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JAZZ ON SUNDAY: GUNTER HAMPEL - BERLIN 1968

June 25, 2017 – 5:16 am

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GUNTER HAMPEL’S “TIME IS NOW”
Berlin 1968 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the Quasimodo Club, Berlin, West Germany; November 8, 1968. Fairly good FM broadcast. Slight hiss.

Thanks to original uploader punkjazz; and to carville and zootype for keeping the show alive at Dime.

Original notes:

Here is a quote related to this band: After a European tour with Gunther Hampel’s Time Is Now band (”We played at a fashion show with models wearing stainless steel clothes”), McLaughlin was in England mixing his first album, “Extrapolation”, when he received a trans-Atlantic call from an old friend, Dave Holland, who had come to the States to play with Miles Davis. On the phone, he introduced John to Tony Williams who eventually invited him to come to New York for a recording date. After a few false starts (they were rejected by Columbia producer Al Kooper: “That lowered my estimation of *him*”), Tony Williams Lifetime clicked and Larry Young, Williams and McLaughlin stayed together about two years. Meanwhile, McLaughlin was simultaneously recording with Miles Davis, appearing most notably on “In A Silent Way” and “Bitches Brew”.

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Disc 1
Track 101. Untitled1 - Part A 15:42
Track 102. Untitled1 - Part B 11:04
Track 103. Untitled1 - Part C 7:41
Track 104. Untitled2 10:35
45 mins

Disc 2
Track 201. Untitled3 - Part A 11:14
Track 202. Untitled3 - Part B 7:34
Track 203. Untitled3 - Part C 12:11
Track 204. Untitled3 - Part D 15:00
46 mins

This was originally shared as three audio tracks. Untitled 1 and 3 have been arbitrarily split for easier access.

Lineup:
Gunter Hampel - vibes, flutes
Pharoah Sanders - sax, flute
Sonny Sharrock - guitar, slide whistle
John McLaughlin - guitar
Arjen Gorter - bass
Laurie Allan - drums

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