THE BADEN-BADEN FREE JAZZ ORCHESTRA
JAZZ / FREE, AVANT-GARDE 1969
THE BADEN-BADEN FREE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: GITTIN' TO KNOW Y'ALL
MPS RECORDS, 15.269(LP)
(P)(C)1969 MPS RECORDS, VILLINGEN
RECORDED: DECEMBER 12-14, 1969
RELEASED: 1969, GERMANY
RE-ISSUED: POLYDOR K.K., POCJ-2553(CD)
RELEASED: MARCH 18, 1998, JAPAN

CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Joachim E.Berendt
Recorded at the annual Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting,
Südwestfunk Uko, Studio I, December 12-14, 1969
Fotos: Jörg Becker, Irmtraud Wirth
Cover and Design Work: Wolfgang Baumann
Tony Oxley appears courtesy of CBS
Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman and Claude Delcoloo appears courtesy of BYG Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
Lester Bowie: trumpet (on 1,2)
Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet (on 1,2)
Kenny Wheeler: trumpet (on 1,2)
Albert Mangelsdorff: trombone (on 1,2)
Eje Thelin: trombone (on 1,2)
Joseph Jarman: soprano saxophone (on 1,2)
flute (on 3)
Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone (on 1,2)
Alan Skidmore: tenor saxophone (on 1,2)
Heinz Sauer: tenor saxophone (on 1,2)
flute/oboe (on 3)
Gerd Dudek: tenor saxophone (on 1,2)
Bernt Rosengren: tenor saxophone (on 1,2)
John Surman: baritone saxophone (on 1,2,5)
Willem Breuker: bass clarinet (on 1,2,5)
Terje Rypdal: guitar (on 1-3)
Dave Burrell: piano (on 1,2)
Leo Cuypers: prepared piano (on 1,2)
Barre Phillips: bass (on 1-3)
Palle Danielsson: bass (on 1-3)
Steve McCall: drums (on 1-3)
Tony Oxley: drums (on 1,2)
Claude Delcloo: drums (on 1,2)
percussion (on 3)
Karin Krog: vocals (on 3,4)
TRACKS (total time 47:16) :
THE BADEN-BADEN FREE JAZZ ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY LESTER BOWIE:
1. Gittin' To Know Y'All, Part 1 (23:34) [Lester Bowie]
2. Gittin' To Know Y'All, Part 2 (8:41) [Lester Bowie]
Lester Bowie, Hugh Steinmetz, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, trombone; Joseph Jarman, soprano saxophone; Roscoe Mitchell, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, Heinz Sauer, Gerd Dudek, Bernt Rosengren, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone saxophone; Willem Breuker, bass clarinet; Terje Rypdal, guitar; Dave Burrell, piano; Leo Cuypers, prepared piano; Barre Phillips, Palle Danielsson, bass; Steve McCall, Tony Oxley, Claude Delcloo, drums
THE TERJE RYPDAL GROUP :
3. Ved Soerevatn (8:48) [Terje Rypdal]
Joseph Jarman, flute; Bernt Rosengren, flute, oboe; Karin Krog, vocals; Terje Rypdal, guitar; Barre Phillips, Palle Danielsson, bass; Steve McCall, drums; Claude Delcloo, percussion
KARIN KROG :
4. FOR MY TWO J.B.'S (1:19) [Karin Krog]
four vocal parts by Karin recorded on a four track machine
THE WILLEM BREUKER-JOHN SURMAN DUO :
5. May Hunting Song (4:53) [Willem Breuker]
unaccompanied, Breuker right, Surman left
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