Medeski Martin & Wood w/ Nels Cline - Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, Switzerland 04-07-2014 (SBD)

Medeski Martin & Wood w/ Nels Cline
Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI
Lugano, Switzerland
April 7, 2014
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 - Announcer's Intro 2:39
02 - Improv > 8:51
03 - Improv > 11:31
04 - Improv > 7:57
05 - Open Improv > 2:57
06 - Improv > 4:59
07 - Improv > 10:47
08 - Improv > 8:12
09 - Improv > 7:04
10 - Drum Solo 4:47
- ENCORE -
11 - Billy Speaks :47
12 - Improv 8:30

total playing time: 1hr 19mn 5sc

 
John Medeski - keyboards
Billy Martin - drums, percussion
Chris Wood - bass, e-bass
Nels Cline - guitar, electronics

Part 1 of our spotlight on guitarist Nels Cline and our 3rd Sunday Morning Jazz offering comes from Nels joining forces with the Legendary Medeski, Martin, & Wood. This hour long improvisational performance is great headphone music. Fans of Medeski, Martin & Wood will note that this incarnation has more of a Post-Rock feel to the music than their normal Jazz/Funk vibe. Wilco fans may want to check this show out to see what Nels Cline does on his nights off.

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Nels Cline Singers - Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA 02-22-2011 (SBD) - Dat Master

 

Nels Cline Singers
Johnny Brenda's
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2011
Soundboard Recording
Flac 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps/48khz
No Cover Art

The Recording:
Master - soundboard > denon portable DAT
Clone - DAT master > HHB CDR recorder

1st Set
01 Untitled
02 Untitled
03 Untitled
04 Untitled

2nd Set
05 Untitled
06 Untitled
07 Untitled
08 Untitled
09 Untitled

Set List:
Mercy (Procession)
Canales Cabeza
Amenette
Thurston County
Macroscopic
Respira
You Noticed
Lullaby for Ian
Divining
Floored
The Angel of Angels
Seven Zed Heaven
Hairy Mother

The Performers:
Nels Cline guitar
Trevor Dunn bass
Scott Amendola drums & electronics
Cyro Baptista percussion

Notes:
Set list does not match the song tracking, but this is the complete performance. There are a lot off songs that ran together and the taper didn't quite know the set. I have left the tracking as is since I couldn't tell either. This will not take away from the listening pleasure of this show since most of the music segues from track to track.

Some Jazz Purists might say this show isn't really Jazz. The Free Form/Improvisational Elements are there as well as a healthy amount of Post-Rock/Metal. This show could please fans of such bands as SunO))), Boris, Merzbow, Pelican, Mogwai, God Speed! You Black Emperor, or mid-era King Crimson. It's not a stretch at all to say if you loved Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music or Mwandishi era Herbie Hancock this show should be in your collection.

Personally when ever Rosebud asks "how long is this one honey?" I know I'm on to something. That is one reason this gem is on heavy rotation at the home nest.

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Nels Cline Singers - The Festival Jazz Terrassa ~ Nova Jazz Cava, Barcelona, Spain 03-19-2015 (FM)

Nels Cline Singers
The Festival Jazz Terrassa
Nova Jazz Cava
Barcelona, Spain
March 19, 2015
FM broadcast Recording
Extra tracks Very Good Audience Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Disc 1 (radio broadcast)
100 Radio Intro 2:22
101 Forge 9:02
102 A Mug Like Mine 12:38
103 King Queen 7:34
104 Double Bass Solo 2:58
105 The Angel of Angels 8:08
106 Canales’ Cabeza 5:59
107 Divining 8:25
108 You Noticed 5:19
109 Percussion Solos 6:41
110 Respira 6:14
111 Announcements 0:47
112 Sascha’s Book of Frogs 8:01
113 Radio Outro 0:44

Disc 2 (audience recording)
201 The Angel Of Angels 4:37
202 The Angel Of Angels 6:43
203 Cause for Concern 8:08
204 Sascha’s Book of Frogs 0:43
205 Cause for Concern 16:06
206 Announcements 0:55
207 Seven Zed Heaven 13:03
208 All India Radio (Carla Bley) 6:37

Nels Cline - guitars, electronics
Cyro Baptista - percussion
Trevor Dunn - electric and acoustic basses
Scott Amendola - drums

As promised last week here is a great performance from The Nels Cline Singers. Despite the name no one in the band sings, this is Instrumental Free Form Jazz. If you enjoyed last weeks show with Nels Cline joining forces with Medeski, Martin & Wood you should definitely check this one out. Also since Nels is a member of Wilco this should be of interest to fans of that band as well. The second disc is the part of the show that was not broadcast on the radio and is very listenable.

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Nels Cline Singers - Bimhaus Radio ~ Bimhaus, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 03-15-2015 (FM)

Nels Cline Singers
Bimhaus Radio
Bimhaus
Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 15, 2015
FM Broadcast Recording
MP4 vbr
Front Cover Only

01 Forge 11:43
02 Second Theme 7:07
03 A Mug Like Mine 7:26
04 King Queen 6:37
05 Thurston County 10:17
06 Respira 11:55
07 Sascha’s Book of Frogs 5:47
08 Canales’ Cabeza 6:18
09 Macroscopic 16:06
10 The Owl Of Cranston 11:37
11 Divining 10:47
12 Seven Zed Heaven 13:30

total playing time: 01hr 59mn 16sc

Nels Cline guitar
Trevor Dunn double-bass, electric bass
Scott Amendola drums
Cyro Baptista percussion

Part 2 of our spotlight on guitarist Nels Cline and our 4th Sunday Morning Jazz offering is a fine recording from his own project the Nels Cline Singers. Despite the name their is no singer in the group, their is a slight bit of chanting on one track. The band plays Free Form Jazz with a Post-Rock flavor. Fans of such bands as Mogwai, Swans, Pelican, Boris, God Speed! You Black Emperor, or even King Crimson should check this group out. Fans of Wilco may also be interested to know what Nels Cline does on his off nights. Fans of Experimental Music this is some great genre busting music. I highly recommend this recording and might I suggest using headphones and playing loud.

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Nels Cline Lovers - Jazzfest Berlin ~ Grosse Bühne, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany 11-04-2017 (FM)

Nels Cline Lovers
Jazzfest Berlin
Grosse Bühne
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Berlin, Germany
November 4, 2017
WDR3 Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 Introduction / Diaphanous 3:49
02 Beautiful Love 4:12
03 Cry, Want 6:03
04 Lady Gabor 7:52
05 Nels talks 1:26
06 I Have Dreamed 3:21
07 Secret Love 4:24
08 Why Was I Born? 5:29
09 Nels talks 1:16
10 The Night Porter / Max Mon Amour 8:13
11 Nels talks 0:44
12 Snare, Girl 6:26
13 Nels talks 0:25
14 So Hard It Hurts / Touching 6:30
15 Nels talks 0:53
16 The Search For Cat 4:02
17 The Bond 5:31

total playing time: 1hr 10mn 35sc

All tracks from the album, Lovers (2016).

Nels C Cline - guitar
Michael Leonhart - trumpet, conductor
Alex Cline - drums
Devin Hoff electric - bass
Anna Viechtl - harp
Martin Klenk - cello
Dmytro Bondarev - trumpet
Florian Menzel - trumpet
Rasmus Holm - trombone
Maria Reich - violin
Heidi Mockert - bassoon
Fynn Großmann - english horn
Marc Doffey - clarinets
Hauke Renken - vibraphone, marimba
Tomek Soltys - celeste
Morten Duun Aarup - guitar

This is some awesome stuff and highly recommended!

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Wilco - Star Wars Tour ~ Hall’s Island, Minneapolis, MN 08-20-2016 (FM)

Wilco
Star Wars Tour
Hall’s Island
Minneapolis, MN
August 20, 2016
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Disc 1
101 More * 3:02
102 Random Name Generator * 4:19
103 The Joke Explained * 2:40
104 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart 6:01
105 Art of Almost 7:27
106 Pickled Ginger * 2:39
107 Hummingbird 3:53
108 Handshake Drugs 6:25
109 Cold Slope/King Of You * 5:59
110 Via Chicago 5:41
111 Spiders 12:17
112 If I Ever Was A Child 3:20
113 Jesus Etc 4:30

Disc 2
201 Locator 3:20
202 Box Full of Letters 3:36
203 Heavy Metal Drummer 3:10
204 I’m the Man Who Loves You 3:53
205 Impossible Germany 8:14
206 The Late Greats 4:49
207 Red-Eyed and Blue 1:25
208 I Got You (At the End of the Century) 4:09
209 Outtasite (Out of Mind) 5:58
210 Misunderstood 4:02
211 It’s Just That Simple 4:35
212 War on War 3:42
213 Passenger Side 3:42
214 I’m Always in Love 4:22
215 California Stars 4:56
216 A Shot in the Arm 4:30

* Tracks from Star Wars

total playing time: 2hr 16mn 21sc

Jeff Tweedy - lead vocals, rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars, bass, harmonica
Nels Cline - lead guitar, loops, lap steel
John Stirratt - bass, backing vocals
Pat Sansone - keyboards, rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals, synthesizers, maracas, tambourine
Mikael Jorgensen - samples, soound manipulation, keyboards, synthesizers, effects, piano, organ
Glenn Kotche - drums, percussion

The 3rd part of our spotlight on guitarist Nels Cline is a fabulous recording and performance from Nels' day job with Wilco. Wilco is still on tour to promote the 2015 release Star Wars, although they do debut a few tracks from their upcoming Wilco Shmilco release.

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Nels Cline Singers & The Rova Quartet - International House, Philadelphia, PA 02-22-2011 (SBD & AUD Matrix)

Nels Cline Singers & The Rova Quartet
International House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
February 22, 2011
Soundbaord/Audience Matrix Recording - DAT Master Clone
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

The Recording:
Master - soundboard + room mic matrix set up by soundman > denon portable DAT
Clone - DAT master > HHB CDR recorder

01 Cesar Chávez (Amendola) / Trouble Ticket (Adams)
02 Whose To Know (For Albert Ayler) (Ochs)
03 African Tulip (Raskin)
04 The Buried Quilt (Cline)

Nels Cline guitar
Trevor Dunn bass
Scott Amendola drums
Jon Raskin baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone
Larry Ochs tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
Bruce Ackley soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Adams alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone

If you were into the last post from The Nels Cline Singers than click the download button because this one is just as kick ass. Just think of the last few Nels Cline posts and then add the element of 4 very talented sax players, you got the idea.

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Nels Cline, Tim Berne, & Jim Black - Unknown Venue, Santander, Spain 02-xx-2014 (SBD)

Nels Cline, Tim Berne, & Jim Black
Unknown Venue
Santander, Spain
February 2014
Soundboard Recording
MP4 vbr
Front Cover Only

01 Part 1 18:57
02 Part 2 18:50
03 Part 3 23:02
04 Part 4 12:45

total playing time: 1hr 13mn 35sc

Nels Cline guitar
Tim Berne saxophone
Jim Black drums

This is a challenging listen, at times harsh and at times almost tranquil this hour long improvisation my be a little too much for some Jazz fans. Fans of Experimental Music such as Earth, Boris, SunnO)), Orthodox, King Crimson, Lou Ree'd Metal Machine Trio and Experimental Jazz artists such as Nils Petter Molvær & Dave Douglas, will love this. I downloaded this and today's other featured Sunday Morning Jazz offering from The Live Jazz Lounge. A great site for unofficial Jazz recordings.

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Medeski, Martin & Wood w/ Nels Cline - Cully Jazz Festival ~ Cully Chapiteau Cully, Switzerland 04-05-2014 (FM)

Medeski, Martin & Wood w/ Nels Cline
Cully Jazz Festival
Cully Chapiteau
Cully, Switzerland
April 5, 2014
FM Broadcast Recording
MP4 vbr
Front Cover Only

01 One 10:12
02 Two 11:45
03 Three 11:06
04 Four 10:27
05 Five 10:23
06 Six 12:27
07 Seven 8:21

total playing time: 1hr 14mn 43sc

John Medeski keyboards
Chris Wood bass
Billy Martin drums
Nels Cline guitar

This Sunday Morning Jazz offering comes from the kings of improvisation, Medeski, Martin & Wood. At this show the band is joined by Jazz guitarist Nels Cline. Nels Cline leads the Free Form Jazz Group The Nels Cline Singers (no one in the band sings). Nels has recorded with a host of Jazz musicians and has also worked with Wilco, Lydia Lunch, fIREHOSE, Mike Watt's The Crew Of The Flying Saucer, and The Blue Man Group. This is an hour of improvisational jamming at it's best. Next week we will feature a show from the Nels Cline Singers (I am listening to it as I write this and it is excellent. This show is highly recommended to Jazz fans as well  as fans of Jam Bands.

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