EMBRYO - We Keep On (1972-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 We Keep On is the German art/jazz rock band Embryo's most successful recording. It's also one of their best. In late 1972, saxophonist Charlie Mariano joined Embryo along with guitarist Roman Bunka. Mariano's already encyclopedic knowledge of world music forms was a welcome addition to the band; they sought to fuse jazz and space rock -- à la their countrymen Can -- with the various rhythms and harmonic sensibilities of folk musics across the globe. Bunka also played the Turkish saz and was a great, if unconventional, vocalist. Embryo's leader, Christian Burchard, took up everything from drums to marimba to Mellotron on this set to complement pianist Dieter Miekautsch's Rhodes and clavinet work. And Mariano played not only sax and flute but nagasuram and bamboo flutes as well. Here, on "Ehna, Ehna, Abu Lele," West African rhythms danced with jazz rock and wove something entirely new from the roots of both. On "Hackbrett-Dance," saz, marimba, and percussion became something out of time and space that might have come from any North African nation, but found a place in the tripped-out world of psychedelic space music as well -- check the recordings of Angus MacLise for a frame of reference here. But it is on the Miles-influenced jazz-funk of "No Place to Go," which used the Jack Johnson groove to achieve new rock ecstasies, that the album really comes into view for its revolutionary contribution to the language of assimilation. The CD version also contains two welcome bonus tracks from the session, a nearly 16-minute "Ticket to India" and an eight-and-a-half-minute extended improv called "Flute, Saz and Marimba" that could have come from one of Don Cherry's early-'70s recordings. Highly recommended. Thom Jurek
Tracklist :
1    Abdul Malek    3:15
Written-By – C.Burchart, R.Bunka
2    Don't Come Tomorrow 3:48
Written-By – C.Burchart
Electric Bass – Roman Bunka
3    Ehna, Ehna, Abu Lele    8:43
Written-By – C.Burchart, R.Bunka
4    Hackbrett-Dance    3:54
Written-By – C.Mariano, C.Burchart
5    No Place To Go    12:32
Written-By – C.Burchart
6    Flute And Saz    5:57
Written-By – C.Mariano, C.Burchart, R.Bunka
7    Ticket To India    15:42
Written-By – C.Burchart
8    Flute, Saz And Marimba    8:40
Written-By – C.Burchart
Credits
Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Marimba, Vibraphone [Vibes], Dulcimer [Hackbrett], Mellotron [Mellotrone] – Christian Burchard
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes Piano], Piano, Clavinet [Bass-piano On Hohner Clavinet] – Dieter Miekautsch
Guitar, Baglama [Saz], Vocals, Percussion – Roman Bunka
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Nadaswaram [Nagasuram], Flute [Bamboo Flute] – Charlie Mariano

EMBRYO - Surfin' (1975-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    You Can Turn Me On    5:11
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
2    Music Of Today    4:12
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
3    Secret    6:23
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
4    Surfin'    3:22
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
5    New Ridin'    3:44
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
6    In My Luna Matic    1:28
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
7    Dance Of Some Broken Glasses    9:01
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
8    Side Track    6:03
C. Burchart, R. Bunka
Credits :
Bass – Uwe Müllrich (faixas: 2 to 7)
Drums, Vocals, Marimba, Clavinet, Electric Piano [Fender-Rhodes], Mellotron, Organ, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion, Piano – Christian Burchard
Guest, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Nadaswaram [Nagasuram] – Charlie Mariano (faixas: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
Guest, Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Violin [Violins] – Edgar Hofmann (faixas: 2, 3, 7, 8)
Guitar, Bass, Clavinet, Vocals, Effects [Ring Modulator], Percussion, Sitar, Baglama [Saz] – Roman Bunka

EMBRYO - Bad Heads and Bad Cats (1975-1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Layed Back    5:39
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
2    Nina Kupenda    12:08
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
3    Bad Heads    4:08
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
4    Road Song    6:14
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
5    After The Rain    6:15
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
6    Klondyke Netti    6:28
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
7    Tag X    1:39
C.Burchard / D.Miekautsch / R.Bunka / U.Müllrich
8    Human Contact    16:53
Roman Bunka / Christian Burchard
Credits ::
Alto Saxophone [Alto], Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Flute – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Uve Müllrich
Drums, Marimba, Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals [Vocal] – Christian Burchard
Keyboards – Dieter Miekautsch
Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Flute – Edgar Hofmann
Vocals, Guitar – Roman Bunka
Vocals, Percussion – Maria Archer

EMBRYO - Live (1977-2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Bamboo Railway    5:06
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
2    You Can Turn Me On    13:13
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
3    Tiflis    5:52
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
4    Road Song    3:35
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
5    After The Rain    3:25
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
6    Bambule 3:50
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
Flute, Guest – Edgar Hofmann
7    No More Love 4:35
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
Percussion, Guest – Geoffry Ramos, Joseph
8    Chō Do Ima = Right Now    1:19
Composed By – Christian Burchard / Dieter Miekautsch / Roman Bunka /Uve Müllrich
9    The Orange Man    7:09
Composed By – Charlie Mariano
- BONUS TRACKS -
10    Just Arrived 16:22
Alto Saxophone, Guest – Massimo Urbani
Credits :
Artwork [Artwork On The Front Cover Was Designed By] – Roman Bunka
Bass, Dilruba, Percussion – Uve Müllrich
Guitar, Vocals, Oud, Percussion – Roman Bunka
Piano – Dieter Miekautsch
Producer [Produced By], Cover – Embryo
Saxophone, Concert Flute [Querflöte], Nadaswaram [Nagasuram] – Charlie Mariano
Vocals, Drums, Marimba, Vibraphone – Christian Burchard
Vocals, Percussion – Maria Archer

EMBRYO | CHARLIE MARIANO | KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION - "Life" (1980-2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Christian Burchard's world music fusion band Embryo has long been a running project of nearly inconceivable depth and breadth. This 1979 live album brings together recordings from an Asian and Indian tour featuring the Embryo sextet with saxophonist Edgar Hofmann, guitarist Jay Zier, bassist Uwe Mullrich, Friedemann Josch on flutes, Michael Wehemeyer on harmonium, and Burchard on marimbas, along with special guest and Embryo alumnus Charlie Mariano on soprano saxophone. What made this tour special was the addition of the Karnataka College of Percussion, a 12-piece Indian percussion ensemble, to the proceedings led by T.A.S. Mani. The result is nothing less than the total synthesis of Embryo's otherworldly sound, crashing, loping, and improvising around set rhythmic and harmonic patters, augmented by the sophistication of this brilliant percussion ensemble who never, ever, overplays. There are four pieces here, the most satisfying of which is the opener, "Cello, Cello" -- and that could be because it is just such a surprise, as everything here rocks! The level of improvisation here is so intimate, so symbiotic as to be literally almost scary that this kind of communication can take place between musicians -- many of whom have never played together before. Literally, these four selections will astonish you at the very least, and perhaps even take your breath away. Thom Jurek
Tracklist :
1    Cello Cello    15:27
2    Telisirama    7:16
Traditional
3    Tala Tarangini    14:44
Traditional
Arranged By – Burchard
4    Moroccan Pirates    11:35
Traditional
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Jay Zier (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Dholak – R.A. Rajagopal, T.N. Shashikumar
Dholak [Dholki] – N.N. Dinesh
Drum [Pakwaj] – M.R. Mohankumar
Electric Bass [El. Bass] – Uwe Müllrich (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Flute – Friedo Josch (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Ghatam – T.N. Ramesh
Harmonium – Michi Wehmeyer (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Jew's Harp [Morsing] – M. Gururaja
Kanjira – B.N. Chandramouli
Mridangam – Principle T.A.S. Mani
Mridangam [Khol] – V.R. Chandrasekhar
Mridangam [Mridangam Top Pitch] – S. Srishyla
Soprano Saxophone – Charlie Mariano (faixas: 1, 4), Edgar Hofmann (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Vibraphone [El. Vibraphon], Marimba [Marimbaphon] – Christian Burchard (faixas: 1, 2, 4)
Vocals [Vocal] – M. Raghavendra, T.N. Ashok

 

PEGGY CONNELLY - Hollywood Sessions (2018) RM / FLAC (tracks), lossless

By the time she was 15, Peggy Connelly (1931-2007) had a lovely voice that won her jobs singing with competitive big bands in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. At 18, she went in search of work as a model and singer, and after a difficult start, she moved to Hollywood. Once there, she landed two significant opportunities.
The first involved her appearance in motion pictures and TV shows. The second and more important opportunity was the start of her career as a single recording artist. When she sang, Connelly put to good use her beautiful, round tone and commendable lack of artifice to project the intent of any song with lucidity.
She was Frank Sinatra’s girlfriend for over two years, and their relationship opened many doors for her with musicians and the Hollywood studios. Even though Connelly had few significant opportunities in her career to show off her talent as a singer, the times she did resulted in these magnificent recordings. Sinatra, not very fond of praising his colleagues, had no qualms about praising Connelly. When he first heard her sing Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, he said: “Hi, beautiful lady, you are wonderful.” freshsoundrecords.
Tracklist:
1. You Make Me Feel So Young (Mirow-Gordon) 3:02
2. Trouble Is a Man (Joe Pasternack) 2:41
3. Where Did the Gentlemen Go? (Bobby Troup) 3:07
4. I Have Said Goodbye to Spring (Victor Young) 2:25
5. What Is There to Say? (Harburg-Burke) 2:54
6. Trav'lin' Light (Mercer-Mundy-Young) 2:29
7. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter) 3:18
8. Alone Together (Schwartz-Dietz) 3:16
9. I Got Plenty 'o Nuttin’ (G.& I. Gershwin) 2:40
10. Fools Rush In (Mercer-Bloom) 2:24
11. Ev'ry Time (Martin-Blane) 2:10
12. Gentleman Friend (Horwitt-Lezzine) 2:46
13. It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers-Hart) 4:26
14. Why Shouldn't I? (Cole Porter) 2:59
15. That Old Black Magic (Arlen-Mercer) 3:14
16. He Was Too Good to Me (Rodgers-Hart) 2:44
Total time: 46:55 min.
Credits:
Tracks #1-4, from the album “Peggy Connelly Sings” (Nocturne NLP-11/FSR-607)
Tracks #5-16, from the album “Peggy Connelly” (Bethlehem BCP-53)
Also entitled "That Old Black Magic"
Peggy Connelly, sings in all tracks
Personnel on #1-4: Marty Paich’s Orchestra
Jimmy Rowles, piano; Harry Babasin, bass; Roy Harte, drums; Stella Castellucci, harp; Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Nat Shapiro, Karl Gottlieb, cellos.
Recorded at Western Recorders Studio, Hollywood, December 15, 1954
Personnel on #5-16: Russell Garcia’s Wigville Band
Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Stu Williamson, trumpets; Russ Cheever, soprano sax; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Bill Holman, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, baritone sax; Al Hendrickson, guitar; Max Bennett, bass; Stan Levey, drums. Featured percussion on #9 & 15: Jack Costanzo, bongos, Ramón Rivera, congas; Willy Gallardo, timbales.
Recorded at Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, January 16, 17 & 18, 1956