Michael Mantler Catalog
1973 (age 30)
Michael Mantler, Samuel Beckett - No Answer WATT (G) WATT/2 1974
Don Cherry, trumpet; Carla Bley, piano, Clavinet, organ; Jack Bruce, voices, bass guitar; Samuel Beckett, words; Michael Mantler, music.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, February and July, 1973;
Island Studios, London, England, November, 1973
| Number Six - Part One | |
| Number Six - Part Two | |
| Number Six - Part Three | |
| Number Six - Part Four | |
| Number Twelve - Part One | |
| Number Twelve - Part Two | |
| Number Twelve - Part Three | |
| Number Twelve - Part Four |
** part of Michael Mantler - No Answer / Silence, WATT (G) WATT 2/5 in 2000.
1975
Michael Mantler, Edward Gorey - The Hapless Child WATT (G) WATT/4 1976
Carla Bley, piano, Clavinet, string synthesizer; Terje Rypdal, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass guitar; Jack DeJohnette, drums, percussion; Robert Wyatt, vocal; Albert Caulder, speaker; Alfreda Benge, Nick Mason, additional speaker; Edward Gorey, words; Michael Mantler, music.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY;
Manor Mobile, Robert Wyatt's house and Delfina's Farm, England;
Britannia Row, London, England, July, 1975-January, 1976
| The Sinking Spell | |
| The Object-Lesson | |
| The Insect God | |
| The Doubtful Guest | |
| The Remembered Visit | |
| The Hapless Child |
** also released on WATT (G) WATT/4 (CD) in 2000?.
Michael Mantler, Carla Bley - 13 & 3/4 WATT (G) WATT/3 1975
Greg Bobulinski, Lauren Draper, John Eckert, Leonard Goines, trumpet; Gary Brocks, Michael Gibbs, Rex Shrout, trombone; Earl McIntyre, bass trombone; John Clark, Peter Gordon, Bill Warnick, Greg Williams, French horn; Jack Jeffers, Bob Stewart, tuba; Hal Archer, Patrice Fisher, Paul Moen, Nicholas Pike, flute; Waldemar Bhosys, Kathy Karlsen, Mike Lewis, oboe; Gail Hightower, Ken McIntyre, Karl Hampton Porter, bassoon; Ken Adams, Jim Odgren, Collin Tilton, clarinet; George Barrow, Courtenay Wynter, bass clarinet; Paul Moen, Jim Odgren, Courtenay Wynter, soprano sax; Ken Adams, Don Davis, Buddy Pearson, alto sax; Lou Marini, Richard Peck, Collin Tilton, tenor sax; Hamiet Bluiett, Charles Davis, Ken McIntyre, baritone sax; Lila Baker, Brian Conklin, Noreen Davis, Oskana Lenec, Michael Levine, Betty MacDonald, Laurie Schaller, Alice Stern, violin; Mona Hector, Virginia Izzo, Deena Leff, Drusilla Tesch, Al Visscher, viola; Judy Dolce, Clare Maher, Judith Martin, Hank Roberts, cello; Dave Moore, Helen Newcombe, Bill Rich, Peter Warren, contrabass; Carla Bley, piano; Michael Mantler, conductor, composer.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, August, 1975
| 13, For Piano And Two Orchestras |
Michael Mantler - Review (1968-2000) ECM (G) ECM 1813 2006
same session.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, August, 1975
| 13 (Excerpt) |
Kevin Coyne as Rumsey, voice; Carla Bley as Ellen, voice, piano, organ; Robert Wyatt as Bates, voice, percussion; Clare Maher, cello; Chris Spedding, guitar; Ron McClure, bass guitar, acoustic bass; Harold Pinter, words; Michael Mantler, music.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, January, 1976;
Manor Mobile, Delfina's Farm, Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England, February, 1976;
Virgin Mobile, Gong Farm, Whitney, Oxfordshire, England, April, 1976;
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, June, 1976
| Sometimes I See People (Excerpt) |
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; Don Preston, Yamaha DX7, Syntauri alphaSyntauri, KORG POLY-61, KORG POLY-800, KORG DW-6000, LinnDrum; + Carla Bley, third ear.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, March-July, 1985
| Alien - Part 1 (Excerpt) |
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; Rick Fenn, guitar; Jack Bruce, Marianne Faithfull, Robert Wyatt, voice; The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Peter Kragerup, conductor; Samuel Beckett, Ernst Meister, Philippe Soupault, words.
West 3 Recording Studios, London, England, Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY and Newbury Sound, Boston, MA, May-December, 1987;
Danish Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, May, 1987
| Comrade (Excerpt) |
The Balanescu Quartet: Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors, violin; Bill Hawkes, viola; Jane Fenton, cello; Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Wolfgang Puschnig, alto flute; Dave Adams, vibes, chimes; Karen Mantler, piano, voice; Rick Fenn, guitar; Jack Bruce, voice; Samuel Beckett, text.
Angel Studios, London, England, June, 1992
| Folly Seeing All This (Excerpt) |
Mona Larsen, voice; The Chamber Music And Songs Ensemble: Michael Mantler, trumpet; Marianne Sorensen, violin; Gunnar Lychou, Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Kim Kristensen, piano, synthesizer; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Ernst Meister, words; Michael Mantler, composer.
Danish Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 11, 1993;
Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, November 13 and 14, 1998
| Speechless |
The Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt, Peter Rundel, conductor; Michael Mantler, composer.
| One Symphony: Part 3 (Excerpt) |
Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Marianne Sorensen, violin; Gunnar Lychou, Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Kim Kristensen, piano; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Mona Larsen, voice; Giuseppe Ungaretti, words; + The Danish Radio Big Band: Palle Bolvig, Jan Kohlin, Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Benny Rosenfeld, Lars Togeby, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steen Hansen, Kjeld Ipsen, Vincent Nilsson, trombone; Giordano Bellincampi, bass trombone; Axel Windfeld, bass trombone, tuba; Jan Zum Vohrde, flute, alto flute, soprano sax; Michael Hove, flute, clarinet, soprano sax; Flemming Madsen, Uffe Markussen, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute; Bob Rockwell, clarinet, soprano sax; Nikolaj Bentzon, synthesizer; Thomas Ovesen, bass; Jonas Johansen, drums; Ethan Weisgard, percussion; Ole Kock Hansen, conductor.
Danish Radio, Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1994
| Solitudine / Lontano / L'Illuminata Rugiada / Proverbi |
Jack Bruce as observer, John Greaves as businessman, Susi Hyldgaard as journalist, Per Jorgensen as teacher, Mona Larsen as refugee, Karen Mantler as student, Don Preston as doctor, Robert Wyatt as guest observer, voice; Michael Mantler, trumpet, conductor, music, words; Roger Jannotta, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, oboe; Mette Brandt, Marianne Sorensen, violin; Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Tineke Noordhoek, vibes, marimba; Kim Kristensen, piano, synthesizer; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Don Preston, synthesizer drums; The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra Strings, Giordano Bellincampi, conductor; Samuel Beckett, words.
Danmarks Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Danmark;
Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, England, August-December, 1996
| Love Ends (Excerpt) |
1976
Michael Mantler, Harold Pinter - Silence WATT (G) WATT/5 1977
Kevin Coyne as Rumsey, voice; Carla Bley as Ellen, voice, piano, organ; Robert Wyatt as Bates, voice, percussion; Clare Maher, cello; Chris Spedding, guitar; Ron McClure, bass guitar, acoustic bass; Harold Pinter, words; Michael Mantler, music.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, January, 1976;
Manor Mobile, Delfina's Farm, Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England, February, 1976;
Virgin Mobile, Gong Farm, Whitney, Oxfordshire, England, April, 1976;
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, June, 1976
| I Walk With My Girl | |
| I Watch The Clouds | |
| It Is Curiously Hot | |
| When I Run | |
| Sometimes I See People | |
| Around Me Sits The Night | |
| She Was Looking Down | |
| For Instance | |
| A Long Way | |
| After My Work Each Day | |
| On Good Evenings |
** part of Michael Mantler - No Answer / Silence, WATT (G) WATT 2/5 in 2000.
1977
Michael Mantler - Movies WATT (G) WATT/7 1978
Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Carla Bley, piano, synthesizer, tenor sax; Larry Coryell, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass guitar; Tony Williams, drums.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, March, 1977
| Movie One | |
| Movie Two | |
| Movie Three | |
| Movie Four | |
| Movie Five | |
| Movie Six | |
| Movie Seven | |
| Movie Eight |
** part of Movies / More Movies, WATT (G) WATT 7/10 in 2000.
1979
Michael Mantler - More Movies WATT (G) WATT/10 1980
Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Gary Windo, tenor sax; Carla Bley, piano, organ; Philip Catherine, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass guitar; D. Sharpe, drums.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, August, 1979-March, 1980
| Movie Nine | |
| The Sinking Spell | |
| Movie Eleven | |
| Will We Meet Tonight? | |
| Movie Thirteen | |
| The Doubtful Guest | |
| Movie Fifteen | |
| Movie Fourteen | |
| Movie Ten | |
| Movie Twelve |
** part of Movies / More Movies, WATT (G) WATT 7/10 in 2000.
1982
Michael Mantler - Something There WATT (G) WATT/13 1982
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; Carla Bley, piano; Mike Stern, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Nick Mason, drums; and the strings of The London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gibbs, arranger, conductor.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, February-June, 1982;
Britannia Row, London, England, June and July, 1982
| Twenty | |
| Twenty-One | |
| Nineteen | |
| Seventeen | |
| Eighteen | |
| Something There |
** also released on WATT (G) WATT/13 (CD) in 1983.
1985 (age 42)
Michael Mantler With Don Preston - Alien WATT (G) WATT/15 1985
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; Don Preston, Yamaha DX7, Syntauri alphaSyntauri, KORG POLY-61, KORG POLY-800, KORG DW-6000, LinnDrum; + Carla Bley, third ear.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, March-July, 1985
| Alien - Part 1 | |
| Alien - Part 2 | |
| Alien - Part 3 | |
| Alien - Part 4 |
** also released on WATT (G) WATT/15 (CD).
1987
Michael Mantler - Live WATT (G) WATT/18 1987
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; with Don Preston, synthesizer; Rick Fenn, guitar; John Greaves, bass, piano; Nick Mason, drums; Jack Bruce, vocal; Samuel Beckett, Edward Gorey, Harold Pinter, words.
1st International Art Rock Festival, Kongresshalle, Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, February 8, 1987
| Preview / No Answer | |
| Slow Orchestra Piece #3 (Prisonniers) | |
| For Instance | |
| Slow Orchestra Piece #8 (A L'Abattoir) | |
| When I Run | |
| The Remembered Visit | |
| Slow Orchestra Piece #6 | |
| The Hapless Child | |
| The Doubtful Guest |
** also released on WATT (G) WATT/18 (CD) in 1987.
Michael Mantler - Many Have No Speech -- Jack Bruce, Marianne Faithfull, Robert Wyatt WATT (G) WATT/19 1988
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; Rick Fenn, guitar; Jack Bruce, Marianne Faithfull, Robert Wyatt, voice; The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Peter Kragerup, conductor; Samuel Beckett, Ernst Meister, Philippe Soupault, words.
West 3 Recording Studios, London, England, Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY and Newbury Sound, Boston, MA, May-December, 1987;
Danish Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, May, 1987
| Introduction | |
| Just As Someone | |
| Ce Qu'a De Pis | |
| Alles Scheint Rand | |
| Imagine | |
| In The End | |
| Viell Aller | |
| Rien Nul | |
| Tant De Temps | |
| En Face | |
| Chaque Jour | |
| PSS | |
| En Cadence | |
| Something There | |
| Comrade | |
| Den Atem Ausgetauscht | |
| A L'Abattoir | |
| And What | |
| D'ou La Voix | |
| Fous Qui Disiesz | |
| Merk, Jetzt | |
| Son Ombre | |
| Reve | |
| Life Connects | |
| Prisonniers | |
| Silence | |
| Viele Haben Keine Sprache |
** also released on WATT (G) WATT/19 (CD) in 1988.
1992
Michael Mantler - Folly Seeing All This ECM (G) ECM 1485 1993
The Balanescu Quartet: Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors, violin; Bill Hawkes, viola; Jane Fenton, cello; Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Wolfgang Puschnig, alto flute; Dave Adams, vibes, chimes; Karen Mantler, piano, voice; Rick Fenn, guitar; Jack Bruce, voice; Samuel Beckett, text.
Angel Studios, London, England, June, 1992
| Folly Seeing All This | |
| News | |
| What Is The Word |
1993 (age 50)
Michael Mantler - Songs And One Symphony ECM (G) ECM 1721 2000
Mona Larsen, voice; The Chamber Music And Songs Ensemble: Michael Mantler, trumpet; Marianne Sorensen, violin; Gunnar Lychou, Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Kim Kristensen, piano, synthesizer; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Ernst Meister, words; Michael Mantler, composer.
Danish Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 11, 1993;
Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, November 13 and 14, 1998
| Songs: Opening / So Far / For Ever / Interlude / Nothing More / Darker Than The Light | |
| Songs: How Long Are Our Nights | |
| Songs: Mark, Nothing Appears / Everything Seems / The Breath Exchanged / Speechless |
The Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt, Peter Rundel, conductor; Michael Mantler, composer.
| One Symphony: Part 1 | |
| One Symphony: Part 2 | |
| One Symphony: Part 3 | |
| One Symphony: Part 4 |
1994
Michael Mantler - Cerco Un Paese Innocente ECM (G) ECM 1556 1995
Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Marianne Sorensen, violin; Gunnar Lychou, Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Kim Kristensen, piano; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Mona Larsen, voice; Giuseppe Ungaretti, words; + The Danish Radio Big Band: Palle Bolvig, Jan Kohlin, Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Benny Rosenfeld, Lars Togeby, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steen Hansen, Kjeld Ipsen, Vincent Nilsson, trombone; Giordano Bellincampi, bass trombone; Axel Windfeld, bass trombone, tuba; Jan Zum Vohrde, flute, alto flute, soprano sax; Michael Hove, flute, clarinet, soprano sax; Flemming Madsen, Uffe Markussen, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute; Bob Rockwell, clarinet, soprano sax; Nikolaj Bentzon, synthesizer; Thomas Ovesen, bass; Jonas Johansen, drums; Ethan Weisgard, percussion; Ole Kock Hansen, conductor.
Danish Radio, Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1994
| Part 1: Introduzione | |
| Part 1: Girovago | |
| Part 1: Intermezzo 1 | |
| Part 1: Eterno / Stasera | |
| Part 1: Intermezzo 2 | |
| Part 2: Perche? | |
| Part 2: Sempre Notte | |
| Part 2: Inizio (1): Solitudine / Lontano | |
| Part 2: Inizio (2): L'Illuminata Rugiada / Proverbi (Uno) | |
| Part 2: Intermezzo 3 | |
| Part 2: Destino / Rilucere Inveduto / Un'Altra Notte | |
| Part 3: Se Una Tua Mano | |
| Part 3: Intermezzo 4 | |
| Part 3: Vanita | |
| Part 3: Quando Un Giorno / Le Ansie | |
| Part 4: E Senza Fiato | |
| Part 4: Intermezzo 5 | |
| Part 4: No Gridate Piu | |
| Part 4: Tutto Ho Perduto |
1996
Michael Mantler - The School Of Understanding ECM (G) ECM 1648/49 1996
Jack Bruce as observer, John Greaves as businessman, Susi Hyldgaard as journalist, Per Jorgensen as teacher, Mona Larsen as refugee, Karen Mantler as student, Don Preston as doctor, Robert Wyatt as guest observer, voice; Michael Mantler, trumpet, conductor, music, words; Roger Jannotta, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, oboe; Mette Brandt, Marianne Sorensen, violin; Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Tineke Noordhoek, vibes, marimba; Kim Kristensen, piano, synthesizer; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Don Preston, synthesizer drums; The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra Strings, Giordano Bellincampi, conductor; Samuel Beckett, words.
Danmarks Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Danmark;
Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, England, August-December, 1996
| Prelude | |
| Introductions | |
| First Lesson | |
| News | |
| Love Begins | |
| War | |
| Pause | |
| Understanding |
same session.
| Health And Poverty | |
| Love Continues | |
| Platitudes | |
| Intolerance | |
| Love Ends | |
| What's Left To Say | |
| What Is The Word (By Samuel Beckett) |
2000
Michael Mantler - Hide And Seek ECM (G) ECM 1738 2001
Michael Mantler, trumpet, electronic percussion programming, music; Vincent Nilsson, trombone; Martin Cholewa, French horn; Roger Jannotta, flute, oboe, clarinet; Marianne Sorensen, violin; Mette Winther, viola; Helle Sorensen, cello; Tineke Noordhoek, vibes, marimba; Per Salo, piano; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Robert Wyatt, voice; Susi Hyldgaard, voice, accordion; Paul Auster, text.
Danish Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, February-September, 2000;
Gallery Studios, London, England, April, 2000
| Unsaid (1) | |
| What Did You Say? | |
| Unsaid (2) | |
| It's All Just Words | |
| If You Have Nothing To Say | |
| Unsaid (3) | |
| What Do You See? | |
| Absoloutely Nothing | |
| Unsaid (4) | |
| What Can We Do? | |
| Unsaid (5) | |
| It All Has To End Sometime | |
| Unsaid (6) | |
| I Don't Deny It | |
| I'm Glad You're Glad | |
| Do You Think We'll Ever Find It? | |
| It Makes No Difference To Me |
2007 (age 64)
Michael Mantler - Concertos ECM (G) ECM 2054 2008
Michael Mantler, trumpet, composer; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Bob Rockwell, tenor sax; Pedro Carneiro, marimba, vibes; Majella Stockhausen, piano; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Nick Mason, percussion; with Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin: Naama Golan, trumpet; Daniel Ploeger, trombone; Robin Hayward, tuba; Rebecca Lenton, flute; Antje Thierbach, oboe; Winfried Rager, clarinet, bass clarinet; Theo Nabicht, bass clarinet; Daniella Strasfogel, Ekkehard Windrich, violin; Kirstin Maria Pientka, viola; Ringela Riemke, cello; Arnulf Ballhorn, contrabass; Roland Kluttig, conductor.
rbb Radio Studio 2, Berlin, Germany, November, 2007;
Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, January, 2008;
Kaleidoscope Sound, Union City, NJ, February, 2008
| Trumpet | |
| Guitar | |
| Saxophone | |
| MarimbaVibe | |
| Trombone | |
| Piano | |
| Percussion |
2010
Michael Mantler - For Two -- Bjarne Roupe, Per Salo ECM (G) ECM 2139 2011
Per Salo, piano; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Michael Mantler, composer.
Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, June, 2010;
Bjarne Roupe's home, Copenhagen, Denmark, August, 2010
| Duet One | |
| Duet Two | |
| Duet Three | |
| Duet Four | |
| Duet Five | |
| Duet Six | |
| Duet Seven | |
| Duet Eight | |
| Duet Nine | |
| Duet Ten | |
| Duet Eleven | |
| Duet Twelve | |
| Duet Thirteen | |
| Duet Fourteen | |
| Duet Fifteen | |
| Duet Sixteen | |
| Duet Seventeen | |
| Duet Eighteen |
2013 (age 70)
Michael Mantler - The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Update ECM (G) ECM 2391 2014
Michael Mantler, trumpet; featuring Wolfgang Puschnig, alto sax, flute; Harry Sokal, tenor, soprano sax; David Helbock, piano; Bjarne Roupe, guitar; Nouvelle Cuisine Big Band: Martin Ohrwalder, Aneel Soomary, trumpet; Peter Nickel, trombone; Florian Heigl, bass trombone; Hans Peter Manser, Christoph Walder, French horn; Alexander Rindberger, tuba; Manfred Balasch, soprano sax, flute; Clemens Salesny, soprano sax, clarinet; Fabian Rucker, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Chris Kronreif, tenor sax, flute; Florian Fennes, baritone sax; Peter Herbert, Tibor Kovesdi, Manuel Mayr, double bass; Lukas Knofler, drums; Christoph Cech, conductor; radio.string.quartet.vienna: Igmar Jenner, Bernie Mallinger, violin; Cynthia Liao, viola; Asja Valcic, cello; Michael Mantler, composer.
Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria, August 30, 31, and September 1, 2013
| Update One | |
| Update Eight | |
| Update Nine | |
| Update Eleven | |
| Update Five | |
| Update Six | |
| Update Ten | |
| Update Twelve Part 1 | |
| Update Twelve Part 2 | |
| Update Twelve Part 3 |
2016
Michael Mantler - Comment C'est -- Himiko Paganotti, Max Brand Ensemble ECM (G) ECM 2537 2017
Michael Mantler, trumpet; David Helbock, piano; Himiko Paganotti, voice; Max Brand Ensemble: Balduin Wetter, French horn; Tobias Ennemoser, tuba; Annegret Bauerle, flute; Peter Tavernaro, oboe; Gregor Narnhofer, clarinet; Eberhard Reiter, bass clarinet; Simon Frick, Joanna Lewis, violin; Simon Schellnegger, viola; Arne Kircher, cello; Tibor Kovesdi, bass; Sun Yi, vibes, marimba; Christoph Cech, conductor; Richard Graf, artistic director; Michael Mantler, music, words.
Porgy & Bess Studio, Vienna, Austria, April, 2016;
Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, June-July, 2016
| Aujourd'hui | |
| Intolerance | |
| Guerre | |
| Commerce | |
| Hiver | |
| Sans Fin | |
| Folie | |
| Pourquoi | |
| Apres | |
| Que Dire De Plus |