FREDY STUDER . CHRISTY DORAN
JAZZ / FREE, AVANT-GARDE 1977-1994
FREDY STUDER / CHRISTY DORAN: HALF A LIFETIME
UNIT-RECORDS, UTR 4068 2CD(CD)
(P)(C)1994 UNIT-RECORDS, SWITZERLAND
RECORDED: 1977-1994
RELEASED: 1994, SWITZERLAND
CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Fredy Studer and Christy Doran
Executive Producer: Pius Knüsel
Sound treatment on August 2/3/4, 1994 at Soundville Recording Studios,
Lucerne, Switzerland, by Rebé J. Zingg, Fredy Studer and Christy Doran
Edited on August 25/26, 1994 at Soundville Recording Studios,
by Rebé J. Zingg, Fredy Studer and Christy Doran
Mastered by Michael Benitz and Christy Doran
Front cover drawing: Roland Bucher
Graphic concept and realisation: Rothenfluh & Hasler, CH-Lucerne
Liner notes: Peter Rüedi; Translation: Annette Schönholzer
CREDITS (musicians) :
Fredy Studer: drums, percussion (except on A6)
Christy Doran: electric guitar (on all tracks)
trumpet: Phil Minton (on A3,B7)
Manfred Schoof (on B2)
trombone: Ray Anderson (on A1)
reeds: Urs Leimgruber
(tenor sax on A4,B2, soprano sax on B2)
Urs Blöchlinger (alto sax on A9)
Charlie Mariano (alto/soprano sax on on B2)
Hans Koch
(soprano/tenor sax/bass clarinet on B6)
piano/keyboards: Wolfgang Dauner (piano on A4)
Jasper Van't Hof (piano on B2)
Django Bates (keyboards on B7)
electric guitar: Sonny Sharrock (on A2)
Stephan Wittwer (on A5,B4)
electric bass: Rosko Gee (on A2)
Amin Ali (on A3,B7)
Mani Zweili (on A7)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (on B8)
double bass: Bobby Burri (on A4,A8,B2,B5)
Olivier Magnenat (on A8,B5)
Mich Gerber (on A9)
Jean-François Jenny-Clark (on B8)
drums: Günter Müller (on A9,B3)
percussion: Dom Um Romao (on A4,B2)
Trilok Gurtu (on B2)
cello: Tom Cora (on A3)
Martin Schütz (on B6)
TRACKS :
DISC A (total time 74:19) :
1. Anderson/Doran and Fredy Studer :
Collage (8:14) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at Radio Studio, Zürich, Switzerland, April 25, 1994; Engineered by Martin Pearson
Ray Anderson, trombone; Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion
2. Studer/Doran/Sharrock & Gee :
Blind Willie (6:38) [Sonny Sharrock]
Recorded at Pilatus-Festival, Luzern, Switzerland, July 8, 1989; Engineered by Marcel Nellen
Fredy Studer, drums; Christy Doran, electric guitar; Sonny Sharrock, electric guitar; Rosko Gee, electric bass, announcement
3. Doran/Studer/Miniton/Ali & Cora play the music of Jimi Hendrix :
If 6 Was 9 (11:59) [Jimi Hendrix]
Recorded at Altes E-Werk, Göppingen, Germany, March 11, 1994; Engineered by Daniel Schneider
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Phil Minton, voice, trumpet; Amin Ali, electric bass; Tom Cora, cello
4. «OM» and Guests :
Sono Du Wase (12:53) [Urs Leimgruber]
Recorded at Limmathaus, International Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland, October 28, 1979
Engineered by Walter Hausegger
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Urs Leimgruber, tenor saxophone; Bobby Burri, double bass; Fredy Studer, drums; Dom Um Romao, percussion, voice; Wolfgang Dauner, piano, Oberheim synthesizer
5. Red Twist & Tuned Arrow :
Belluard (5:06) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at Volkshaus International Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland, October 27, 1985
Engineered by Jürg Peterhans
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Stephan Wittwer, electric guitar, synthesizer, sequencer programming
6. Christy Doran :
Solotude (5:28) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at Gemeindezentrum, Meierskappel, Switzerland, April 21, 1979
Engineered by Christy Doran
Christy Doran, electric guitar
7. Studer/Doran/Zweili :
Flight Through The Tunnel (1:38) [Fredy Studer, Christy Doran]
Recorded at Soundville Recording Studios, Luzern, Switzerland, May 30, 1989
Engineered by Etienne Bron
Fredy Studer, drums; Christy Doran, electric guitar; Mani Zweili, electric bass
8. Doran/Studer/Burri/Magnenat :
Siren (8:03) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at Festhalle, International Jazz Festival, Willisau, Switzerland, August 31, 1989
Engineered by Peter Pfister
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Bobby Burri, double bass; Olivier Magnenat, double bass
9. Doran/Studer/Blöchlinger/Gerber/Müller :
Voressen (3:55) [Doran, Studer, Blöchlinger, Gerber, Müller]
Recorded at Jazzclub Allmend, Oberengstringen, Switzerland, January 15, 1993
Engineered by Martin Pearson
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Urs Blöchlinger, alto saxophone; Mich Gerber, double bass; Günter Müller, drums, electronics
10. Fredy Studer :
Puls (4:03) [Fredy Studer]
Recorded at Festhalle, International Jazz Festival, Willisau, Switzerland, August 27, 1977
Fredy Studer, drums
11. Doran/Studer/Gerber/Magnenat :
Axelstein (6:03) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at Glass Slipper Club, International Jazz Festival, Vancouver, Canada, June 27, 1992
Engeered by Ed Oleksiuk
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Mich Gerber, double bass; Olivier Magnenat, double bass
DISC B (total time 74:42) :
1. Fredy Studer/Christy Doran :
Half A Lifetime (10:35) [Fredy Studer, Christy Doran]
Recorded at «CaBaRe»-Club, Zürich, Switzerland, January 21, 1994; Engeered by Martin Pearson
Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Christy Doran, electric guitar
2. «OM» and Guests :
Back To Front (17:22) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at «Mohren», Willisau, Switzerland, June 5, 1982; Engineered by Peter Heuberger
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Urs Leimgruber, soprano/tenor saxophone; Bobby Burri, double bass; Fredy Studer, drums; Dom Um Romao, percussion, voice; Charlie Mariano, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone(solo); Manfred Schoof, trumpet; Jasper Van't Hof, piano, electric piano, keyboards; Trilok Gurtu, percussion, voice
3. Doran/Studer/Blöchlinger/Gerber/Müller :
Mad Dogs And Englishmen (4:16) [Doran, Studer, Müller]
Recorded at Jazzclub Allmend, Oberengstringen, Switzerland, January 15, 1993
Engineered by Martin Pearson
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Günter Müller, drums, percussion
4. Red Twist & Tuned Arrow :
Kater Karlo (6:24) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at "Sedel" rehearsal room, Luzern, Switzerland, August 12, 1985
Engineered by Stephan Wittwer
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Stephan Wittwer, electric guitar, sequencer programming
5. Doran/Studer/Burri/Magnenat :
Phoenix (9:38) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at Festhalle, International Jazz Festival, Willisau, Switzerland, August 31, 1989;
Engineered by Peter Pfister
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Bobby Burri, double bass; Olivier Magnenat, double bass
6. Koch/Schütz/Studer and Christy Doran :
Lucky Can (10:51) [Hans Koch]
Recorded at «Schüür», Luzern, Switzerland, October 18, 1992; Engineered by Ron Kurz
Hans Koch, soprano/tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Martin Schütz, electric 5-string cello; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Christy Doran, electric guitar
7. Doran/Studer/Minton/Bates/Ali play the music of Jimi Hendrix :
Fire (5:54) [Jimi Hendrix]
Recorded at «Stadtgarten»m Köln, Germany, April 26, 1993; Engineered by Daniel Schneider
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Phil Minton, voice, trumpet; Django Bates, keyboards; Amin Ali, electric bass
8. Doran/Studer/Tacuma/Jenny-Clark :
Quasar (9:24) [Christy Doran]
Recorded at «Jazzclub»m Hannover, Germany, January 31, 1994; Engineered by Daniel Schneider
Christy Doran, electric guitar; Fredy Studer, drums, percussion; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, electric bass; Jean-François Jenny-Clark, double bass
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