HutchFan Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 9 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: There are so many interconnected records from 1969 by players like Gunter Hampel, Marion Brown and Jeanne Lee. Did they form a touring group along the lines of Archie Shepp's North African visit group, the AEC, Frank Wright or CCC? Or was it just chance and chemistry that led them to record so many together? IIRC, Jeanne Lee was married to Gunter Hampel.  Quote
Rabshakeh Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, HutchFan said: IIRC, Jeanne Lee was married to Gunter Hampel.  That might well explain it! Quote
mjazzg Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, HutchFan said: IIRC, Jeanne Lee was married to Gunter Hampel.  Yes, there are live albums. Hampel certainly had a stable of players he called upon and many of his bands were transatlantic. I think Hampel's catalogue is one of the most consistent and underappreciated of his era. And until recently he was still knocking them out, often featuring his and Lee's daughter in Lee's place. Hampel doesn't make bad albums as far as I'm concerned.any good ones, some great and some average. Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 9 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Jeanne Lee - Conspiracy Gunter Hampel - The 8th of July 1969 There are so many interconnected records from 1969 by players like Gunter Hampel, Marion Brown and Jeanne Lee. Did they form a touring group along the lines of Archie Shepp's North African visit group, the AEC, Frank Wright or CCC? Or was it just chance and chemistry that led them to record so many together? I enthusiastically reviewed "The 8th of July 1969" for Downbeat back in the day. Years later I got a nice note of thanks plus a DVD of Willem Breuker in action from bassist Arjen Gortner. Quote
HutchFan Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Yes, there are live albums. Hampel certainly had a stable of players he called upon and many of his bands were transatlantic. I think Hampel's catalogue is one of the most consistent and underappreciated of his era. And until recently he was still knocking them out, often featuring his and Lee's daughter in Lee's place. Hampel doesn't make bad albums as far as I'm concerned.any good ones, some great and some average. mjazzg, I've only scratched the surface of Hampel's discography. Which of his albums are your favorites?  Quote
Rabshakeh Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 41 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Yes, there are live albums. Hampel certainly had a stable of players he called upon and many of his bands were transatlantic. I think Hampel's catalogue is one of the most consistent and underappreciated of his era. And until recently he was still knocking them out, often featuring his and Lee's daughter in Lee's place. Hampel doesn't make bad albums as far as I'm concerned.any good ones, some great and some average. He's consistently good on the Marion Brown ones too. I confess that other than MB's and JL's records in the late 60s / early 70s and GH's own earliest few, I don't know much about Hampel's work. Quote
mjazzg Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: mjazzg, I've only scratched the surface of Hampel's discography. Which of his albums are your favorites?  Of the top of my head I'd say these  https://www.discogs.com/master/92277-Gunter-Hampel-The-8th-Of-July-1969 https://www.discogs.com/master/466666-Jeanne-Lee-Gunter-Hampel-Perry-Robinson-Spirits https://www.discogs.com/master/466691-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Toni-Marcus-Waltz-For-3-Universes-In-A-Corridor https://www.discogs.com/release/2756261-Gunter-Hampel-WellenWaves-Berlin-Soloflight https://www.discogs.com/master/246093-Gunter-Hampel-Quintet-Heartplants He's an artist with a very distinct and identifiable sound to my ears who achieved that sound across a very wide spectrum of group size, from solo to big band. The presence of Jeanne Lee is always a bonus, of course but some other core collaborators like Thomas Keyserling and Perry Robinson pop up regularly. No matter how free the line ups look there's always a core melodicism to his work. His later recordings are more difficult for me to get as most were released when he was US based, on his Birth label. One of our fellow boardees knows him well, can't remember who now but they both reside in the same German city now, I think.' Can't imagine how I forgot this one, strictly for the Jeanne Lee fans amongst us https://www.discogs.com/release/2402149-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Oasis  Edited March 27, 2022 by mjazzg Quote
HutchFan Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Of the top of my head I'd say these  https://www.discogs.com/master/92277-Gunter-Hampel-The-8th-Of-July-1969 https://www.discogs.com/master/466666-Jeanne-Lee-Gunter-Hampel-Perry-Robinson-Spirits https://www.discogs.com/master/466691-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Toni-Marcus-Waltz-For-3-Universes-In-A-Corridor https://www.discogs.com/release/2756261-Gunter-Hampel-WellenWaves-Berlin-Soloflight https://www.discogs.com/master/246093-Gunter-Hampel-Quintet-Heartplants Thank you! I'm going to investigate these.  Quote
jlhoots Posted March 27, 2022 Report Posted March 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Thank you! I'm going to investigate these.  For some reason The 8th Of July 1969 was always my top pick. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted March 28, 2022 Report Posted March 28, 2022 12 hours ago, mjazzg said: Of the top of my head I'd say these  https://www.discogs.com/master/92277-Gunter-Hampel-The-8th-Of-July-1969 https://www.discogs.com/master/466666-Jeanne-Lee-Gunter-Hampel-Perry-Robinson-Spirits https://www.discogs.com/master/466691-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Toni-Marcus-Waltz-For-3-Universes-In-A-Corridor https://www.discogs.com/release/2756261-Gunter-Hampel-WellenWaves-Berlin-Soloflight https://www.discogs.com/master/246093-Gunter-Hampel-Quintet-Heartplants He's an artist with a very distinct and identifiable sound to my ears who achieved that sound across a very wide spectrum of group size, from solo to big band. The presence of Jeanne Lee is always a bonus, of course but some other core collaborators like Thomas Keyserling and Perry Robinson pop up regularly. No matter how free the line ups look there's always a core melodicism to his work. His later recordings are more difficult for me to get as most were released when he was US based, on his Birth label. One of our fellow boardees knows him well, can't remember who now but they both reside in the same German city now, I think.' Can't imagine how I forgot this one, strictly for the Jeanne Lee fans amongst us https://www.discogs.com/release/2402149-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Oasis  Thanks! Quote
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