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Sadao Watanabe – Rendezvous ... US 1984 Front Cover Painting by Robert Sutz

Ilona Csáková – Pořád Jsem To Já ... Czech Republic 2018

The sons Djinji Brown and Ruomi Lee-Hampel would have to work together ...

Fläsket Brinner Featuring Bo Hansson – Live At Pistolteatern 1972 ... Sweden 2023

Various – Folies Bergère 1902 - 1942 ... France 1995

Back cover of Marion Brown in Sommerhausen. Calig CAL 30 605 Stereo [1969] On view the venue Torturmtheater, painted by Luigi Malipiero, theater director

Reggie Johnson and Ronnie Boykins on 'Marion Brown Quartet. ESP - DISK' 1022 [1965]

The story behind Sommerhausen is a winegrowing village near Würzburg. 'Marion Brown In Sommerhausen' was recorded at the Torturmtheater [Gate Tower Theater] there. See back cover of the original issue: The note on the back cover is incorrect:”Life recorded at Bayerische Staatskonservatorium der Musik Würzburg May 17 th 1969.” Correct is:”Life recorded b y ...” - not 'at'! Painter of the back cover is Luigi Malipiero, theater and artistic director, actor, set designer, book illustrator and painter at that time in Sommerhausen. He was a close friend of Berthold Hummel, later Professor and President of the University of Music in Würzburg. Marion Brown and Gunter Hampel met Berthold Hummel in Paris 1968! As a scholar at the “Cité Internationale des Arts”, Bertold Hummel lived and worked in Paris from July 1st to December 31st, 1968. Brown, Hampel and Hummel premiered the joint “Conversation” at the “Cité” on December 3, 1968. Marion Brown and Berthold Hummel in Paris 1968 The performance of the "Marion Brown Ensemble from Paris" was announced in Würzburg as the 53rd studio concert on May 17, 1969 under the title "Jazz Concert - Free/Natural Jazz". I suspect that Luigi Malipiero and his theater in Sommerhausen were ready for the performance because the 52nd studio concert in Würzburg was so poorly attended. The 'Torturmtheater' in Sommerhausen still exists. Years ago I walked through the gate ...

👍 - saw Mickey Tucker with the Jazztet in Vienne/France 1982, July 9. Line up: Art Farmer (tp), Benny Golson (ts), Curtis Fuller (tb), Mickey Tucker (p), Ray Drummond (b), Albert Heath (dr).

I remember Jack Gregg, he was often in Göttingen, Gunter Hampel's hometown. Here is a photo from the Göttingen venue 'Blue Note' in 1976 with Allan Praskin (fl) and Joe Pentzlin (p). Jack Gregg recorded 9 albums with Gunter Hampel and 5 albums with Marion Brown - Marion was also often here in our town.

👍 - on my shelf:

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Jean-Philippe Scali – Evidence ... France 2011

Reissued in France 1990:

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Phyllis Hyman – Under Her Spell - Greatest Hits ... 1989

Red Steagall And The Boys In The Bunkhouse – Faith And Values ... 1995

👍 - as Verve POCJ-2718 [Japan 1999] on my shelf

Marc Hemmeler / Herb Ellis – Anniversary In Paris ... 1986

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Sidney Bechet With Claude Luter And His Orchestra – Olympia Concert ... UK 1955

Fuel – Take Effect ... US 1990

Weyman Corporation – Le Chat ... France 1976

👍 - as EmArcy – EJD-3074 [Japan 1990] on my shelf.

Dannie Richmond Quintet. Gatemouth 1004 [1980}