Ran Blake, Tim Berne, Satoko Fujii & Clemens Kuratle

Another of those "found" albums is the highlight of this episode. In 2006 master pianist Ran Blake and guitarist Dave "Knife" Fabris were performing at The Bimhuis in Amsterdam. After the gig the club gave them a recording of their performance, and as often happens, that disappeared. It finally emerged during the pandemic when Fabris found it. Live In Amsterdam 2006 is now available and another addition to the Ran Blake legend. Dave Fabris got his name "Knife" because he once played his guitar with a knife.) Two veterans of the free jazz world have albums with new bands—saxophonist Tim Berne with guitarist Gregg Belisle-Chi and drummer Tom Rainey, and pianist Satoko Fujii with "Gen," her first recording with a string ensemble. Swiss drummer Clemens Kuratle continueswith his band Ydivide on a second album for Intakt Records. You'll also hear more from some of my favourite albums of '24—Old Mountain, Fujii & Natsuki Tamura, David Leon, Peter Evans, William Parker & Heart Trio, Ingebright Haker Flaten & Thumbscrew.

Playlist

• Old Mountain "Goodnight Irene" from Another State Of Mind (Clean Feed) 00:00
• Host speaks 05:53
• Tim Berne "Julius Hemphill" from Yikes Too (Screwgun/Out Of Your Head) 07:44
• Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura "Lifting" from Aloft (Libra) 16:14
• David Leon "You Won't Find It By Yourself" from Bird's Eye (Pyroclastic) 25:36
• Host speaks 32:07
• Clemens Kuratle & YDivide "Highway" from The Default (Intakt) 34:13
• Peter Evans "Boom" from Extra (We Jazz) 41:26
• Garfo "Salto" from Ordia (Robalo) 47:05
• Host speaks 51:35
• Ran Blake & Dave "Knife" Fabris "All That Is Tied" from Live In Amsterdam 2006 (First Visit) 54:50
• Ran Blake & Dave "Knife" Fabris "Sadness/Space Church" from Live In Amsterdam 2006 (First Visit) 59:09
• Clemens Kuratle & YDivide "Deine Warme" from The Default (Intakt) 1:04:41
• Stephen Gauci, Matt Hollenberg, Jeon Lim Yang & Patrick Golden "Improvisation #3" from Live At Scholes Street Studio (Gauci Music) 1:11:04
• Host speaks 1:19:45
• William Parker, Cooper-Moore & Hamid Drake "Flow Children Dance" from Heart Trio Flow (AUM Fidelity) 1:22:21
• Ingebrigt Haker Flaten & Exit Knarr "Dylar" from Breezy (Sonic Transmission) 1:30:18
• Leiba Trio "Espejos" from Prohibido Andar En Sulky (Ears&Eyes) 1:37:52
• Host speaks 1:45:02
• Satoko Fujii Gen "Early Afternoon" from Altitude 1100 Meters (Libra) 1:46:53
• Thumbscrew "Wingbeats" from Wingbeats (Cuneiform) 1:54:36
• Stephen Davis Unit "The Gleaming World" from The Gleaming World (577 Records) 1:59:17
• Host speaks 2:06:34
• Russ Lossing, Masa Kamaguchi & Billy Mintz "Pent Up House" from Moon Inhabitants (Sunnyside) 2:08:22