Drummer Sven-Ake Johansson is also a poet, writer and visual artist; here he joined forced with Alexander von Schlippenbach in 1988 to record these songs, never previously released, sung in German and English, for a set of 9 fascinating narrations that engage the listener independent of language, as von Schlippenbach improvises with prodigious technique.
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Sven-Ake Johansson-vocals
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UPC: 9120036682467
Label: Trost Records
Catalog ID: TROST 159LP
Squidco Product Code: 24722
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2017
Country: Austria
Packaging: LP
Recorded by Radio DRS, Bern, Switzerland, in 1988.
"Trost present Schraubenlieder, unreleased songs by Sven-Ake Johansson and Alexander von Schlippenbach from 1988, recorded by Radio DRS Bern."
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Sven-Ake Johansson "Sven-Åke Johansson (born 1943 in Mariestad, living in Berlin since 1968) is a Swedish drummer and composer associated with free jazz and free improvisation. He was in the Globe Unity Orchestra and played with German reedist Alfred Harth and Belgian pianist Nicole Van den Plas in E.M.T.." ^ Hide Bio for Sven-Ake Johansson • Show Bio for Alexander von Schlippenbach "One of Europe's premier free jazz bandleaders, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's music mixes free and contemporary classical elements, with his slashing solos often the link between the two in his compositions. Schlippenbach formed The Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966 to perform the piece"Globe Unity, which had been commissioned by the Berliner Jazztage. He remained involved with the orchestra into the '80s. Schlippenbach began taking lessons at eight, and studied at the Staatliche Hochschule for Musik in Cologne with composers Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Rudolf Petzold. He played with Gunther Hampel in 1963, and was in Manfred Schoof's quintet from 1964 to 1967.Schlippenbach began heading various bands after 1967, among them 1970 trio with Evan Parker and Paul Lovens and a duo with Sven-Ake Johansson which they co-formed in 1976. Schlippenbach has also given many solos performances. In the late '80s, he formed the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra,which has featured a number ofesteemed European avant-garde jazz musicians including Evan Parker, Paul Lovens, KennyWheeler, Misha Mengelberg and Aki Takase. During the 90`s Duo work with Tony Oxley, Sam Rivers and Aki Takase. 1999 started performance and radiorecording of Thelonius Monks complete works, (all the compositions) with Rudi Mahall and his group "Die Enttäuschung"." ^ Hide Bio for Alexander von Schlippenbach
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Track Listing:
SIDE A
1. Pedalmechanismen heben Ausschuttungsgefasse im Vertikalen 03:01
2. Lorbeersuppen 04:35
3. Feingefiedertes Federvieh 11:08
4. Forellenteich 04:50
SIDE B
1. Schraubensortierer 04:35
2. The horse and the oaktree 07:36
3. Morgengymnastik 02:14
4. Vergroesserungsglaeser 04:53
5. Sturmboeen 04:36
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