JAPO Records Catalog: 60000 series
JAPO 60000 series (12 inch LP)
JAPO 60001 Mal Waldron, Jimmy Jackson, Eberhard Weber, Fred Braceful - The Call 1971
Jimmy Jackson, organ; Mal Waldron, electric piano; Eberhard Weber, electric bass; Fred Braceful, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February 1, 1971
| The Call | |
| Thoughts |
JAPO 60002 Dollar Brand - African Piano 1973
Dollar Brand, piano.
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 22, 1969
| Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro | |
| Selby That The Eternal Spirit Is The Only Reality | |
| The Moon | |
| Xaba | |
| Sunset In Blue | |
| Kippy | |
| Jabulani - Easter Joy | |
| Tintiyana |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3602.
JAPO 60003 Barre Phillips - For All It Is 1973
Palle Danielsson, Barry Guy, J.F. Jenny-Clarke, Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, percussion.
Alster Film-Tonstudios, Hamburg, West Germany, March 12, 1971
| Just 8 | |
| Whoop | |
| Few Too | |
| La Palette | |
| Y En A | |
| Dribble | |
| Y.M. |
JAPO 60004 Herbert Joos - The Philosophy Of The Fluegelhorn 1974
Herbert Joos, 2 bass, bass recorder, 7 bamboo flute.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July, 1973
| The Philosophy Of The Fluegelhorn |
Herbert Joos, 6 mellophone, 6 muted trumpet, 6 alto horn.
| The Warm Body Of My True Love |
Herbert Joos, 5 flugelhorn, 3 muted trumpet, 5 flugelhorn.
| Skarabaus II |
Herbert Joos, bass, 3 vibes.
| Rainbow |
Herbert Joos, 3 flugelhorn.
| The Joker |
Herbert Joos, 9 bass, arco.
| An Evening With The Vampire |
JAPO 60005 Dollar Brand - Ancient Africa 1974
Dollar Brand, piano, flute.
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, June, 1972
| Side I Medley: Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro | |
| Side I Medley: Mamma | |
| Side I Medley: Tokai | |
| Side I Medley: Llanga | |
| Side I Medley: Cherry | |
| Side I Medley: African Sun | |
| Side II Medley: African Sun (Continued) | |
| Side II Medley: Tintinyana | |
| Side II Medley: Xaba | |
| Side II Medley: Peace - Salaam | |
| Side II Medley: Air |
JAPO 60006 Bobby Naughton Units - Understanding 1973
Mark Whitecage, flute, basset horn; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Bobby Naughton, vibes, piano, Clavinet; Richard Youngstein, bass #1,2,5,6; Mario Pavone, bass #3,4,7,8; Randy Kaye, percussion #1,2,4-6; Laurence Cook, percussion #3,7,8.
recorded in concert at YALE University and at Blue Rock Studio, NYC, October 30, 1971
| 1. | Understanding |
| 2. | Austin Who |
| 3. | Ictus |
| 4. | Snow |
| 5. | Generous 1 |
| 6. | Gloria |
| 7. | V.A. |
| 8. | Nital Rock |
** originally released on Otic Records OTIC 1003 in 1972.
JAPO 60007 Edward Vesala - Nan Madol 1974
Kaj Backlund, trumpet; Sakari Kukko, flute; Juhani Aaltonen, soprano sax; Juhani Poutanen, violin, alto violin; Teppo Hauta-aho, double bass; Edward Vesala, drums, percussion, flute.
Alppi Studio, Helsinki, Finland, April 25 and 26, 1974
| Nan Madol |
Juhani Aaltonen, soprano sax; Edward Vesala, harp.
| Love For Living |
Edward Vesala, percussion.
| Call From The Sea |
Kaj Backlund, trumpet; Juhani Aaltonen, tenor sax, piccolo; Juhani Poutanen, violin; Elisabeth Leistola, harp; Teppo Hauta-aho, double bass; Edward Vesala, drums.
| The Way Of ... |
Kaj Backlund, trumpet; Mircea Stan, trombone; Pentti Lahti, Seppo Paakkunainen, soprano sax; Charlie Mariano, alto sax, snaga varam; Juhani Aaltonen, tenor sax; Juhani Poutanen, violin; Teppo Hauta-aho, double bass; Edward Vesala, drums.
| Areous Vlor Ta |
Charlie Mariano, Seppo Paakkunainen, flute; Juhani Aaltonen, flute, bells, voice; Pentti Lahti, bass clarinet; Teppo Hauta-aho, double bass, voice; Edward Vesala, drums, percussion, flute; Juhani Poutanen, voice, bells.
| The Wind |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1077 in 1976, ECM 1077 (CD).
JAPO 60008 Jiri Stivin, Rudolf Dasek - System Tandem 1975
Jiri Stivin, alto, soprano sax, flute, alto flute, recorder; Rudolf Dasek, guitar.
May, 1974
| Puddle On The Muddle | |
| Moravian Folk Song - Forman Going Down The Valley | |
| Hey, Man (Let's Play Something About Spain) | |
| Sheperd Song | |
| What's Your Story | |
| Puzzle Game |
JAPO 60009 Children At Play 1975
Roger Jannotta, reeds, percussion; Tom Van Der Geld, vibes, percussion; Larry Porter, piano, electric piano, percussion; Richard Appleman, bass; Jamey Haddad, drums; Bob Gulotti, drums #4.
Renaissance Studios, Maynard, MA, 1973
| 1. | Tamarind |
| 2. | Wandering I |
| 3. | Sweet My Sweet |
| 4. | Reason |
| 5. | Patch Of Blue |
JAPO 60010 Rava - Quotation Marks 1976
Enrico Rava, trumpet; Warren Smith, marimba, percussion; David Horowitz, piano, synthesizer; John Abercrombie, guitar; Herb Bushler, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Ray Armando, percussion; Jeanne Lee, vocal.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, December, 1973
| Short Visit To Malena | |
| Medley: Quotation Marks | |
| Medley: Naranjales | |
| Melancolia De Las Maletas |
Enrico Rava, trumpet; Finito Bingert, tenor sax, flute, percussion; Rodolfo Mederos, bandoneon; Matias Pizarro, piano; Ricardo Lew, guitar; El Negro Gonzales, bass; Nestor Astarita, drums; El Chino Rossi, percussion.
Audion Studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April, 1974
| Espejismo Ratonera | |
| Sola | |
| San Justo | |
| Water Kite |
JAPO 60011 Magog 1976
Hans Kennel, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion; Paul Haag, trombone, percussion; Andy Scherrer, soprano, tenor sax, flute, percussion; Klaus Koenig, piano, electric piano, percussion; Peter Frei, bass; Peter Schmidlin, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November 1 and 2, 1974
| Lock | |
| Gogam | |
| Rhoades | |
| Der Bachstelzer | |
| Summervogel | |
| New Samba |
** also released on TCB (Swi) TCB 01302 in 2013?.
JAPO 60012 OM - Kirikuki 1976
Urs Leimgruber, tenor, soprano sax, percussion; Christy Doran, guitar; Bobby Burri, bass; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October 1 and 2, 1975
| Holly | |
| Lips | |
| Karpfenteich | |
| Hommage A Mme. Stirnmaa | |
| Sykia |
JAPO 60013 Manfred Schoof Quintet - Scales 1976
Manfred Schoof, trumpet, flugelhorn; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Jasper Van't Hof, piano, electric piano, organ; Gunter Lenz, bass; Ralf Hubner, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, August, 1976
| Scales | |
| Ostinato | |
| For Marianne | |
| Weep And Cry | |
| Flowers All Over |
** also released on ECM (US) ECM 19004 in 1976.
** part of Manfred Schoof Quintet - Resonance, ECM (G) ECM 2093/94 in 2009.
JAPO 60014 Larry Karush, Glen Moore - May 24, 1976 1976
Larry Karush, piano; Glen Moore, bass, violin.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, May, 1976
| Untitled | |
| Duet | |
| Country | |
| Transit Boogie | |
| Violin Suite | |
| Flagolet | |
| Abstinence | |
| Vicissitudes | |
| Pamela: At The Hawk's Well | |
| Triads |
** also released on ECM (US) ECM-1-1901 in 1976.
JAPO 60015 Herbert Joos - Daybreak 1977
Herbert Joos, flugelhorn, trumpet; Thomas Schwarz, oboe; Strings of Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1976
| Why? | |
| When Were You Born? | |
| Leicester Court 1440 | |
| Daybreak | |
| Black Trees | |
| Fasten Your Seatbelt |
** also released on Daybreak - The Dark Side Of Twilight, ECM (G) ECM 3615 in 1990.
JAPO 60016 OM - Rautionaha 1977
Urs Leimgruber, soprano, tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion; Christy Doran, guitar; Bobby Burri, bass; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1976
| For Ursi | |
| Stephanie | |
| Song For My Lady | |
| Rautionaha |
JAPO 60017 Stephan Micus - Implosions 1977
Stephan Micus, 3 sitar, acoustic guitar, vocal.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1977
| As I Crossed A Bridge Of Dreams |
Stephan Micus, 3 Bavarian zither, vocal.
| Borkenkind |
Stephan Micus, 4 shakuhachi.
| Amarchaj |
Stephan Micus, 3 sho, Thai flute.
| For The 'Beautiful Changing Child' |
Stephan Micus, rabab, vocal.
| For M'schr And Djingis Khan |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3617.
JAPO 60018 Ken Hyder's Talisker - Land Of Stone 1977
Ricardo Mattos, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Davie Webster, alto sax; John Rangecroft, tenor sax, clarinet; John Lawrence, Marcio Mattos, bass; Ken Hyder, drums; Frankie Armstrong, Brian Eley, Phil Minton, Maggie Nichols, vocal.
London, England, April, 1977
| The Strathspey King / The Men Of Barra Know How To Drink, But The Women Know How To Sing | |
| Close The Window And Keep It Down | |
| See You At The Mission, Eh, If It's No' Full | |
| Derek Was Only A Bairn | |
| Pibroch In Three Parts: A) For The Mac Crimmons / B) For John Coltrane / C) For Albert Ayler |
JAPO 60019 Manfred Schoof Quintet - Light Lines 1978
Manfred Schoof, trumpet, flugelhorn; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Jasper Van't Hof, piano, electric piano, organ; Gunter Lenz, bass; Ralf Hubner, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1977
| Source | |
| Light Lines | |
| Criterium | |
| Lonesome Defender | |
| Resonance |
** part of Manfred Schoof Quintet - Resonance, ECM (G) ECM 2093/94 in 2009.
JAPO 60020 Rena Rama - Landscapes 1977
Lennart Aberg, tenor, soprano sax, percussion; Bobo Stenson, piano, percussion; Palle Danielsson, bass; Leroy Lowe, drums, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, June, 1977
| Enok | |
| Rumanian Folk Song | |
| Circle Dance | |
| Pa Campagnan II | |
| Royal Song From Dahomey |
JAPO 60021 Globe Unity - Improvisations 1978
Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Gunter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, trombone; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Evan Parker, soprano, tenor sax; Gerd Dudek, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Peter Brotzmann, alto, tenor sax, bass clarinet; Tristan Honsinger, cello; Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano; Derek Bailey, guitar; Buschi Niebergall, bass; Peter Kowald, bass, tuba; Paul Lovens, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, September, 1977
| Improvisation 1 | |
| Improvisation 2 | |
| Improvisation 3 | |
| Improvisation 4 |
JAPO 60022 OM With Dom Um Romao 1978
Urs Leimgruber, soprano, tenor sax, bass clarinet; Christy Doran, 6 & 12-string electric guitar; Bobby Burri, bass; Fredy Studer, drums; Dom Um Romao, percussion, berimbau.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, August, 1977
| Chipero | |
| Back To Front | |
| Dumini | |
| De Funk |
** also released on ECM (US) ECM 19003 in 1978.
JAPO 60023 Lennart Aberg - Partial Solar Eclipse 1977
Stephen Franckevich, trumpet #6; Ulf Adaker, Jan Kohlin, Bertil Lovgren, trumpet, flugelhorn; Lars Olofsson, trombone; Jorgen Johansson, trombone #6; Sven Larsson, bass trombone, tuba; Haken Nyquist, French horn, trombone, flugelhorn; Tommy Koverhult, soprano, tenor flute; Lennart Aberg, soprano, alto, tenor sax; Ulf Andersson, alto sax, piccolo, flute; Erik Nilsson, baritone sax, bass clarinet, flute; Bobo Stenson, piano, electric piano; Harald Svensson, synthesizer #1,4; Jan Tolf, electric guitar #1-4; Palle Danielsson, bass #1-5; Stefan Brolund, Fender bass #1,2,6; Jon Christensen, Leroy Lowe, drums; Okay Temiz, percussion #1-3.
Metronome Studio, Stockholm, Sweden, September 5-9, 1977
| 1. | I |
| 2. | II |
| 3. | III |
| 4. | IV |
| 5. | V |
| 6. | VI |
JAPO 60024 Contact Trio - New Marks 1978
Evert Brettschneider, acoustic, electric guitar; Aloys Kott, bass; Michael Jullich, percussion, marimba, vibes.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1978
| Happy | |
| Circle | |
| The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog | |
| Stoned Tunes | |
| New Marks |
JAPO 60025 Jack DeJohnette, Pierre Favre, Fredy Studer, Dom Um Romao, David Friedman, George Gruntz - Percussion Profiles 1978
Jack DeJohnette, Pierre Favre, Fredy Studer, drums, cymbals, gongs; George Gruntz, gongs, keyboards, synthesizer, crotales; Dom Um Romao, percussion, gongs; David Friedman, flat gongplay, vibes, marimba, crotales.
Wally Heider Recording Studio III, Los Angeles, CA, September 20, 1977
| Movement 1 | |
| Movement 2 | |
| Movement 3 | |
| Movement 4 | |
| Movement 5 | |
| Movement 6 |
** also released on ECM (US) ECM 19002 in 1978.
JAPO 60026 Stephan Micus - Till The End Of Time 1978
Stephan Micus, table harp, kortholt, zither, guitar.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, June, 1978
| Till The End Of Time |
Stephan Micus, guitar, zither, vocal.
| For Wis And Ramin |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3626.
JAPO 60027 Globe Unity - Compositions 1980
Enrico Rava, trumpet; Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Gunter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium; Bob Stewart, tuba; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Steve Lacy, soprano sax, piano; Evan Parker, tenor, soprano sax; Gerd Dudek, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano; Buschi Niebergall, bass; Paul Lovens, drums, percussion, etc.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1979
| Nodagoo | |
| Boa | |
| Trom-Bone-It | |
| Flat Fleet | |
| Reflections | |
| Worms (Dedicated To Ezra Pound) | |
| The Forge |
JAPO 60028 Barry Guy, Howard Riley, John Stevens, Trevor Watts - Endgame 1979
Trevor Watts, alto, soprano sax; Howard Riley, piano; Barry Guy, double bass; John Stevens, drums, cornet.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, April, 1979
| The Y? | |
| Remember To Remember | |
| Du Doo | |
| Maze | |
| "In Relationship To Circumstance..." |
JAPO 60029 TOK - Paradox 1979
Takashi Kako, piano, celeste; Kent Carter, bass, cello; Oliver Johnson, drums, toy piano, tambourine, vocal; with Steve Lake, harpsichord.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, June, 1979
| Paradox | |
| Night Music | |
| Dodec | |
| A Lua De Portugal | |
| Sekitel | |
| Wobbly Walk Parade |
JAPO 60030 Manfred Schoof Quintet - Horizons 1980
Manfred Schoof, trumpet, flugelhorn; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Rainer Bruninghaus, piano, synthesizer; Gunter Lenz, bass; Ralf Hubner, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1979
| Horizons | |
| The Abstract Face Of Beauty | |
| Hope | |
| Sunrise | |
| Old Ballad | |
| Sunset |
JAPO 60031 AMM III - It Had Been An Ordinary Enough Day In Pueblo, Colorado 1980
Keith Rowe, guitar, prepared guitar, transistor radio; Eddie Prevost, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1979
| Radio Activity | |
| Convergence | |
| Kline | |
| Spittlefields' Slide | |
| For A |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3631.
JAPO 60032 OM - Cerberus 1980
Urs Leimgruber, soprano, tenor sax, wooden flute; Erdman Birke, accordion #6; Christy Doran, 6 & 12-string guitar, guitar synthesizer; Bobby Burri, bass; Fredy Studer, drums, gongs, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, January, 1980
| 1. | Dreaming For The People |
| 2. | Cerberus' Dance |
| 3. | Asumusa |
| 4. | At My Ease |
| 5. | Earworms |
| 6. | Eigentlich Wollte Johann Auf Dem Mond Den Andern Jazz Kennenlernen |
** also released on A Retrospective, ECM (G) ECM 1642 in 2006.
JAPO 60033 Elton Dean Quintet - Boundaries 1980
Mark Charig, cornet; Elton Dean, saxello, alto sax; Keith Tippett, piano, marimba, voice, bottle; Marcio Mattos, bass; Louis Moholo, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February, 1980
| Boundaries | |
| Oasis | |
| Basho | |
| Out Of Bounds | |
| Fast News |
JAPO 60034 Peter Warren - Solidarity 1982
Ray Anderson, trombone; John Purcell, alto, tenor, soprano sax; John Scofield, guitar; Peter Warren, bass, cello; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, May 31, 1981
| Riff-Raff | |
| Solidarity | |
| Mlle. Jolie | |
| Lisa's Tilt | |
| I Remember Stu |
JAPO 60035 Tom Van Der Geld, Children At Play - Out Patients 1980
Roger Jannotta, tenor, alto sax, bass clarinet, oboe, flute, whistles; Tom Van Der Geld, vibraharp; Wayne Darling, bass; Bill Elgart, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July, 1980
| Things Have Changed | |
| How Gently Sails The Moon Twixt The Arbour And The Bough (And The World Is Waiting For The Sun) | |
| Dreamer | |
| Ballade Matteotti | |
| I Hope It's You |
JAPO 60036 Contact Trio - Musik 1981
Evert Brettschneider, acoustic, electric guitar; Aloys Kott, acoustic, electric bass; Peter Eisold, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1980
| Air Lines | |
| String Games | |
| Daddy Longleg | |
| Simple Symphony | |
| Silence | |
| Elbow Dance |
JAPO 60037 Es Herrscht Uhu Im Land 1981
Annemarie Roelofs, trombone, violin, voice; Rolf Riehm, English horn, alto sax, voice; Alfred Harth, sax, bass clarinet, voice; Heiner Goebbels, Wasp synthesizer, piano, sax, voice; Paul Lovens, selected drums, cymbals, percussion; Christoph Anders, voice, guitar, organ; + Rolf Bauer, Mariagrazia Bianchi-Burioni, Heinz Birrer, Nikolaus Riehm, vocal.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December 9-11, 1980
| Burroughs' Haiku | |
| Wertkauf | |
| Landliches | |
| Autobahn | |
| El Salvador | |
| Echter Lachs | |
| Ich Nicht Mich Dich | |
| Mahlzeit | |
| Meinen Eltern | |
| Schottendicht | |
| Welt Voll Irrsinn | |
| Uhu | |
| Geigensage | |
| Riesel Riesel | |
| Sage | |
| Superbirdsong | |
| Ehorn-Uhu | |
| Durch Den Wald | |
| Der Main | |
| Knecht U. | |
| Tilt! |
JAPO 60038 Stephan Micus - Wings Over Water 1982
Stephan Micus, 5 acoustic guitar, nay.
Ibiza Sound Studio, Ibiza, Spain, January, 1981;
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1981
| Part 1 |
Stephan Micus, sarangi, voice, 6 flowerpots.
| Part 2 |
Stephan Micus, 2 Spanish guitar, 9 flowerpots.
| Part 3 |
Stephan Micus, nay.
| Part 4 |
Stephan Micus, 22 flowerpots, nay.
| Part 5 |
Stephan Micus, 3 Spanish guitar, 4 Bavarian zither, suling.
| Part 6 |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3638.
JAPO 60039 The Globe Unity Orchestra - Intergalactic Blow 1983
Toshinori Kondo, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Gunter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; George Lewis, trombone, effects; Bob Stewart, tuba; Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, alto, baritone sax, flute; Evan Parker, tenor, soprano sax; Gerd Dudek, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano; Alan Silva, bass.
Studio 105, Radio France, Paris, France, June 4, 1982
| Quasar | |
| Phase A | |
| Phase B | |
| Mond Im Skorpion |
JAPO 60040 Stephan Micus - Listen To The Rain 1983
Stephan Micus, steel string guitar, suling.
WDR Sound Studio N, Cologne, West Germany, June, 1980
| Dancing With The Morning |
Stephan Micus, tamboura, Spanish guitar.
| Listen To The Rain |
Stephan Micus, shakuhachi, Spanish guitar.
| White Paint On Silver Wood |
Stephan Micus, 3 dilruba, 4 Spanish guitar, 5 dilruba.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July, 1983
| For Abai And Togshan |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3640.
JAPO 60041 Stephan Micus - East Of The Night 1985
Stephan Micus, 10-string guitar, 2 shakuhachi, 4 shakuhachi.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1985
| East Of The Night |
Stephan Micus, 14-string guitar.
| For Nobuko |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 3641.