kondou

1/ No Man Is An Island
2/ When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
3/ No No Boy
4/ Heart Of Stone
5/ Jealous Guy
6/ Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
7/ A Whiter Shade Of Pale
8/ Come See About Me
9/ Sweet Little Angel
10/ Don't Let Me Down
11/ Drown In My Own Tears
12/ Cigarettes & Coffee
13/ Let Me Love You
14/ Cisco Kid

Recorded live at Pit Inn on January 21, 1990

No lineup available.

1990 - BMG (Japan), B29D-14102 (CD)

 

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025 - DIX IMPROVISATIONS - VICTORIAVILLE 1989: various artists

This record features Ladonna Smith, Davey Williams, Hans Reichel, Paul 
Plimley, Lisle Ellis, New Winds (Robert Dick, J.D. Parran, Ned Rothenberg), 
Maggie Nicols, Lindsay Cooper, Irène Schweizer.

Ned Rothenberg plays on three tracks, one with New Winds:

7/ Power Lines 5:05

one in duo with J.D. Parran:

8/ Mookie 4:54

and one in solo:

9/ Crunchtime 7:08

Recorded live at the 7ieme Festival International de Musique Actuelle de
Victoriaville, October 6-9, 1989

1990 - Les Disques Victo (Canada), cd 09 (CD)

 

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026 - LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY, VOLUME 4: various artists

This record features Ned Rothenberg Double Band (1), Universal Congress Of
(2), Last Exit (3), Iva Bittova and Pavel Fajt (4), Framework (5), Spanish
Fly (6), Miniature (7), X-Legged Sally (8), Bob Holman (9), New & Used (10).

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track with his Double Band:

1/ Rai-Hop (Rothenberg) 7:21

Recorded live at The Knitting Factory, New York City on July 28, 1990

Jerome Harris: electric bass; Gregory Jones: electric bass; Pheeroan akLaff:
drums, percussion; Samm Bennett: drums, percussion; Thomas Chapin: alto; Ned 
Rothenberg: alto.

1990 - A&M Records (USA), 75021 5332 2 (CD)
1990 - Enemy (Germany), EMCD 118 (CD)
1991 (?) - Enemy (Germany), EMCD 120 KFW B1234 (4xCD)
1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-100 (CD)
1993 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-12345 (5xCD)

Note: the 5xCD box contains the five volumes LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY.
Note: the 4xCD box contains the first four volumes LIVE AT THE KNITTING 
FACTORY.

 

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027 - UNFOLDING STONE: Jason Hwang

1/ Mizu (Water) (Hwang) 5:26
2/ Edge of Elysium (Hwang) 9:14 
3/ Tsuzuriori (Tapestry) (Hwang) 5:07
4/ Cloud Call (Hwang) 5:21
5/ Solitude (Hwang) 6:47
6/ Unfolding Stone (Hwang) 10:10

Recorded by Steve Vaviakis at Inner Ear Recording, New York
Produced by Jason Hwang and Gennevieve Lam

Jason Hwang: violin; Geoffrey Gordon: drums, percussion; Mark Dresser:
string bass; J.D.Parran (6): flute; Ned Rothenberg (6): flute; Wilson 
Moorman (6): vibes, marimba.

1990 - Sound Aspects (Germany), SAS 41 (CD)

 

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028 - KNITTING FACTORY KNOTES JANUARY & FEBRUARY '91 ARTIST SAMPLER

This tape features music by Paul Motian Trio (1), Jazz Passengers (2), Mark
Berger & The Headcleaners (3), Dave Tronzo (4), The Reggie Workman Ensemble
(5), Bob Ostertag & Fred Frith (6), Ned Rothenberg Double Band (7), Oren
Bloedow (8,9), Fracas (10,11), Marion Brandis & Myra Melford (12).

Ned Ned Rothenberg plays on one track with his Double Band:

7/ Rai Hop (Rothenberg)

Ned Rothenberg: sax; Thomas Chapin: sax; Kermit Driscoll: bass; Jerome 
Harris: bass; Billy Martin: drums; Adam Rudolph: drums.

1991 - Knitting Factory Works (CT)

 

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029 - FILM WORKS, 1986-1990: John Zorn

White And Lazy (Zorn) 
1/ Main Title 0:55
2/ Homecoming 1:15
3/ The Heist 3:20
4/ Meat Dream 1:15
5/ Phone Call 0:50
6/ End Title 1:59

Recorded at Radio City Studios, New York City in June 1986 

Robert Quine: guitar; Arto Lindsay: guitar, vocals; Melvin Gibbs: bass;
Anton Fier: drums; Carol Emanuel: harp; David Weinstein: keyboards; Ned
Rothenberg: bass clarinet.

The Golden Boat (Zorn) 
7/ Fanfare 0:30
8/ Theme 2:59
9/ Jazz I 2:51
10/ Horror Organ 1:06
11/ Mexico 1:56
12/ Mood 3:17
13/ Rockabilly 2:01
14/ Slow 2:47
15/ Jazz Oboes 2:33
16/ The Golden Boat (Turntable Mix) 2:58
17/ End Titles 2:53

Recorded at Platinum Island Studio, New York in May 1990

Vicki Bodner: oboe; John Zorn: alto; Robert Quine: guitar; Anthony Coleman:
keyboards; Carol Emanuel: harp; David Shea: turntable, vocals; Mark Dresser:
bass; Cyro Baptista: Brazilian percussion; Robert Previte: drums, marimba.

18/ The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Ennio Morricone) 1:04

Recorded at Radio City Studios, New York City in April 1987

Robert Quine: guitar; Bill Frisell: guitar; Fred Frith: bass; Wayne Horvitz:
Hammond organ; David Weinstein: keyboards; Carol Emanuel: harp; Robert 
Previte: drums, percussion, vocal.

She Must Be Seeing Things (Zorn)
19/ Main Title 1:04
20/ Swirling Shot 1:20
21/ Homecoming 3:22
22/ Catalina Flash 0:28
23/ Seduction 4:54
24/ Sex Shop Boogaloo 2:47
25/ Catalina Escapes 1:11
26/ Worms 1:04
27/ Death Waltz Fantasy 1:24
28/ Following Sequence 3:03
29/ Movie Set 1:20
30/ Climax 2:55
31/ Going To Dinner 2:38
32/ End Titles 3:27

Recorded at Radio City Studios, New York City in December 1986 

Shelley Hirsch: voice; John Zorn: alto; Marty Ehrlich: tenor, clarinet; Tom
Varner: French horn; Jim Staley: trombone; Bill Frisell: guitar; Carol
Emanuel: harp; Anthony Coleman: piano, organ, celeste, harpsichord; Wayne
Horvitz: Hammond organ, piano, DX7; David Weinstein: mirage, CZ101 key-
boards; David Hofstra: bass; Naná Vasconcelos: Brazilian percussion; Robert
Previte: drums, percussion, vibes, timpani, orchestra bells.

1991 - Wave Records (Japan), Eva 2024 (CD)
1992 - Elektra Nonesuch (USA), 9 79270-2 (CD)
1992 - Elektra Nonesuch (USA), 9 79270-4 (CT)
1997 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7314 (CD)
2002 (or 2003?) - ??? (Russia), ??? (bootleg CD?)

Note: the Wave pressing has a color sleeve; the Elektra pressing has a 
sleeve with the front in black and white and the back in color.

 

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030 - WHAT IS JAZZ?: various artists

This record features the Semantics, Thomas Chapin Trio, the Jazz Passengers.

Ned Rothenberg appears on three tracks with the Semantics:

3/ Lurch (Semantics) 3:28
4/ Squall (Semantics) 2:37
6/ Klaw (Semantics) 2:42
8/ Tetrapyloctomy (Semantics) 4:12

Samm Bennett: electronic & acoustic percussion, samples; Ned Rothenberg:
alto; Elliott Sharp: doubleneck guitar bass.

1991 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD-109 (CD)

 

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031 - VISTAS: Jeffrey Schanzer Ensemble

1/ Movement (Schanzer) 11:50
2/ No Pasaran (Schanzer) 9:20
3/ Vistas (Schanzer) 9:40
4/ Bounce (Schanzer) 9:07

Recorded at Radio City Studio, New York City on July 31, 1987
Produced by Jeffrey Schanzer

Jeffrey Schanzer: prepared guitar, claves, guitar; Leroy Jenkins: violin;
Ned Rothenberg: bass clarinet, flute, alto; Lindsey Horner: bass; Bobby
Previte: drums, marimba, glockenspiel; Bernadette Speach (3): conductor.

1988 (?) - MusicVistas (USA), MusicVistas 001 (LP)

 

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032 - VENTURI SHADOWS: Robert Dick

1/ A Black Lake With A Blue Boat On It (Dick) 9:43
2/ Further Down (Dick) 3:39
3/ Heart Of Light (Dick) 5:02
4/ Bassbamboo (Dick, Gorn) 4:21
5/ Recombinant Landscapes (Dick) 10:30
6/ Venturi Shadows (Dick) 3:37
7/ Daytime (Dick) 5:16
8/ Times (Dick) 8:42

Robert Dick: flute, Ab piccolo, bass flute, Mexican double ocarinas, prepa-
red flute; Neil B. Rolnick (1): sampling, processing; Steve Gorn (4): ban-
suri; Mary K. Fink (5): flute; Ned Rothenberg (7): shakuhachi.

1991 - O.O. Discs (USA), 0007 (CD)

 

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033 - TRACTION: New Winds

1/ Traction (Rothenberg) 9:01
2/ 3-2-1 (JDP,RD,NR) 14:46
3/ Caterpillar Fish Sign (Parran, Floyd LeFlare) 6:37
4/ Liplock (JDP,RD,NR) 2:17
5/ Pluma Euphonia (JDP,RD,NR) 4:16
6/ Propriocentricity (Dick) 10:43
7/ Hat And Beard (Eric Dolphy) 10:22
8/ Birds Of A Feather 3:00

Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass clarinet, shakuhachi, ocarina; J.D. Parran: cla-
rinet, alto clarinet, soprano, contra-alto clarinet, alto flute; Robert
Dick: flute, bass flute, Ab piccolo, piccolo.

1991 - Sound Aspects (Germany), 7044-2 (CD)
1991 - Sound Aspects (Germany), sas 044 (CD)

 

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034 - OPPOSITES ATTRACT: Paul Dresher & Ned Rothenberg

1/ Orient And Tropic (Dresher, Rothenberg) 11:04
2/ The Long Seven (Dresher, Rothenberg) 3:17
3/ Yuuniik (Dresher, Rothenberg) 2:30
The Untold Story
4/ Sidi Infi/Bolero In Straight Jabs (Dresher, Rothenberg) 4:13
5/ The Edge Of Sleep (Dresher, Rothenberg) 3:57
6/ Shriek (Dresher, Rothenberg) 4:10
7/ The Paddling Floes (Dresher, Rothenberg) 7:02
8/ This Endup (Dresher, Rothenberg) 4:15
9/ Opposites Attack (Dresher, Rothenberg) 5:13
10/ Skronk (Dresher, Rothenberg) 4:16
11/ Straight Jabs Redux/Finale (Dresher, Rothenberg) 6:07

Recorded at Home Base Studios, New York City in July and December 1990

Ned Rothenberg: shakuhachi, bass clarinet, sequencing, alto, tenor, samp-
ling; Paul Dresher: guitar, sampling, tape loop system, sequencing; Anthony
Jackson (1-8,11): electric bass guitar; Mark Dresser (1-8): acoustic bass,
Arco bass; Bobby Previte (1-3): drums; Gene Reffkin (1): high hat, electro-
nic percussion; Samm Bennett (1-8,11): octoban, cymbals, acoustic and elec-
tronic drums, shakers.

1991 - New World/CounterCurrents (USA), 80411-2 (CD)

 

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035 - COUNTERCURRENTS: various artists

This sampler features Kamikaze Ground Crew, The Jazz Passengers, Paul
Dresher and Ned Rothenberg, The New York Composers Orchestra, Tom Varner,
Butch Morris, Marty Ehrlich and The Dark Woods Ensemble.

3/ Sidi Infi/Bolero In Straight Jabs (Dresher, Rothenberg) 8:01
4/ The Edge Of Sleep (Dresher, Rothenberg)

1991 - New World Records (USA), Counter Currents 80421-2 (CD)

See OPPOSITES ATTRACTS (1991) for further references.

Note: for promotional use only, not for sale.

 

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036 - HOT THUMB IN A FUNKY GROOVE: John King

1/ Hot Thumb In A Funky Groove (King) 1:55
2/ Big Black Shoes (King) 5:14
3/ Oil Greed War I (King) 1:24
4/ Down On It (King) 4:20
5/ Free Time For Nelson (King) 6:07
6/ Waiting For Tanya (King) 6:06
7/ Panama (King) 3:30
8/ What Funk You Got (King) 3:37
9/ Jammin` The Jitterbug (King) 3:04
10/ Sky Blues (King) 2:18
11/ Purple Brain (King) 1:10
12/ Firefly (King) 1:50
13/ Hole With A Soul (King) 4:49
14/ Sugarless Mints (King) 0:57
15/ Shut Up (King) 3:41
16/ My Only Food (Is Attitude) (King) 4:26
17/ Swing Low (traditional) 3:14

Recorded and mixed by David Sardy at Harold Dessau Studios, New York City

John King: electric guitars, dobro, vocals; Jean Chaine: bass guitar; David
Moss (1,2,5-7,9,13,15,16): voice, drums; Abe Speller (4,8): drums; Jonathan 
Kane (1,10): drums; Zeena Parkins (8,11-14): electric harp, keyboards; Ned 
Rothenberg (2,11-14): alto; Al E. Sis (3): drums.

1992 - Enemy (Germany), EMY 129-2 (CD)

Note: this record was never distributed in the USA. 

 

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037 - OVERLAYS: Ned Rothenberg Double Band

1/ Polly Molly (Rothenberg) 7:34
2/ Overlays
Part I (Rothenberg) 6:20
Part II (Rothenberg) 6:13
Part III (Rothenberg) 4:04
3/ Together (Rothenberg) 5:42
4/ SuoDolo in Breakneck (Rothenberg) 8:00
5/ Scuffle Shuffle (Rothenberg) 8:36
6/ 19/13 Blue (Rothenberg) 5:38

Recorded at Fairland Studio, Bochum on May 21-25, 1991
Produced by Ned Rothenberg

Ned Rothenberg: alto; Thomas Chapin: alto; Jerome Harris: E-bass, guitar;
Kermit Driscoll: E-bass; Billy Martin: drums; Adam Rudolph: congas, el.
percussion.

1992 - Moers Music (Germany), 02074 (CD)

 

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038 - THE CRUX - SELECTED SOLO WIND WORKS (1989-1992): Ned Rothenberg

1/ Intimations (Rothenberg) 11:38 
2/ The Crux (Rothenberg) 8:49
3/ Epistrophical Notions (To T. Monk) (Rothenberg) 5:00
4/ Do Omoi (To Katsuya Yokoyama) (Rothenberg) 7:40
5/ In The Thick (Rothenberg) 7:16
6/ Maceo (To Maceo Parker) (Rothenberg) 3:21
7/ Sokaku Reibo (The Cranes In Their Nests) (To Goro Yamaguchi)
(trad. Kinko Kurosawa) 11:01

Recorded at Acoustic Recording and Park Place Studios on December 19,
1991, June 18 and August 9, 1992
Produced by Ned Rothenberg and Marty Ehrlich

Ned Rothenberg: alto (1,2,6,7), bass clarinet (3,5), shakuhachi (4).

1993 - Leo Records (England), CD LR 187 (CD)

 

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039 - HOCUS-OPUS: First Avenue (The Electro-Acoustic Trio)

This record features First Avenue in different combinations with Samm
Bennett, Robert Dick, Steven Mackey, Pauline Oliveros, Ned Rothenberg,
Elliott Sharp.

1/ Hocus Pocus 0:51
2/ Take 60 5:34
3/ Take 3 4:51
4/ Take 53 3:58
5/ Take 29b 2:40
6/ Take 24 1:28
7/ Take 9 1:45
8/ Take 69 5:05
9/ Take 37 1:43
10/ Take 65 10:10
11/ Take 57b 3:55
12/ Slate 0:08
13/ Take 2 5:38
14/ Take 70 3:38
15/ Take 19b 7:58
16/ Clean Clothes 2:14
17/ Take 14 5:20

William Kannar: doublebass, computer; C. Bryan Rulon: synthesizers, piano-
forte; Matt Sullivan: oboe, English horn, Yamaha WX-7 wind controller; Steve 
Mackey (1,6,9,12,16): electric guitar; Elliott Sharp (3,13): soprano; Robert 
Dick (4,11): flutes; Samm Bennett (5,6,15): percussion; Ned Rothenberg (8,
14): bass clarinet, sax; Pauline Oliveros (10): accordion.

1993 - O.O. Discs (USA), 0013 (CD)

 

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040 - THE BIG OFF: Samm Bennett

1/ Rich Man's Dog 3:33
2/ Buckets And Big Ideas 3:48
3/ Blue Jay Way 3:35
4/ Desert Story 4:20
5/ Little Money Creek 3:50
6/ Hey You 4:53
7/ Empty Song 2:55
8/ Nervous Laughter 4:42
9/ Billions And Billions Of Hamburgers Sold 3:16
10/ Sacred Cow Killer 4:16
11/ No Go Between 4:59
12/ Interrogation 5:44
13/ Motherless Child 4:01
14/ Morning Incident 2:40
15/ Hail The Hero 4:25
16/ No Friend Of Mine 3:06
17/ I Could See Your Dream 2:57

Recorded at Tomandandy, New York City
Produced by Samm Bennett

Samm Bennett: vocals, samples, drums, percussion, electronic percussion,
keyboards, mistakes; The Dog (1-3,5,8,10-12,14,16): guitar, harmonica, slide
guitar, backing vocals; Roger Kleier (1,6): guitar; Kato Hideki (1,5,6,9):
bass; Sebastian Steinberg (2,8,11): wah-wah bass, bass; Dickie Dworkin (2,
11): drums; Remi Sammy (2): backing vocals; Peter Beckerman (3): handclaps;
Hahn Rowe (4,12): guitar, electric violin; Annie Gosfield (4,10,12): key-
board; Ned Rothenberg (6): alto; Frank London (6): trumpet; Curtis Fowlkes
(6): trombone; Kazutoki Umezu (6): tenor; John Medeski (8): Hammond B3
organ; Billy Martin (8,11): drums; David Soldier (10): violin; Oren Bloedow
(14,17): bass, guitar; Andy Milburn (15): programming; Gary Lucas (15):
guitar.

1993 - Knitting Factory Works (USA), KFWCD 126 (CD)

 

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041 - ???: Fusanosuke Kondo

1/ You Can Get The Woman You Want (Kondo)
2/ Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor)

Ned Rothenberg; etc.

???? - Yeah Records (Japan), 12YE-003 (45RPM EP)

 

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042 - YEAH, THE BLUES: Fusanosuke Kondo

?/ You Can Get The Woman You Want (Kondo)
?/ Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor)

Ned Rothenberg; etc.

???? - Yeah Records (Japan), Bounce 0001 (CD) 

 

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043 - COMPROVISATIONS I-X: Qui.T

1/ Comprovisation I
2/ Comprovisation II
3/ Comprovisation III
4/ Comprovisation IV
5/ Comprovisation V
6/ Comprovisation VI
7/ Comprovisation VII
8/ Comprovisation VIII
9/ Comprovisation IX
10/ Comprovisation X

Recorded on July 22, 1991

Burkhard Stangl: guitar; Max Nagl: alto, soprano; Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass
clarinet; Tom Varner: French horn; Werner Dafeldecker: bass, guitar.

1994 - Extraplatte, EX 166 CD (CD)

Note: limited edition of 444.

 

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044 - ESTABLISHED MODE OF SPEECH: Antonyms 1

1/ Passacaglia (Sleichim) 12:10
2/ New Babylonians (Nathanson) 9:06
3/ The Precipitation Suite (Lacy) 13:42
4/ Suite For Saxophone Quartet 1 (Rothenberg) 13:34

Steve Lacy: soprano; Ned Rothenberg: alto; Roy Nathanson: tenor; Eric
Sleichim: baritone saxophone.

1994 - Sub Rosa (Belgium), SR 74 (CD)

 

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045 - BLUE IN THE EAST: Sola

The Broken Zither
1/ Introduction 2:01
2/ Boya's Adventures 3:50
3/ Meeting With The Woodcutter Ziqi 6:35
4/ A Discourse On The Zither 7:24
5/ The Appointment With Ziqi 10:52
6/ Boya's Lament 6:54
7/ Breaking The Zither 6:18
Married To Exile
8/ Beyond The Great Wall 4:09
9/ The Goose 4:31
10/ Looking Back 3:56
11/ The Nation's Boundaries 3:56
12/ Oh Mother 3:37

Recorded at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn
Produced by Bill Laswell

Liu Sola: vocals; Amina Claudine Myers: Hammond B-3 organ, piano, vocals;
Wu Man: pipa; Umar Bin Hassan: storyteller; James Blood Ulmer: guitar; Jason
Hwang: violin; Henry Threadgill: saxophone; Ralph Samuelson: shakuhachi;
Ned Rothenberg: shakuhachi, woodwinds; Fernando Saunders: bass; Jerome
Brailey: drums; Yukio Tsuji: Japanese percussion; Aiyb Dieng: African per-
cussion.

1994 - Axiom, 314-524 003-2 (CD)

 

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046 - ROSE AND CHARCOAL: Marisa Monte

1/ Maria De Verdade (Carlinhos Brown) 3:47
2/ Na Estrada (Monte, Reis, Brown) 3:25
3/ Ao Meu Redor (Nando Reis) 3:48
4/ Segue O Seco (Carlinhos Brown) 4:53
5/ Pale Blue Eyes (Lou Reed) 5:02
6/ Danca Da Solidao (Paulinho Da Viola) 3:31
7/ De Mais Ninguem (Monte, Arnaldo Antunes) 3:24
8/ Alta Noite (Arnaldo Antunes) 3:49
9/ O Ceu (Nando Reis, Monte) 3:27
10/ Bem Leve (Monte, Arnaldo Antunes) 2:28
11/ Balanca Pema (Jorge Benjor) 3:02
12/ Enquanto Isso (Monte, Nando Reis) 4:18
13/ Esta Melodia (Da Portela, Jamelao) 6:34

Recorded in March-May 1994
Produced by Arto Lindsay

Marisa Monte: vocals; Nando Reis (1-4,9,12): acoustic guitar, bass, cravio-
la; Arthur Maia (1-4,6,9-12): bass, vocals; Jorginho Gomes (1-4,6,9-12): 
drums, surdo virado, vocals; Marcos Suzano (1-4,6,9-12): surdo virado, tos-
tex, trash can, snare, pandeiro, berimbau; Carlinhos Brown (1-4,12): miscel-
laneous instruments, vocals; Chico Neves (1,12): sampler; Greg Cohen (1,8):
brass and strings arrangements; Fred Griffin (1): French horn; Robert 
Carlyle (1): French horn; David Nadian (1,3,8): violin; Susan Orenstein (1,
8): violin; Matt Raimondi (1,3,8): violin; Lamar Alsop (1,3,8): viola; Al 
Brown (1,8): viola; Rich Lockar (1,3,8): cello; Fred Vlotkin (1,8): cello;
Bernie Worrell (2,9,11): Hammond organ, Mini Moog, clavinet; Philip Glass
(3): brass and strings arrangements; Marvin Stamm (3,12): flugelhorn, pic-
colo trumpet; Arto Lindsay (4): vocals; Valdonis (4): accordion; Romero 
Lubambo (5,8): acoustic guitar; Naná Vasconcelos (5): percussion; Gilberto
Gil (6,9-11): acoustic guitar, vocals; Celso Fonseca (6,11): electric gui-
tar; Ned Rothenberg (6): bass clarinet; Dino 7 cordas (7): 7 strings acous-
tic guitar; Cezar Faria (7): acoustic guitar; Toni (7): 7 strings acoustic
guitar; Dininho (7): bass acoustic guitar; Ronaldo Bandolim (7): mandolin;
Jorginho Filho (7): cavaquinho; Jorginho Do Pandeiro (7): pandeiro; Celcinho
Do Pandeiro (7): ganza; Prince Vasconcellos Du Bois (8): percussion; Laurie
Anderson (12): vocals; Paulinho Da Viola (13): acoustic guitar; Guaracy 
(13): 7 strings acoustic guitar; Osmar Do Cavaco (13): cavaquinho; Casquinha
(13): reco-reco; Monarco (13): tambor; Manacea (13): tambourine; Argemiro 
(13): pandeiro; Casemiro (13): cuica; David Do Pandeiro (13): pandeiro; 
Cabelinho (13): surdo; D. Doca (13): vocals; D. Surica (13): vocals; D. 
Eunice (13): vocals.

1994 - EMI - Odeon (Brazil), 7243 8 30080 2 5 (CD)
1994 - Metro Blue, CDP 7243 8 30080 2 5 (CD)

 

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047 - DIGGING IT HARDER FROM AFAR: New Winds

1/ Digging It Harder From Afar (Dick) 10:21
2/ Dovetail (Rothenberg) 11:03
3/ The Rising And The Swell (Rothenberg) 10:44
4/ Angst In The Rangst (New Winds) 10:58
5/ Balcascalad (Parran) 8:35
6/ St. Louis Thank You Notes (New Winds) 5:06

(1,2,4) recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn on March 30-31, 1994
(3) recorded at Park Place Studio, Brooklyn on June 17, 1994
(5) recorded at Park Place Studio, Brooklyn on June 12, 1992
(6) recorded at Park Place Studio, Brooklyn on April 8, 1989
Produced by Ned Rothenberg

Robert Dick: flute, prepared flute, bass flute, alto flute; J.D. Parran:
clarinet, A clarinet, alto clarinet, contralto clarinet, bass saxophone; 
Ned Rothenberg: alto, soprano, bass clarinet; Gerry Hemingway (3): digital
sampler.

1994 - Les Disques Victo (Canada), cd028 (CD)

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*** - LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY, VOLUME 6: various artists

This record features Anthony Coleman's Self-haters, Fantods, Ned Rothenberg
and Glen Velez, Chris Cunningham, Estabmatique, Tom Varner Trio, No Safety,
Tom Cora Project, Kuru, Babe the Blue Ox, Knitting Factory noises and Jimi
Monk.

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track in duo with Glen Velez:

?/ ???

1995 - Knitting Factory Works, KFWCD-163 (CD)

Note: this record was never released because the first choices did not work
out; there is still a possibility that it might be released... one day.

 

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048 - MOSAIC: Altered States

1/ Martzmer (Uchihashi) 4:20
2/ Emer (Uchihashi) 4:04
3/ Silly Old Bear (Uchihashi) 5:10
4/ Dan-Go (Altered States, Rothenberg)
3:26
5/ D*W*D (Uchihashi) 4:21
6/ Issai-Kai-Ku (Uchihashi) 4:41
7/ Billiken (Uchihashi) 5:37
8/ Motif A (Uchihashi) 3:00
9/ Sosukan (Uchihashi) 3:23
10/ Da Dou (Uchihashi) 5:18
11/ Suite "Circle" (Altered States + guests)
28:12
(Altered States + guests)
1:04

Recorded at GOK Sound, Tokyo in December 1994
(4) recorded live at Kichijoji Manda-la II, Tokyo on September 15, 1994
Produced by Hoppy Kamiyama and Kazuhisa Uchihashi

Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar, effects; Mitsuru Nasuno: bass; Yasuhiro
Yoshigaki: drums, percussion; Kazutoki Umezu (10,11): alto, clarinet;
Shizuru Ohtaka (11): voice; Yuji Katsui (5,11): electric violin, ponchi;
Hiromichi Sakamoto (1): cello; Yuki Saga (11): voice; Kumiko Takara (11):
vibraphone, percussion; Ned Rothenberg (4): alto; Ichiko Hashimoto (11):
piano, voice; Junji Hirose (8,11): tenor; Koichi Makigami (6,11): voice;
Yoshinori Motoki (9,11): tapes.

1995 - God Mountain (Japan), GMCD-015 (CD)

Note: it is not clear why (11) has two durations associated to it.

 

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049 - PARRAMGGOD: Ton-Klami with Ned Rothenberg

1/ Bamboo Shoots (Satoh)
2/ Narai (Takada)
3/ Yaagaad (Satoh, Takada, Rothenberg)
4/ Fu-Hak (Kang, Rothenberg)
5/ Paramggod (Ton-Klami, Rothenberg)
6/ Element (Satoh)
7/ Zuun Salkhi (Ton-Klami)

Recorded in 1994

Ton-Klami: Masahiko Satoh (piano), Kang Tae Hwan (saxophone), Midori Takada 
(percussion); Ned Rothenberg (1,3-5).

1995 - Nippon Crown (Japan), CRCJ-9125 (CD)

 

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050 - KANG TAE HWAN: Kang Tae Hwan

Solo and duos with Ned Rothenberg and Otomo Yoshihide.

1/ Solo I (Kang Tae Hwan) 14:01
2/ Duo I (Kang, Rothenberg) 8:03
3/ Duo II (Kang, Yoshihide) 15:11
4/ Solo II (Kang Tae Hwan) 14:11
5/ Trio (KTH, NR, OY) 19:22

(1,2,4) recorded at cafe Amores (Hofu) on September 1, 1994
(3,5) recorded at Pepperland (Okayama) on August 30, 1994

Kang Tae Hwan: alto; Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass clarinet; Otomo Yoshihide: 
turntables.

1995 - Chap Chap, CPCD-001 (CD)

Note: this CD also features liner notes by Ned Rothenberg.

 

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051 - REAL AND IMAGINED TIME: Ned Rothenberg Double Band

1/ Raibread (Rothenberg) 6:26
2/ Goon Squad (Rothenberg) 7:19
3/ Real and Imagined Time (Rothenberg) 13:30
The Medley of Unbroken Lines
4/ Once and Future (Rothenberg) 6:56
5/ Freeka Seven (Rothenberg) 7:15
6/ Open Jaw (Rothenberg) 3:58
7/ Waltz Fracture (Rothenberg) 5:34
8/ Fits and Start (Rothenberg) 8:10

Ned Rothenberg: alto, flute; Thomas Chapin: alto, soprano, flute; Jerome
Harris: electric bass, electric guitar; Chris Wood: electric bass; Jim 
Black: drums; Billy Martin: drums.

1995 - Moers Music (Germany), 03006 (CD)

 

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052 - POWER LINES: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Hidalgo (Rothenberg) 11:13 
2/ Strange Saraba nde (Rothenberg) 10:33
3/ Bellhop Vontz (Rothenberg) 9:22
4/ Crosshatch (Rothenberg) 12:15
5/ In The Rotation (Rothenberg) 21:26

Recorded at Sound on Sound, New York City on August 24-25, 1995
Produced by Marty Ehrlich

Mark Feldman: violin; Ruth Siegler: viola, violin; Erik Friedlander: cello; 
Mark Dresser: bass; Mike Sarin: drums; Dave Douglas: trumpet; Josh Roseman:
trombone; Kenny Berger: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Ned Rothenberg:
alto, bass clarinet; Glen Velez (1,5): frame drums.

1995 - New World/CounterCurrents (USA), 80476-2 (CD)

 

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053 - CREATIVE ORCHESTRA (KÖLN) 1978: Anthony Braxton

1/ Language Improvisation (Braxton) 14:34
2/ Comp. 55 (Braxton) 12:27
3/ Comp. 45 (Braxton) 25:21
4/ Comp. 59 (Braxton) 21:45
5/ Comp. 51 (Braxton) 17:19
6/ Comp. 58 (Braxton) 12:56

Recorded at Grosser Sendesaal WDR, Köln (Germany) on May 12, 1978
Produced by Manfred Nielhaus, WDR Köln

Anthony Braxton: conductor; Dwight Andrews: flute, clarinet, bass clarinet,
soprano, tenor; Marty Ehrlich: flute, clarinet, sopranino, alto, baritone
saxophone; Vinny Golia: piccolo, bass clarinet, tenor, baritone saxophone;
J.D. Parran: flute, clarinet, nagaswaram, tenor; Ned Rothenberg: flute,
ocarina, bass clarinet, alto; Rob Howard: trumpet; Michael Mossman: trumpet;
Leo Smith: trumpet; Kenny Wheeler: trumpet, flugelhorn; Ray Anderson: trom-
bone, tuba; George Lewis: trombone; James King Roosa: trombone; Marilyn 
Crispell: piano; Birgit Taubhorn: accordion; Bobby Naughton: vibraphone; 
James Emery: electric guitar; John Lindberg: bass; Brian Smith: bass; 
Thurman Barker: percussion, marimba; Robert Ostertag: synthesizer.

1995 - Hat Hut (Switzerland), hat Art CD 2-6171 (2xCD)
2009 - Hat Hut (Switzerland), hatOLOGY 2-644 (2xCD)

 

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054 - WORLDS OF IF: Robert Dick

1/ If (Dick) 5:29
2/ Density 21.5 (Edgard Varèse) 4:55
3/ Re-Illuminations (Dick) 7:45
4/ Lapis Blues (Dick) 3:27
5/ Sea Of Stories Remix (Dick) 12:36
6/ Eleven In Use (Dick) 10:30
7/ Eye In The Sky (Dick) 5:36
8/ Streambird (Dick) 4:32

Robert Dick; Ned Rothenberg.

1995 - Leo Records (UK), CD LR224 (CD)

 

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055 - AMULET - SELECTED DUO RECORDINGS (1992-95): Sainkho and Ned Rothenberg

1/ 1st Dance 4:27
2/ Tovarischi II - Toronto 3:33
3/ Urzup Kherge/Wee Hours (Tuvan traditional) 5:01
4/ What Shakes 5:30
5/ Lake Song (Saami traditional) 5:10
6/ Ancient Garden 5:23
7/ Vision (solo voice) 5:14
8/ At Altitude (solo sax) 6:46
9/ 2nd Dance 2:50
10/ Slow Rain 4:22
11/ Call & Response/Dance Reprise 9:42
12/ Low & Away 7:14
13/ Tavarischi II - Tallin 3:34

(1,9) recorded at Wielandstrasse, Berlin on December 10, 1994
(2,4,11) recorded live at Music Gallery, Toronto on May 16, 1995
(3,6,7) recorded live at Washington Square Church, New York City on 
November 12, 1993
(5,10) recorded at Silent Sound, Montreal on September 12, 1995
(8) recorded live at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe (NM) on
November 6, 1993
(12,13) recorded live at Tallin International Festival, Tallin (Estonia)
on October 9, 1992
Produced by Ned Rothenberg

Sainkho Namchylak: voice; Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass clarinet, shakuhachi.

1996 - Leo Records (UK), CD LR 231 (CD)

 

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*** - STARFISH: Pauline Oliveros

1996 - Mode (USA), ??? (CD)

Note: never released.

 

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056 - CAFE 9.15.: Altered States, Ned Rothenberg

1/ Amedeo 5:30
2/ Mendochino 4:55
3/ Linus 7:53
4/ Yo-yo 4:05
5/ Speetz 4:27
6/ Frender 4:57
7/ Rodem 6:12
8/ Inter-Laken 4:55
9/ Jigen 6:05
10/ Arti-Stan 1:31
11/ Tenjiku 5:00

Recorded live at Manda-la 2, Kichijoji (Tokyo) on September 15, 1994
Produced by Kazuhisa Uchihashi and Shigenori Noda

Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar, effects; Mitsuru Nasuno (1-4,7-11): bass; 
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (1-4,7-11): kit drums; Ned Rothenberg: alto sax and bass
clarinet.

1996 - Phenotype Disk UNION (Japan), pp-001 (CD)

 

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057 - GRAVEL ROAD: Grub Street Band

1/ Worrior Boy
2/ Thinking Of You
3/ Lazy
4/ I'm Gonnna Change
5/ Take Me Home
6/ Don't Cry
7/ I'll Keep Trying
8/ I Just Can't Treat You Right
9/ Put On My Walking Shoes
10/ Let's Go Having Some Fun

Produced by Fusanosuke Kondo

Fusanosuke Kondo: vocals, guitar; Alastair Gavin: keyboard; Yoshinobu
Kojima: piano, keyboards; Jun'ichiro Matsukawa: guitar; Peter Lewinson:
drums; Dudley Philips: bass; Ned Rothenberg: alto; Martin Ditcham: percus-
sion; The Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer, Tim Sanders; Ricci P.
Washington: backing vocals; Lorna Brown: backing vocals; Janice Hoyte:
backing vocals.

1996 - BMG/Rooms Records (Japan), BMCR-7010 (CD)

 

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058 - TEARING DOWN BORDERS: various artists

This audio companion of the Canadian magazine MUSICWORKS features John
Beckwidth, Maria de Alvear, Serge Garant, David Demnitz, Sainkho Namtchylak 
and Ned Rothenberg.

2/ Ancient Garden (Namtchylak, Rothenberg) 4:58

Recorded at the Music Gallery, Toronto on May 16, 1995

Namtchylak; Rothenberg.

1997 - Musicworks (Canada), #68 - Summer 97 (CD)

 

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059 - MONKEY PUZZLE: Evan Parker, Ned Rothenberg

1/ For Ximenes 15:06
2/ For Araucaria 5:04
3/ For Bynthorne 7:06
4/ For Afrit 2:52
5/ For Dinmut 15:22
6/ For Custos 3:34
7/ For Rufus 4:08
8/ For Chifonie 6:13

Recorded at Gateway Studio on May 17, 1997
Produced by Evan Parker, Ned Rothenberg, and Leo Feigin

Evan Parker: soprano, tenor; Ned Rothenberg: bass clarinet, alto.

1997 - Leo Records (UK), CD LR 247 (CD)

 

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060 - POTION: New Winds

1/ Initial (RD,HR,NR) 1:57
2/ Co-Enzyme (Robertson) 9:03
3/ Idi Om (RD,HR,NR) 2:37
4/ Romper Room (Rothenberg) 6:57
5/ Cling Wrap (RD,HR,NR) 6:00
6/ Hit 2 (RD,HR,NR) 4:07
7/ For Every Action (Dave Douglas) 6:31
8/ Ten Of (RD,HR,NR) 5:14
9/ New Truths, Not Vicious Pleasures (Dick) 10:45

Recorded at Acoustic Recording Studio, Brooklyn (USA) on July 28-29, 1997
Produced by Ned Rothenberg

Robert Dick: flute, prepared flute, piccolo, contrabass flute; Herb
Robertson: trumpet, flugelhorn, mouth music; Ned Rothenberg: alto, clarinet,
bass clarinet.

1997 - Les Disques Victo (Canada), cd053 (CD)

 

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061 - LEO RECORDS SAMPLER CD: various artists

This audio companion to the issue No 7 of AVANT (Summer 98) features
Ganelin/Tarasov/Chekasin, Collective 4tet, Joe Maneri Quartet, Anthony
Braxton, Reggie Workman Ensemble, Lauren Newton/Joëlle Léandre, Sainkho/
Rothenberg, Tibor Szemzo, Marylin Cryspell, Parker/Guy/Lytton & Crispell,
Evan Parker, John Wolf Brennan Hextet, Ivo Perelman, Natsuki Tamura/Satoko
Fuji, P. Karayorgis/M. Maneri/J. Maneri, Moscow Composers Orchestra, Satoko
Fuji Orchestra, Not Missing Drums Project.

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track in duo with Sainkho Namchylak:

7/ 1st Dance (Sainkho, Rothenberg) 4:25

1998 - Avant Magazine (UK), #7 (magazine+CD)

See AMULET - SELECTED DUO RECORDINGS (1992-95) (1996) for further references
on (7).

 

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062 - THE DUO RECORDINGS: Luc Houtkamp

1/ Rendang Heat Wave (Houtkamp, Lewis) 9:04
2/ De Pijp (Houtkamp, Prins) 7:37
3/ Bubble & Squeak (Houtkamp, Russell) 11:25
4/ Kickin' The Gong Around (Houtkamp, Blume) 4:52
5/ Appel & Ei (Houtkamp, Hijmans) 6:18
6/ Beertje (Houtkamp, Freedman) 5:54
7/ Tickle Toe (Houtkamp, Rothenberg) 8:30
8/ Duo for Man Alone (Houtkamp) 8:27
9/ Tokoloshes Paradise (Houtkamp, Christmann) 2:38

(1) recorded at STEIM concert space, Amsterdam on December 18, 1993
(2) recorded at Gert-Jan's rehearsal space, Amsterdam on June 25, 1998
(3) recorded at Red Rose, London on July 19, 1998
(4) recorded at the Museum Bochum, Bochum on May 18, 1996
(5) recorded at Luc's Bedroom Studio, Den Haag on August 17, 1998
(6) recorded at Luc's Bedroom Studio, Den Haag on March 31, 1998
(7) recorded at Open Space Gallery, Allentown (PA) on November 22, 1992
(8) recorded at Conservatorium, Enschede on June 24, 1998
(9) recorded at Korzo Theatre, Den Haag on March 17, 1995

Luc Houtkamp: alto, tenor, disklavier; George Lewis (1): trombone; Gert-Jan
Prins (2): tympani; John Russell (3): acoustic plectrum guitar; Martin Blume
(4): percussion; Wiek Hijmans (5): electric guitar; Lori Freedman (6): bass
clarinet; Ned Rothenberg (7): alto; Günther Christmann (9): trombone.

1998 - X-OR Recordings (Netherlands), FR 7 (CD)

Note: limited edition of 500 numbered copies.

 

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063 - SYNC - PORT OF ENTRY: Ned Rothenberg, Jerome Harris, Samir Chatterjee

1/ Gamalong (Rothenberg) 9:45
2/ Dad Can Dig (Rothenberg) 6:26
3/ Lost In A Blue Forest (Rothenberg) 7:38
4/ FoFela/Mysterioso (Rothenberg, Monk) 9:22
5/ The Hotel Lazard Cafe (Rothenberg) 8:54
6/ Trip To The Bar (Rothenberg) 5:30
7/ Port Of Entry (Rothenberg) 11:45
8/ Rad-At (Rothenberg) 5:19

Recorded at Master Sound Studios, Astoria (New York) on October 23-24,
1997 and March 3-4, 1998
Produced by Ned Rothenberg, co-produced by Marty Ehrlich

Ned Rothenberg: alto, bass clarinet, clarinet, shakuhachi; Jerome Harris:
acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar; Samir Chatterjee: tabla, dumbek,
percussion.

1998 - Intuition (Germany), INT 3249-2 (CD)

 

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064 - SINGULARITY: Jason DuMars

1/ Prelude
2/ Turns
3/ Eagle Creak/Transformed
4/ Hospitality
5/ Quiet
6/ Funny Farm
7/ Oom
8/ Southampton
9/ Separation
10/ Herd
11/ Fright Train
12/ Mystery

Produced by Bob Drake

Jason DuMars: alto; Bob Drake: guitar, bass, drums, vocals; Ned Rothenberg
(1,2,5): alto, bass clarinet; Chris Cutler: drums; Tom Dimuzio (11): live 
processing; Doug Thierault: guitar, noises; Jennifer Dumars (7,12): vocals.

1998 - no label (USA), no catalog number (CD-R)

Note: self-produced release.

 

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065 - COMME DES GARÇONS + REMIXES: Seigen Ono, Arto Lindsay

Disc 1:
1/ Julia
2/ All Men Are Heels
3/ After You...
4/ You Will Be All Right
5/ Pastorinhas/Bandeira Branca/Mascara Negra
6/ Something To Hold On To
7/ Have You Seen It Yet?
8/ Pessoa Quase Certa
9/ Hunting For Lions
10/ Round The Globe
11/ TA.TA.TA.
12/ Louis-San
13/ Roman Marching Band
14/ 540AM, View Of Empire
15/ Finale
Disc 2:
16/ Heels One (Lindsay, Ono)
17/ Don't Change (Lindsay, Ono)
18/ Hihat And Noise (Lindsay, Ono)
19/ Once More (Lindsay, Ono)
20/ Heels Two (Lindsay, Ono)
21/ Some Where Special (Lindsay, Ono)
22/ Gtr & Rain (Lindsay, Ono)
23/ Tk8 (Lindsay, Ono)
24/ Jingle Jangle (Lindsay, Ono)

Amanda Miller (16,20): ballet steps; Naná Vasconcelos (18): hi-hat.

1998 - Saidera Records/ESCB neOSITE Discs (Japan), 1908 (2xCD)

See COMME DES GARÇONS, VOLUME ONE (1989) for further references on (2,6,7).

 

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066 - TRILLIUM R- SHALA FEARS FOR THE POOR: Anthony Braxton

Composition No. 162 (Braxton)
Disc 1:
1/ Act 1 63:05
Disc 2:
2/ Act 2 31:31
Disc 3:
3/ Act 3 39:20
Disc 4:
4/ Act 4 42:06

Recorded in New York City on October 25-26, 1996

Anthony Braxton: conductor; Lisa Bielawa: soprano (voc.); Melissa Fathman:
soprano (voc.); Elizabeth Henreckson-Farnum: mezzo-soprano; Heather Dea
Jennings: mezzo-soprano; Matthew Pass: tenor (voc.); Benjamin Sosland:
tenor (voc.); Melton Sawyer: baritone (voc.); Gregory Purnhagen: baritone
(voc.); Peter Stewart: bass (voc.); David Bindman: tenor; Rob Brown: flute;
Joseph Celli: oboe; Brandon Evans: bass clarinet; Perry Robinson: clarinet;
Aaron Stewart: baritone saxophone; Steve Swell: trombone; Libby van Cleve:
English horn; Mark Whitecage: soprano; Gregory Kitzis: violin; Sara Parkins:
violin; Jason Kao Hwang: violin; Marlene Rice: violin; Jacqui Carrasco:
violin; Ralph Farris: violin; Gwen Laster: violin; Heather Paauwe: violin;
Martha Mooke: viola; Alva Anderson: viola; Catherine Bent: cello; Nioka
Workman: cello; Joe Fonda: bass; John Menegon: bass; Patty Monson: flutes;
Ned Rothenberg: flutes; Randy McKean: clarinet; Chris Speed: clarinet; Cory
Wright: clarinet; Amy Platt: bass clarinet; Chris Jonas: bass clarinet;
Raphael Cohen: oboe; Ted Reichman: accordion; Mike Rabinowitz: bassoon;
Michaël Attias: alto; Meg Owens: English horn; Herb Robertson: trumpet;
Chris Matthay: trumpet; Tom Varner: French horn; Marshall Seally: French
horn; Joe Fiedler: trombone; Ron Caswell: tabla; Kevin Norton: percussion;
Gino Robair: percussion; Reggie Nicholson: percussion; Elizabeth Panzer:
harp.

1999 - Braxton House (USA), 8 (4xCD)

 

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067 - FLURRIES WARM & CLEAR: Steve Swell, Ned Rothenberg, Tomas Ulrich

Recorded on July 12 & 13, 1999

Steve Swell; Ned Rothenberg; Tomas Ulrich.

2000 - CIMP (USA), CIMP #203 (CD)

 

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068 - FIRE AT KEATON'S BAR & GRILL: Roy Nathanson

Elvis Costello; Cyrus Chestnut; Brad Jones; Erik Friedlander; EJ Rodriguez;
Sam Furnace; Jay Rodriguez; Ned Rothenberg; Roy Nathanson; Marc Ribot; Bill
Ware; Ben Perowsky; Nancy King; Charles Earland; Kenny Washington; Curtis 
Fowlkes; Rob Thomas; David Driver; Anthony Coleman; Darius de Haas; Corey 
Harris; David Gilmore; Danny Blume; Chris Kelly; Debbie Harry; Rob Johnson;
Marcus Rojas.

2000 - Six Degrees Records (USA), 657036 1024-2 (CD)

 

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069 - GHOST STORIES: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Arbor Vitae (Rothenberg) 16:41
2/ Ghost Stories (Rothenberg) 19:41
3/ Duet For Alto And Percussion (Rothenberg) ??:??
4/ Kagami (Rothenberg) 6:30

Ned Rothenberg; Min Xiao-Fen; Erik Friedlander; Satoshi Takeishi; Riley Lee.

2000 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7061 (CD)

 

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070 - BROOKLYN-BERLIN: Phil Haynes, Herb Robertson

1/ Kiss Principal
2/ Inner-lude
3/ Brooklyn-Berlin
4/ Intending Heart
5/ Chompin' At The Bit
6/ Waltz For Gerry

Recorded at Rossie, New York on February 28 & 29, 2000

Phil Haynes: drums; Herb Robertson: cornet, trumpet; Ned Rothenberg: bass
clarinet, clarinet; Vinny Golia: clarinets, bass clarinet; Ken Filiano:
bass.

2000 - CIMP (USA), 218 (CD)

 

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071 - STATE OF THE UNION 2.001: various artists

This 3xCD features Adriana Sa (1), Alfred Harth (2), Alan Licht (3), Allen
Kaat (4), Alma Carey-Zuniga (5), Alvin Curran (6), Angela Babin/Lori Bingel
(7), Annie Gosfield (8), Atau Tanaka (9), Becca Schack (10), Ben Boone/James
Miley (11), Ben Rubin+Mark Hansen (12), Benjamin Chadabe (13), Black Sifichi
(14), Blaise Siwula (15), Blake Hargreaves and Liam Thurston (16), Bob 
Holman (17), Bruce Bennett (18), Carl Stone (19), C.D. (20), Charles K. 
Noyes (21), Chop Shop (22), Chris Haskett (23), Chris Mann (24), Christian
Marclay (25), Chris Rael (26), Chris Vine (27), Cook & Swenson (28), Dael 
Orlandersmith (29), D'Divaz (30), Dafna Naphtali (31), Daniel Matej (32),
Dave Soldier/Richard Lair (33), David First (34), David Fulton (35), David
Gans (36), David Greenberger (37), David Taylor (38), David Watson (39), 
Deaf Mute (41), Doug Henderson (42), Donald Knaack (43), Don Ritter (44),
Dorgon (45), Duck Baker (46), Elio Martusciello (47), Emily XYZ/Virgil 
Moorefield (48), Eric Mingus (49), Eric Rosenzveig (50), Eric Shanfield 
(51), Eszter Balint (52), Eyeball 9000 (53), FemNoir (54), Figure (55), 
Foetus (56), Frank Rothkamm (57), Fred Frith (58), Freight Elevator Quartet
(59), GenKen Montgomery (60), Gert Jan Prins (61), Hans Tammen (62), Harriet
Tubman (63), Harry Smith (64), Henry Kaiser (65), i.d. (66), Ikue Mori (67),
Jack Womack (68), Jacob Burckhardt (69), Jad Fair (70), Jean Marc Montera 
(71), Jeffrey Ford (72), Jenn Reeves (73), Joel Chadabe (74), Joey Baron 
(75), John Duncan (76), John Hudak (77), Johnny Reinhard (78), Jonathan 
Bepler (79), Jon Rose (80), Jorge Mancini/Andrea Fasani (81), Judy Nylon/
Brian Foster (82), Kasper Toeplitz (83), Katie O'Looney (84), Kato Hideki
(85), Kazuhisa Uchihashi (86), Keisuke Oki (87), Koji Asano (88), Lauren 
Weinger (89), Leon Gruenbaum (90), Lloop (91), Lo Galluccio (92), Loren 
Mazzacane Connors (93), Love Todd (94), Lost Satellites (95), Luca 
Formentini (96), Luciano Margorani (97), Ligeti/Ritchford (98), Manu Sauvage
(99), Marc Behrens (100), Marc C. (101), Marc Ribot (102), Marek Piacek 
(103), Marianne Nowottny (104), Marie Goyette (105), Mark Dagley (106), Mark
Howell/Tom Hamilton (107), Mark Trayle (108), Martha Mooke (109), Matt 
Rogalsky (110), Matthew Shipp (111), Merry Fortune w/FAT (112), Merzbow 
(113), Michael J. Schumacher (114), Mike Cooper/Max Nagl (115), Misha Feigin
& Steve Good (116), Murat Nehmet-Nejat (117), Ned Rothenberg (118), Nicolas
Collins (119), Nicolas Dias (120), Nicolas Mazet (121), Norman Yamada (122),
blaat (123), Oblique (124), Office Products (125), Ori Kaplan/Geoff Mann
(126), PAK (127), Particle Data Group (128), Pete Missing (129), Phill 
Niblock (130), Phillip Johnston (131), Piero Chianura (132), Public Works 
(133), QPE (134), Queen Esther (135), Raging Peasants (136), ReproRappers
(137), Roberto Zorzi (138), Roger Kleier (139), Satoko Fuji (140), 
Saturnalia (141), D.J. Spazecrafte One (142), Stefan Poetzsch (143), Stefano
Bassanese (144), Stephen Pope (145), Stephen Vitiello (146), Steve 
Dalachinsky (147), Steve Goldberger (148), Steve Piccolo (149), Tape Beatles
(150), Ted Reichman (151), Telectu (152), The Fitzbergs (153), Thomas 
Dimuzio (154), Tom Devaney (155), Tony Daniel (156), Toni Dove with Paul 
Geluso (157), Tracie Morris (158), Ut Gret (159), Viv Corringham/Gareth 
Williams (160), Vivian Sisters (161), Voice Crack (162), Wanda Phipps (163),
WE (164), Wendy Atlas Oxenhor (165), White Out (166), Zammuto (167), Zeena
Parkins (168), Z'ev (169), Zbigniew Karkowski (170), Zoot Horn Rollo (171).

118/ High Jump (Ned Rothenberg) 0:59

2001 - Electronic Music Foundation (USA), EMF CD 028 (3xCD)

Note: this 3xCD set is produced by Elliott Sharp.

 

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072 - THE GIFT: John Zorn

1/ Makahaa (Zorn) 5:28
2/ The Quiet Surf (Zorn) 3:15
3/ Samarkan (Zorn) 6:39
4/ Train To Thiensan (Zorn) 3:52
5/ Snake Catcher (Zorn) 6:30
6/ Moonlove (Zorn) 5:17
7/ Cutting Stone (Zorn) 7:08
8/ La Flor Del Barrio (Zorn) 3:10
9/ Bridge To The Beyond (Zorn) 5:30
10/ Makahaa (reprise) (Zorn) 4:34

Recorded at Frank Booth
Produced by John Zorn

Marc Ribot (1-5,8-10): guitar; Jamie Saft (1-7,10): organ, Wurlitzer piano,
piano, keyboards; Trevor Dunn (1-5,8-10): bass; Cyro Baptista (1-7,9,10): 
percussion; Jenny Choi (2,6): violin; Joey Baron (3,4,6,8,10): drums; Ned
Rothenberg (3): shakuhachi; Dave Douglas (6): trumpet; Masumi Rostad (6):
viola; Raman Ramakishnan (6): cello; Greg Cohen (6): bass; Mike Patton (9):
voice; John Zorn (9): piano, Theremin.

2001 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7332 (CD)

 

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073 - FLUXATIONS: Denman Maroney

Fluxations: (Maroney)
1/ Part I 1:25
2/ Part II 11:14
3/ Part III 12:37
4/ Part IV 11:33
5/ Part V 8:28
6/ Part VI 1:57

Recorded at Tedesco Studio, Paramus (New Jersey) on April 12, 2001
Produced by Allan Jaffe

Ned Rothenberg: bass clarinet, alto; Dave Ballou: trumpet; Denman Maroney:
hyperpiano; Mark Dresser: contrabass; Kevin Norton: drums, vibraphone.

2002 (?) - no label (USA), no catalog number (CD-R)
2003 - New World (USA), 80607 (CD)

 

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074 - INASMUCH AS LIFE IS BORROWED...: Marc Ribot

1/ Terramotati (Ribot) 11:22
2/ After (Ribot) 6:04
3/ Piotr's Blues (Ribot) 4:43
4/ Nothing (Ribot) 1:03
5/ Max (Ribot) 2:45
6/ Air (Requiem) (Ribot) 10:46
7/ Blood (Ribot) 19:32
8/ The End (Ribot) 4:34

Recorded live at Theatre de la Ville, Paris on November 24 & 25, 2000
Produced by JD Foster

Marc Ribot: guitars; Anthony Coleman: piano, keyboards, samplers, pump
organ; Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet; Sim Cain: drums, percussion;
Sebastian Steinberg: bass; Gavin Webber (4): voice and text improvisation.

2001 - Ultima Vez (Belgium), UV 01 (CD)

Note: this record was only sold during performances of Wim Vandekeybus'
Ultima Vez dance group.

 

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075 - STEPMOTHER CITY: Sainkho Namtchylak

1/ Introduction (Namtchylak) 1:45
2/ Dance Of Eagle (Namtchylak) 4:34
3/ Like Transparent Shadow (Namtchylak) 5:08
4/ Order To Survive (Namtchylak) 5:40
5/ Let The Sunshine (Namtchylak, Colombo) 3:40
6/ Ritual Virtuality (Roberto Colombo) 4:24
7/ Tuva Blues (Namtchylak) 5:37
8/ Old Melodie (Namtchylak) 4:11
9/ Lonely Soul (Namtchylak) 7:44
10/ Boomerang (Namtchylak, Colombo) 8:43

Recorded at Tendencias, Milan
(5,6) recorded at Registrazioni Moderne, Milan
(7) recorded at Hothouse, Chicago
Produced by Titti Santini

Sainkho Namtchylak: overtone singing; Ned Rothenberg: alto, shakuhachy,
bass; Paolino Della Porta: bass; Maxim Shapochnikov: loops, samples; German
Popov: igil, kurai, doshpuloor, overtone singing; Caspar David Sacker: gui-
tar, overtone singing; Massimo Iavicoli: percussion, samples.

2000 - Ponderosa (Italy), cd003 (CD)

 

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076 - TOOLS OF THE TRADE: Ned Rothenberg, Denman Maroney

1/ Saw (Rothenberg, Maroney) 7:02
2/ Jug (Maroney) 8:19
3/ Plank (Rothenberg, Maroney) 11:31
4/ Plane (Rothenberg, Maroney) 9:02
5/ Crab (Rothenberg, Maroney) 7:35
6/ Skeleton (Rothenberg) 6:15
7/ Feet (Rothenberg, Maroney) 7:24
8/ Ham (Rothenberg, Maroney) 3:46
9/ Drill (Maroney) 4:10

Recorded at Gilbert Hall, Canton (New York) on June 5, 2001
Produced by Robert D. Rush

Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto; Denman Maroney: piano.

2002 - CIMP (USA), CIMP 248 (CD)

 

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077 - THE 23 CONSTELLATIONS OF JOAN MIRÓ: Bobby Previte

1/ Sunrise (Previte)
2/ The Escape Ladder (Previte)
3/ People At Night, Guided By The Phophorescent Tracks Of Snails 
(Previte)
4/ Women On The Beach (Previte)
5/ Woman With Blonde Armpit Combing Her Hair By The Light Of The Stars 
(Previte)
6/ Morning Star (Previte)
7/ Wounded Personage (Previte)
8/ Women And Birds (Previte) 
9/ Woman In The Night (Previte) 
10/ Acrobatic Dancers (Previte)
11/ The Nightingale's Song At Midnight And Morning Rain
(Previte)
12/ On The 13th, The Ladder Brushed The Firmament 
(Previte)
13/ Nocturne (Previte)
14/ The Poetess (Previte)
15/ Awakening In The Early Morning (Previte)
16/ Toward The Rainbow (Previte)
17/ Women Encircled By The Flight Of A Bird (Previte)
18/ Women At The Border Of A Lake Irradiated By The Passage Of A Swan 
(Previte)
19/ The Migratory Bird (Previte) 
20/ Ciphers And Constellations In Love With A Woman 
(Previte)
21/ The Beautiful Bird Revealing The Unknown To A Pair Of Lovers
(Previte) 
22/ The Rose Dusk Caresses The Sex Of Women And Of Birds 
(Previte)
23/ The Passage Of The Divine Bird (Previte)

Recorded at Sear Sound, New York City on July 9-14, 2001
Produced by David Breskin/The Art Department

Jane Ira Bloom (1,2,4,7,9,10,16-20,23): soprano; Lew Soloff (1-17,19-23):
trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet; Ralph Alessi: trumpet, flugelhorn;
Elizabeth Panzer (1-19,21-23): harp; Jamie Saft (1-13,15-21,23): piano,
celesta, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes piano; Wayne Horvitz: electronics,
piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes piano, harmonica; John Bacon: vibrapho-
ne, marimba, orchestra bells, chimes, small percussion; Bobby Previte (1-5,
7-16,18-23): trap drums, gong, vibraphone, marimba, orchestra bells, chimes,
small percussion; Kirk Nurock: conductor; Ned Rothenberg (2,5,8,10,13,17,19,
20,22): bass clarinet; Michel Gentile (3-6,8,11,12,14,15,17,21): flute; Joe
Barbato (5,14,20,22): accordion.

2002 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7072 (CD)

 

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078 - INTERVALS: SOLO WORKS FOR WOODWINDS, 2001: Ned Rothenberg

Disc 1:
1/ Opening In The Wood
2/ Color Wheel
3/ Transgression
4/ Sharp Bubbles
5/ X-Tension
6/ Dancebreak
7/ Nail On The Head
8/ One Little World
9/ Melody Won
10/ Croak 
11/ Piece Of The Ocean
Disc 2:
12/ The Achilles Paradox
13/ Highjump
14/ After The Bell
15/ Melody Too
16/ A Leg Up
17/ T.C. (for Thomas Chapin)
18/ Inevitable Surprise
19/ Before The Bell

Produced by Ned Rothenberg and Marty Ehrlich

Ned Rothenberg: shakuhachi (1-11), clarinet (1-11), bass clarinet (1-11),
alto (12-19).

2002 - Animul (USA), 101 (2xCD)

 

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079 - RADIOLARIA: Elliott Sharp

1/ Part 1 (Sharp) 7:49
2/ Part 2 (Sharp) 2:37
3/ Part 3 (Sharp) 4:06
4/ Part 4 (Sharp) 6:14
5/ Part 5 (Sharp) 4:40
6/ Part 6 (Sharp) 2:34
7/ Part 7 (Sharp) 20:43

Recorded live at Tonic, New York City on March 31, 2001

Andy Laster: alto; Brian McWhorter: trumpet; David Weinstein: sampler; Eric
Shanfield: flugelhorn; Evan Spritzer: bass clarinet; Jim Pugliese: percus-
sion; Julie Kalu: bass trombone; Luke Dubois: MAX/MSP programmer; Ned
Rothenberg: alto; Steve Swell: trombone; Tim Smith: bass clarinet; Zeena
Parkins: sampler; Elliott Sharp: soprano, Powerbook.

2002 - zOaR (USA), 022 (CD)

 

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080 - CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: Daniel Zamir

1/ Zemer (M. Lavry) 5:04
2/ M'Emek L'Giv'ah (N. Nardy) 3:57
3/ Aley Giv'ah Bagalil (N. Nardy) 3:12
4/ Ma Yafim Haleilot (anonymous) 5:47
5/ Shir Sameach (M. Zeira) 6:18
6/ Ma Omrot Einaich (M. Zeira) 4:46
7/ Re'ach Tapuach Odem Shani (N. Heiman) 4:17
8/ Yesh Li Gan (trad, N. Nardy) 3:13
9/ Shir Hashomer (B. Omer) 4:10
10/ Poem 50 (Daniel Zamir) 3:40

Recorded at Orange Music, New Jersey (USA) on June 5, 2002
Produced by John Zorn and Bill Laswell

Daniel Zamir: soprano, alto; Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: bass; Kevin Zubek:
drums; Marty Ehrlich: alto; Ned Rothenberg: alto; Paul Shapiro: tenor; Anat
Cohen: tenor; Doug Wieselman: baritone saxophone; John Zorn: alto.

2002 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7169 (CD)

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081 - THE LONG VIEW: Marty Ehrlich

1/ Movement I (Ehrlich) 12:06
2/ Movement II (Ehrlich) 12:09
3/ Movement III (Ehrlich) 8:47
4/ Movement IV (Ehrlich) 8:52
5/ Movement V (Ehrlich) 8:29
6/ Movement VI (Ehrlich) 10:44
7/ Postlude (Ehrlich) 2:23

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City on April 19-20, 2002
Produced by Wayne Horvitz

Marty Ehrlich: alto, tenor, soprano, flute, bass clarinet; Sam Furnace (1,
3,6): alto, flute; Ned Rothenberg (1,3,6): alto, bass clarinet; Robert 
DeBellis (1,3,6): tenor, clarinet, soprano; J.D. Parran (1,3,6): tenor, con-
trabass clarinet; Andy Laster (1,3,6): baritone saxophone, clarinet; Eddie 
Allen (1,3,6): trumpet; James Zollar (1,3,6): trumpet; John Clark (1,3,6): 
French horn; Clark Gayton (1,3,6): trombone; Marcus Rojas (1,3,6): tuba;
Mark Dresser (1,4,6): bass; Michael Sarin (1): drums; Mark Helias (1-3,5,6): 
conductor, bass; Mark Feldman (2,5): violin; Ralph Farris (2): viola; Erik 
Friedlander (2,5): cello; Eddie Bobe (2): bongos, cowbell; Bobby Previte 
(2,4): drums, bass drum, tambourine; Wayne Horvitz (4,5,7): piano; Ray 
Anderson (5): trombone; Pheeroan AkLaff (5,6): drums.

2002 - Enja (Germany), 9452 (CD)
2003 - Enja/Justin Time (Canada), JENJ 3308-2 (CD)

 

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082 - ARE YOU BE: R.U.B.

1/ Inroad (NR,KU,SB) 1:27 
2/ Extracto (NR,KU,SB) 2:53 
3/ Overstepper (NR,KU,SB) 5:44 
4/ Work-A-Day (NR,KU,SB) 4:13 
5/ Undercurrent (Uchihashi) 3:35 
6/ Fond Illusion (NR,KU,SB) 4:34 
7/ Adhere And Now (NR,KU,SB) 5:07 
8/ You Don't Love What No Is (NR,KU,SB) 2:47 
9/ Mal Venus (Rothenberg) 4:00 
10/ Blue Grit (NR,KU,SB) 7:13 
11/ Reacharound (Bennett) 5:10 
12/ Gobble (NR,KU,SB) 1:09 
13// Scenic Route (NR,KU,SB) 3:17 

Recorded at St-Robo in Tokyo on Februay 4-6, 9 and 10, 2002
(1,11) recorded at St-Robo and Polarity, Tokyo

Ned Rothenberg: alto, clarinet, bass clarinet; Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar,
effects, bass, daxophone; Samm Bennett: electronics, drums, percussion,
records.

2002 - Animul Records (USA), ANI-103 (CD)

 

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083 - WORLD 2002: various artists

This 2xCD set features Malian Musicians & Damon Albarn (7), Sainkho
Namtchylak (19), etc.

Ned Rothenberg plays on one track with Sainkho Namtchylak:

19/ Dance Of Eagle (Namtchylak) 4:35

2002 - Narada (USA), 72435-40818-2-8 (2xCD)

See STEPMOTHER CITY (2000) for further references on (13).

 

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084 - APOLLO AND MARSYAS: HET APOLLOHUIS 1980-1997: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW MUSIC
CONCEPTS: various artists

This 2xCD set features Derek Bailey and Ernst Reijseger (1), Tom Johnson
(2), David Gibson (3), Group 180/Tibor Szemzo (4), Rolf Juiius (5), Ned
Rothenberg (6), Elliott Sharp (7), Vevenza (8), Pauline Oliveros (9),
Arnold Dreyblatt/Orchestra of Excited Strings (10), Carl Stone (11), Carles
Santos (12), Joe Jones (13), Takehisa Kosugi (14), Terry Fox (15), Walter
Fahndrich (16), Fast Forward (17), Alvin Lucier (18), Alvin Curran (19),
Richard Lerman (20), Jerry Hunt (21), Shelley Hirsch and David Weinstein
(22), Elaine Radigue (23), The Hub (24), Teodoro Anzelotti (25), Pierre
Berthet and Brigida Romano (26), Warren Burt (27), S.E.M. Ensemble (28),
Jim O'Rourke (29), Borbetomagus (30), John Butcher/Phil Minton/Erhart Hirt
(31), Iva Bittova (32), Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer (33), Rafael Toral (34),
David First (35), Reinier Van Houdt (36), Kaffe Matthews (37), Matt
Rogalsky (38).

6/ Untitled (Ned Rothenberg) 6:33

Recorded at Het Apollohuis, Eindhoven (Netherlands) on May 25, 1985

Ned Rothenberg: alto.

2002 - Apollo Records (Netherlands), ACD 090217/090218 (2xCD)

 

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085 - SCELSI MORNING: Marc Ribot

1/ Bataille (Ribot) 4:56
2/ Scelsi Morning (Ribot) 6:25
3/ And Then She Fell... (Ribot) 1:26
4/ Earth (Ribot) 4:01
5/ Pennies From Hell (Ribot) 4:59
6/ Geese (Ribot) 12:14
7/ Our Daily Bread (Ribot) 3:27
8/ Identity I-Shmentity (Ribot) 6:47
9/ The Youth Brigade Triumphs Again (And Again)
(Ribot) 5:14
10/ Kabukitsch (Ribot) 3:23

(1-3,5,6) recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York City in April 2000
(4) recorded at Sperry Sound, New York City in April 2000
(7-10) recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York City in January 2000
Produced by Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot: guitar; Christine Bard (1,7-10): percussion, drums; Roberto
Rodriguez (1,4): percussion, drums; Ned Rothenberg (1,2,5,6): bass clarinet,
clarinet; Jill Jaffe (1,2,6): violin, viola; Chris Wood (1,2,5): bass;
Anthony Coleman (1,5,7-10): pump organ, piano, sampler, trombone; Ted
Reichman (2,6): pump organ, accordion; Eddie Sperry (4): sampler; Rob Thomas
(7-10): violin, bass.

2003 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7089 (CD)

 

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086 - SOUNDTRACKS II: Marc Ribot

1/ Small Consolation (Ribot) 0:52
2/ Prowler (Ribot) 2:57
3/ House Of Mirrors (Ribot) 1:48
4/ Urbanight (Ribot) 2:38
5/ Shockuhachi (Ribot) 1:23
6/ Blue Party (Ribot) 1:07
7/ The Beast In The Jungle (Ribot) 2:27
8/ Nausea (Ribot) 2:57
9/ Savannah (Ribot) 2:15
10/ Miles To Go (Ribot) 1:01
11/ The Dream Of The Other (Ribot) 1:02
12/ Green Party (Ribot) 0:52
13/ Pensando (Ribot) 3:52
14/ Blurry In Brooklyn (Ribot) 1:48
15/ The Killing Zone (Ribot) 5:07
16/ Flatbush Eye (Ribot) 1:27
17/ Miles Behind (Ribot) 0:57
18/ Requiem For Eitan (Ribot) 3:03
19/ Penitant Skyline (Ribot) 0:40
20/ The Persistence Of Memory (Ribot) 7:35
21/ Lost Children (Ribot) 5:18
22/ Green Party (Radio Mix) (Ribot) 0:50

(1,3,6,8,10,12,17,19,22) recorded at Sperry Sound, New York City
(2,5,13,15,16,20,21) recorded at Ribosound Studios, New York City
(4,7,9,11,14,18) recorded at The Magic Shop, New York City
Produced by Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot: guitars, trumpet, Eb horn, sequencer; Anthony Coleman (3,6,8,10,
12,22): sampler, piano, organ; Matt Darriau (1,3): clarinet; Alex Foster (3,
6,10,12,17,19,22): clarinet, saxophone; J.D. Foster (1,3,6,10,12,17,19,22):
bass; Roberto Rodriguez (1,3,6,10,12,17,22): drums; Steven Bernstein (7,18):
trumpet; Mark Feldman (4,7,11,14,18): violin; Jill Jaffe (4,7,11,14,18):
viola; François Lardeau (16,20): drum sequencing; Frank London (2,5,7,9,11,
13-16,18,21): trumpet; Jay Rodriguez (14): saxophone; E.J. Rodriguez (4,7,
14): percussion; Ned Rothenberg (5,15,20): shakuhachi flute, flute, alto;
Peter Scherer (4,7,11,14,18): sampler, piano, synthesizer; Sebastian
Steinberg (4,7,9,11,14-16): bass.

2003 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7516 (CD)

Note: (1,3,6,8,10,12,17,19,22) were written for Gregory Feldman's JOE SCHMO; 
(2,4,5,7,9,11,13-16,18,21) were written for Michele Stephenson's THE KILLING
ZONE; (20) was written for a movie by Jennifer Reeves.

 

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087 - EN PASSANT: Ned Rothenberg, Peter A. Schmid

1/ SchRoth #1 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 3:37
2/ SchRoth #2 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 11:11
3/ SchRoth #3 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 4:16
4/ SchRoth #4 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 3:01
5/ SchRoth #5 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 6:35
6/ SchRoth #6 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 2:24
7/ SchRoth #7 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 3:48
8/ SchRoth #8 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 2:06
9/ SchRoth #9 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 7:27
10/ SchRoth #10 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 2:02
11/ SchRoth #11 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 2:10
12/ SchRoth #12 (Schmid, Rothenberg) 3:45

Recorded at Hardstudio, Winterthur on April 1, 2003
Produced by Peter A. Schmid

Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto, shakuhachi; Peter A. Schmid:
tubax, taragot, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet.

2004 - Creative Works (Germany), CW 1042 (CD)

 

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088 - PARTING: Ned Rothenberg's Double Band

1/ End Over End 8:15
2/ Snowball 6:49
3/ Crosscut And Rip 9:05
4/ Fool's Parade 7:56
5/ Chemical Peel 10:22
6/ Last Dance 7:44
7/ Clav-Hay 4:52 
8/ Faux Redd 3:28

Recorded at Water Music, Hoboken (New Jersey, USA) on May 28 & 29, 1996

Ned Rothenberg: alto, soprano, flute; Thomas Chapin: alto, soprano, flute;
Jerome Harris: bass; Tony Scherr: bass; Michael Sarin: drums; Samm Bennett:
drums.

2004 - Moers Music (Germany), 03012 (CD)

 

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089 - HARBINGER: Ned Rothenberg & Sync

1/ March Hair
2/ Richie Havens
3/ One-Oh-Nine
4/ Phrygian Dream
5/ Miss Chief
6/ Tsuruta Kinshi
7/ Kashmir
8/ Macrame

Recorded in Paramus, New Jersey on April 5, 2001 and in Brooklyn, New York
on December 19, 2002

Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto, shakuhachi; Jerome Harris:
guitar, bass; Samir Chatterjee: tabla.

2004 - Animul (USA), 104 (CD)

 

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090 - ROULETTE TV VOL 4: Min Xiao-Fen, Ned Rothenberg

2005 - Roulette (USA), RouletteTV 04 (DVD)

 

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091 - DECISIVE ACTION: Ned Rothenberg, Satoh Masahiko

2005 - BAJ (Japan), 24 (CD)

 

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092 - DUOS II: Jean-Claude Jones with friends

1/ Petit Echo
2/ Pizsa
3/ JC.com
4/ untitled
5/ untitled
6/ untitled
7/ Erre
8/ Aie Aie Aie
9/ Snake Me
10/ Tableau 1
11/ Tableau 2
12/ Tableau 3
13/ Little Men Of War
14/ Mosquitos 1
15/ untitled

Jean-Claude Jones: bass, computer; Ned Rothenberg (1,2): bass clarinet, 
alto; Victoria Hanna (3): vocals; Harold Rubin (4,13): clarinet; Joseph 
Sprinzak (5): voice; Hagai Freshtman (6): drums; Daniel Hoffman (7,8): vio-
lin; Gan Lev (9-12): reeds, didjeridu; Nori Jacoby (14,15): viola, flutes. 

2005 - Kadima (Israel), KCR 02 (CD)

 

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093 - SOLO WORKS-THE LUMINA RECORDINGS: Ned Rothenberg

This 2xCD set combines three Ned Rothenberg's LPs originally issued on his
label Lumina: TRIALS OF THE ARGO (1981), PORTAL (1982), and TRESPASS (1986).

Disc 1:
1/ Trials Of The Argo
2/ Continuo After The Inuit
3/ Portal
4/ Polysemy
Disc 2:
5/ Caeneus
6/ Strata
7/ Trespass
8/ Caenis
9/ Slapstick
10/ Filigree
11/ Kakeai
12/ Taps
13/ Wrestling With Water
14/ Funhouse #1
15/ Funhouse #2

2006 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7615-2 (2xCD)

 

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094 - FALLING INTO PLACE: LIVE IN JAFFA: Slava Ganelin, Ned Rothenberg

Recorded live at Mandel, Tel-Aviv (Israel) on March 18, 2004.

Slava Ganelin: piano, synthesizer, percussion; Ned Rothenberg: clarinet,
bass clarinet, alto, shakuhachi.

2006 - Auris (Israel), 07 (CD)

 

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095 - THE FELL CLUTCH: The Fell Clutch

1/ Moment Of Reloading 4:18
2/ Life In Your Years 7:06
3/ Food For Rambling 4:27
4/ No Memes, Mom 8:44
5/ Paint Drum 7:40
6/ Brainy And Footsy 5:10
7/ Dream By Day 10:14
8/ The Violet Sheds 4:45
9/ Epic In Difference 15:20
10/ Ashes 7:37

Recorded at Issue Project Room on November 13, 2005
Produced by Ned Rothenberg

Ned Rothenberg: bass clarinet, clarinet; Tony Buck: drums; Stomu Takeishi:
fretless bass; Dave Tronzo: slide guitar.

2006 - Animul (USA), ANI-105 (CD)

 

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096 - EL NINO: Peter A Schmid, Ned Rothenberg, Matthias Ziegler

Peter Schmid: E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tubax;
Ned Rothenberg: alto, B-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi; Matthias
Ziegler: flutes, Matusi.

2006 - Creative Works (Germany), CW 1048 (CD)

 

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097 - ATLANTIC WAVES 2006: various artists

This 2xCD audio companion to the November 2006 issue of the magazine THE
WIRE features Shlomo (1), Carlos Bica (2), Miyeon & Park Je Chun (3), Maria
Joao & Mario Laginha (4), Kang Tae Hwan (5), Ned Rothenberg (6), Carlos
Zingaro & Carlos Santos (7), Arditti Quartet plays Antonio Pinho Vargas (8),
Pedro Carneiro (9), Americo Rodrigues (10), Shlomo with Dubbledge (11),
Dokaka (12), Tanya Tagaq (13), Sainkho Namtchylak (14), Janita Salome (15),
Max Eastley (16), Z'ev (17), Robert Rutman (18), Victor Gama (19), Asmus
Tietchens (20), Thomas Koner (21), Paulo Raposo (22), John Duncan (23),
Alfredo Costa Monteiro (24), Akira Rabelais (25), Philip Jeck (26), Oren
Ambarchi (27), Margarida Garcia & Manuel Mota (28), David Maranha (29),
Arnold Dreyblatt (30).

Disc 1:
6/ Old Country (Ned Rothenberg) 4:08

Ned Rothenberg: alto.

2006 - The Wire (UK), CGFCD106-2 (2xCD)

Note: track previously unreleased.

 

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098 - INNER DIASPORA: Ned Rothenberg's Sync with Strings

1/ Keyn Eynhore
2/ Fuga Ladino
3/ Minutia
4/ Krechtser Walk
5/ Fantazyor
6/ Gilgulim

Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi, alto; Samir Chatterjee:
tabla; Jerome Harris: bass, guitar, lap steel; Mark Feldman: violin; Erik 
Friedlander: cello.

2007 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 8114 (CD)

 

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099 - WELCOME TO THE VOICE: Steve Nieve

1/ Prologue Of Dionysos (Nieve) 10:54
2/ Song Of The Ghost Of Carmen (Nieve) 6:02
3/ Grand Grand Freedom (Nieve) 7:08
4/ Unfailing Welcome To The Voice (Nieve) 4:08
5/ Song Of The Ghost Of Butterfly (Nieve) 2:47
6/ Song Of The Ghost Of Norma (Nieve) 4:38
7/ To Be Is Strong (Nieve) 3:29
8/ Perfume Song (Nieve) 4:47
9/ The Desire Of Dionysos (Nieve) 2:36
10/ Troublemaker (Nieve) 4:14
11/ Don't Touch Him (Nieve) 4:36
12/ Distanciation (Nieve) 0:46
13/ Happiness (Nieve) 3:02
14/ Despair (Nieve) 6:45
15/ The Unlikely Duet (Nieve) 4:59

Sting (1-4,7-9,12,14,15); The Brodsky Quartet; Ned Rothenberg; Marc Ribot;
Antoine Quessada; Sara Fulgoni (2,12,14,15); Steve Nieve; Robert Wyatt (3,
10,12-15); London Voices (3,10,12,15); Nathalie Manfrino (5,12,14,15); 
Amanda Roocroft (6,12,14,15); Barbara Bonney (8,11,12,14,15); Elvis Costello
(10,14,15); Les Choeurs des Amis Français (10,12,15).

2007 - Deutsche Grammophon (?), 477 6524 (CD)

 

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100 - LIVE AT ROULETTE: Evan Parker, Ned Rothenberg

1/ Who Asked Racine? 13:03
2/ Brew For The Birds 12:14
3/ Stick, Twist Or Bust 10:30
4/ On Alto On Tenor 9:45
5/ The Artist's Response? 10:17
6/ On Core En Cours 5:45

Recorded live at Roulette, New York City on October 10, 2006

Evan Parker: tenor, soprano; Ned Rothenberg: alto, clarinet, bass clarinet.

2007 - Animul (USA), ANI 106 (CD)

 

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101 - LAPIDATION: Anthony Coleman

1/ Lapidation (Coleman)
2/ East Orange (Coleman)
3/ I Diet On Cod (Coleman)
4/ Mise En Abime (Coleman)
5/ The King Of Kabay (Coleman)

Marty Ehrlich: tenor, clarinet; Doug Wieselman: clarinet, bass clarinet, E-
flat clarinet; Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet; Dan Barrett: cello; 
Gareth Flowers: trumpet; Christopher McIntyre: trombone; Jacob Garchik: 
trombone; Steven Gosling: piano; Joseph Kubera: piano; Cornelius Dufallo: 
violin; Dan Barrett: cello; Marco Cappelli: guitars, mandolin; Ken Filiano: 
bass; Sean Conly: bass; Ted Reichman: accordion; Jim Pugliese: percussion; 
Kevin Norton: percussion; Retake Iowa: Christopher McDonald (piano), Ashley 
Paul (alto), Chris Veilleux (alto), Dana Jessen (bassoon), Jameson Swanagon 
(guitar), Cory Pesaturo (accordion), Matt Plummer (trombone), Eli Keszler 
(drums), Ben Davis (bass); Anthony Coleman: electric organ, conductor.

2007 - New World (USA), 80593 (CD)

 

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102 - GIRLS SING: Auktyon

1/ Profukal 
2/ Padal 
3/ Zhdat 
4/ Rogan Born 
5/ Tam-Dam 
6/ Slova 
7/ Debil 
8/ Vozle Menya 
9/ Dolgi 
10/ Devushki Poyut 

Auktyon; Marc Ribot; Ned Rothenberg; Frank London; John Medeski; etc.

2007 - ??? (?), ??? (CD)

 

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103 - DREAM GARDEN: Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures

1/ Oshogbo 
2/ The Violet Hour
3/ Twilight Lake
4/ Scintilla
5/ Happiness Road
6/ Cousin Of The Moon
7/ Mood
8/ A Vision Of Pure Delight
9/ Mystery
10/ Spectral
11/ Helix
12/ Dream Garden
13/ The Sphinx
14/ Walking The Curve

Produced by Adam Randolph

Adam Rudolph: ethnic percussion, thumb pianos; Steve Gorn: bansuri bambee
flutes, Pakistani oboe; Kenny Wessel: guitars; Brahim Fribgane: oud, cajon
drums, bendir; Ned Rothenberg: flute, bass flute, shakuhachi, bass clarinet,
alto; Steve Gorn: bansuri, pennywhistle, clarinet, oboe; Graham Haynes: 
slide whistle, cornet, flugelhorn; Shanir Blumenkrantz: bass; Hamid Drake:
drum set, frame drum. 

2008 - Justin Time (Canada), JIT 8537 (CD)

 

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104 - GAGA: Denman Maroney Quartet

1/ Fowler's Blues 8:43
2/ Frogs 5:03
3/ Gaga 19:54
4/ Detach And Retain 6:15
5/ Kilter 8:01
6/ Blip 3:15
7/ Social Security 4:29
8/ Jug 6:19

Recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn (USA) on May 26 and July 6, 2006

Denman Maroney: piano; Ned Rothenberg: alto, clarinet, bass clarinet; Reuben
Radding: bass; Michael Sarin: drums, percussion.

2008 - Nuscope (USA), 1020 (CD)

 

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105 - RECOMP: Jean-Claude Jones

1/ untitled 
2/ untitled
3/ untitled
4/ untitled
5/ untitled
6/ To M
7/ A L'Essentiel
8/ untitled
9/ untitled
11/ Elegy

(1) recorded in March 2006
(2) recorded in March 2005
(3) recorded in November 2007 
(4) recorded in April 2006
(5) recorded live in Jerusalem, Israel in March 2004 
(6) recorded in February 2007 
(7) recorded in October 2007 
(8) recorded live in Tel-Aviv, Israel in July 2007 
(9) recorded in 1997
(10) recorded in February 2007 
(11) recorded in April 2006 

Jean-Claude Jones: bass, electronics; Yuval Mesner (1,6,10): cello; Avashai
Cohen (2): bass; Eyal Maoz (3): guitar; Daniel Hoffman (4,11): violin; Nori
Jacoby (4,11): viola; Ned Rothenberg (5): alto; Steve Horenstein (6,9,10):
flute, saxophone, bass clarinet, electronics; Ariel (7): piano; Harold Rubin
(8): clarinet; Arkady Gotesman (8): drums.

2008 - Kadima (Israel), KCR 14 (CD)

 

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106 - FREE ZONE APPLEBY 2007: Paolo Angeli, Evan Parker, Ned Rothenberg

1/ Shield (Blue) Duo 1 13:02
2/ Shield (Blue) Duo 2 10:55
3/ Shield (Blue) Trio 1 2:50
4/ Shield (Blue) Trio 2 4:52
5/ Shield (Blue) Trio 3 7:34
6/ Shield (Blue) Trio 4 7:07
7/ Shield (Blue) Trio 5 3:34
8/ Shield (Blue) Trio 6 7:33

Recorded in Ancient Space, St Michael's Church, Appleby on July 29, 2007

Paolo Angeli (1,3-8): Sardinian guitar, electronics; Evan Parker (2-8): so-
prano, tenor; Ned Rothenberg: alto, clarinet, bass clarinet. 

2008 - Psi Recordings (UK), 08.04 (CD)

 

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107 - UDENTITY: Denman Maroney Quintet 

1/ Udentity I 
2/ Udentity II 
3/ Udentity III 
4/ Udentity IV 
5/ Udentity V 
6/ Udentity VI
7/ Udentity VII 

Dave Ballou: trumpet; Ned Rothenberg: reeds; Denman Maroney: hyperpiano; 
Reuben Radding: bass; Michael Sarin: drums.

2009 - Clean Feed (Portugal), CF137 (CD)

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108 - THE MOMENT'S ENERGY: Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

1/ I
2/ II
3/ III
4/ IV
5/ V
6/ VI
7/ VII
8/ Incandescent Clouds

Recorded in November 2007

Evan Parker: soprano; Peter Evans: trumpet, piccolo trumpet; Ko Ishikawa: 
sho; Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi; Philipp Wachsmann:
violin, live electronics; Agustí Fernandez: piano, prepared piano; Barry 
Guy: bass; Paul Lytton: percussion, live electronics; Lawrence Casserley:
signal processing instrument; Joel Ryan: sample and signal processing; 
Walter Prati: computer processing; Richard Barrett: live electronics; Paul
Obermayer: live electronics; Marco Vecchi: sound projection.

2009 - ECM (Germany), 2066 (CD)

 

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109 - WHILE YOU WERE OUT: Ned Rothenberg, Catherine Jauniaux, Barre Phillips

1/ First Things First 8:18
2/ Oh My! 13:45
3/ Flashing Terncat 5:46
4/ As Soon As 7:02
5/ Whisper 6:16
6/ Eyelet 6:17
7/ While You Were Out 7:09
8/ La Vida Es Sueño 5:46 

Recorded live at Instants Chavirés, Montreuil (France) on November 22, 
2008

Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi, alto; Catherine 
Jauniaux: vocals; Barre Phillips: bass. 

2009 - Kadima Collective Recordings (Israel), KCR23 (CD) 

 

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110 - RYU NASHI/NO SCHOOL - NEW MUSIC FOR SHAKUHACHI: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Emergent Vessel (Rothenberg)
2/ Naki Tokoro Nite (Where There Is Neither)(Rothenberg) 
3/ Dan No Tabi (Journey On A Staircase) (Rothenberg)
4/ Shadow Detail (Rothenberg)
5/ Cloud Hands (Rothenberg)

Ned Rothenberg: shakuhachi; Riley Lee: shakuhachi; Ralph Samuelson: shakuha-
chi; Stephanie Griffin: viola; Yoko Hiraoka: Jiuta shamisen, voice. 

2010 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7267 (CD)

 

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111 - QUINTET FOR CLARINET AND STRINGS: Ned Rothenberg

1/ Terrace And Fold (Rothenberg) 
2/ Interleaving (Rothenberg)
3/ Commentary (Rothenberg)
4/ Setting Stones (Rothenberg)
5/ Finale (Rothenberg)

Ned Rothenberg: clarinet; Mivos Quartet: Olivia De Prato (violin), Joshua
Modney (violin), Victor Lowrie (viola), Isabel Castellvi (cello). 

2010 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 8073 (CD)

 

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112 - DICTÉE/LIBER NOVUS: John Zorn

1/ Dictée (Zorn)
2/ Liber Novus (Zorn)

Sylvie Courvoisier: piano, French narration; Okkyung Lee: cello, Korean nar-
ration; John Medeski: organ; Ned Rothenberg: shakuhachi, bass flute, clari-
net; David Slusser: sound effects; Kenny Wollesen: vibes, percussion, wolle-
sonics; John Zorn: Foley effects, samples, German narration; Stephen 
Gosling: piano.

2010 - Tzadik (USA), TZ 7382 (CD)

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