some  mg photos from last year by great photographer nuno martins, from lisbon.

http://www.nmartins.com/Galleries_JazzImprov/MatsGustafsson_gallery/index.html?detectflash=false&

very very sad news….

Fred Andersoon, one of the greatest saxophone players and free jazz pioneers, died this morning in Chicago.

born in 1929 and one of the founding members of AACM and always active at his Velvet Lounge in Chicago, until the very end.

RIP

well… the quiz is over…. very many answers… and a lot of them quite corretct…. but only one guessing the right year… it was not Mars Williams, It was not Larry Ochs…. it was not… etc etc….the photo of the roland kirk wannabee…was of course… yours truly. ( sorry about that…)

MATS GUSTAFSSON 1984

the picture were taken by Edward Jarvis in 1984, during a session with drummer Kjell Nordeson in Umeå. ( good times….)

an ep + casette will be sent soon to the happy winner from holland!

a big sax photo quiz is coming up later in summer… watch out for it!!!

some of the most amazing films EVER made on music… and improvised music in particular are the films that Derek Bailey did wuth channel 4/ BBC years ago… material taken from his great book ” Improvisation: its nature and practice in music”!!!

fanfuckintastic!!!!

http://www.ubu.com/film/bailey.html

Dror Feiler… one of the most amazing musician, activist and artist!

I owe him BIG time! for it all!

”Den politiska, eller revolutionära, sprängkraften ligger i att utmana invanda mönster. På det sättet är min musik alltid politisk även om det inte är explicit. Den bygger på revolt.”

hopefully his saxophone will be brought back to him soon… Dror neads his axe!!!

FIGHT IT ALL!!!!

LOUD!!!!

http://www.tegen2.se/

The  site is now iPhone, Blackberry and Android adapted.
visit the site on your mobile phone and you now will see this:

You are just a click away from Mats tourlist (in the right side of the menu bar)
Click the arrow in the right corner to see all the cathegories that are posted.

And when you choose too bookmark the webpage you can choose the selection “put on homescreen”
You will then get a fast bookmark to the webpage looking like this:

/Webmaster

check it out… two BOMBS and some other great vinyls:

http://matsgus.com/archives/category/vinyl/trades

Good luck! only trades… nothing for sale….

NEW VINYL TRADES JUNE 2010

its time again… sorry for the delay…
some heavy vinyls again up for trade… two bombs… and some other very very nice music.. and it´s all on vinyl, of course… 7″ and 12″…

the first that emails me with a good trade offer gets the vinyl needed. I dont compare offers… the first good one gets it.

please email me:

mats@matsgus.com

- Orkest de volharding – de volharding

great 7″ with music by the great loius andriessen with ao marten altena and willem breuker. this is not a 7″ you see every day! nice shape , vinyl is perfect. the cover shows some wear.

- MJT + 3

GREAT music with the legendary chicago unit MJT ( Modern Jazz Three) with special guest : a young and amazing Muhal Richard Abrams!!!
This is a japanese perssing in prestine condition. really amazing jazz , just before the free jazz thing hit the fan….

- The Gordon Beck Quartet – Experiments with Pop.

a VERY sought after LP… this is the japanese pressing of a real rarity…. with young Johnny McLaughlin on guitar and Tony Oxley on drums… completely great mix of two musical worlds…. ripping guitar playing!
vinyl is in great shape.. the cover has some transperent tape on the seams.

- Yosuke Yamashita Trio – Clay

One of the most amazing records ever done in free jazz… this is the SHIT! amazing…. complety WILD and in detailed brutality!!! a CLASSIC!
not really rare… but amazing… just amazing….

-Jimmy Scott – The Source

a classic vocal album… a TRUE classic… one of the most amazing vocal albums ever f**kin done! I swear….
not extremely rare…but  in really great condition.
there is a lot of rumours about this LP… that it was redrawn by the label at some point after its release… I dont know the full story….
beautiful vocal.. arrangements… music….

- Mario Schiano Trio – Concerto Della Statale

an mindbending trio recording from Italian maestro Mario Schiano. an early document that you will not see so often. highly recommended!!!!
in really great condition as well.

and a new BOMB!!!!

-BORN FREE on Scout records

the legendary, legendary release by the frankfurt jazz festival with unautherized tracks by Peter Brötzmann Group!!!!! and Art Ensemble of Chicago meets European Free Jazz Orchestra w ao. jeanne Lee, Günter Christmann. Mangelsdorf etc etc…
WILD WILD WILD!!!! 3 LP set… in really nice condition as well.

the cover has some slight wear and minor dents….
this one is HEAVY!!!!! recordings are great and music KICKS SERIOUS ASS!!!!
serious trade offers please….

and an old bomb… BOMB!!!!

again…. I have a 2nd copy of the amazing Kauro Abe LP… winter 1972!!!!!!!
MN 3039
This one was traded for a very very high trade value before… and money were offered from many collectors. but again… trade only… trade only….
released back in the days in only hundred (100) !!! copies… never ever for sale before…?Rarer then hens teeth…?One bootleg CD was relaesed 10 years ago and another legal CD is now available in japan, but this is the original release. This copy is NEW(!!!) never played…?And… the music… is completely FANTASTIC!?I think this is the best material that Abe ever recorded!!! A KILLER!?Solo sax in a way never heard. I was chocked listening to this ABSOLUTE MONSTER first time! I m still in chock…?No Art Cover…just came in white plain sleeve with soft plastic wrapping.
who has a copy of that Steve Lacy Japanese gallery edition to trade with ?

Good luck to you all !
ps. and I do still have some copies of Mats Gustafsson vinyls from the past… some in very limited quantities. some will be up for trade in the next list.
actually….one very very heavy item will be up for trade in next list, end of July… 100 copies only… tba…

THE THING  + OTOMO YOSHIHIDE

EUROPEAN TOUR

1- 13th oct 2010

new cd on smalltown supersound : ” shinjuku crawl”

please contact:

danielle@oosterop.com