Peter Kowald with …

Peter Kowald-double bass with:
Joëlle Léandre-double bass, voice;
Seizan Matsuda-shakuhachi;
Evan Parker-soprano saxophone;
Diamanda Galas-voice;
Conrad Bauer-trombone;
Tom Cora-cello;
Andrew Cyrille-drums, voice;
Irène Schweizer-piano;
Akira Sakata-alto saxophone;
Masahiko Kono-trombone;
Peter Brötzmann-tenor saxophone;
Tadao Sawai-koto;
Derek Bailey-guitar;
Floros Floridis-clarinet;
Han Bennink-drums;
Jeanne Lee-voice;
Keiki Midorikawa-cello;
Junko Handa-biwa, voice;
Danny Davis-alto saxophone

Recorded by:
  1 Jost Gebers on December 14th, 1986 in Berlin;
  2 Yukio Kojima on December 11th , 1986 in Tokyo;
  3 Jost Gebers on August 16th, 1987 in Berlin;
  4 Jost Gebers on March 12th, 1986 in Berlin;
  5 Jost Gebers on August 12th, 1989 in Berlin;
  6 Martin Wheeler on March 30th, 1986 in New York;
  7 Tom Cora on March 30th, 1986 in New York;
  8 Jost Gebers on December 14th, 1986 in Berlin;
  9 Yukio Kojima on December 11th, 1986 in Tokyo;
10 Martin Bisi on March 31st, 1986 in Brooklyn, New York;
11 Jost Gebers on June 29th, 1986 in Berlin;
12 Yukio Kojima on October 23rd, 1986 in Tokyo;
13 Jost Gebers on July 10th, 1988 in Berlin;
14 Vangelis Katsoulis on February 1st, 1989 in Athens;
15 Jost Gebers on July 9th, 1988 in Berlin;
16 Prince Studio on April 19th, 1988 in New York;
17 Yukio Kojima on October 7th, 1986 in Tokyo;
18 Yukio Kojima on October 23rd, 1986 in Tokyo;
19 Yukio Kojima on October 23rd, 1986 in Tokyo.
Mastered by Jonas Bergler.
Produced by Peter Kowald and Jost Gebers

Liner notes: Peter Kowald. Translation: Margaret Neuendorf

  1 Soeurbet Frereboise (Léandre/Kowald) - 3:51
  2 Wind arms (Matsuda/Kowald) - 4:39
  3 Straight angles suite (Parker/Kowald) - 3:19
  4 Throat I (Galas/Kowald) - 4:45
  5 Bein auf Stein (Bauer/Kowald) - 4:04
  6 Growing crazy (Cora/Kowald) - 2:19
  7 Serious Fun I (Cyrille/Kowald) - 5:23
  8 Wundenkönigin und Fühlebar (Schweizer/Kowald) - 4:49
  9 Birth of signs (Sakata/Kowald) - 3:13
10 Genmai (Kono/Kowald) - 3:24
11 Trollymog (Brötzmann/Kowald) - 2:31
12 The further float (Sawai/Kowald) - 4:19
13 Lost lots (Bailey/Kowald) - 2:58
14 Giorgos' red (Floridis/Kowald) - 4:34
15 Diepe spoeren (Bennink/Kowald) - 3:14
16 In these last days (Jeanne Lee) - 3:48
17 Grüner Mori (Midorikawa/Kowald) - 4:08
18 Power without power II (Handa/Kowald, lyrics: traditional) - 5:59
19 Riff raff go on (Davis/Kowald) - 1:57

BOOKLET: Design/Layout: Peter Kowald & Jost Gebers.
Photos: Dagmar Gebers and others
REMARK: Three tracks released in parallel on the LPs FMP 1260-Europa
(# 8 and # 11) and FMP 1280-Japan (# 12)
REMARK: Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: 4 Stars. All Music Guide: 4 Stars

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