Gittin' to Know Y'All is a various artists album recorded during the annual Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting in 1969 and released on the MPS label in 1970. It features one track by the Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra conducted by trumpeter Lester Bowie, one by the Terje Rypdal Group, one by Karin Krog, and one by The Willem Breuker-John Surman Duo. This historic session was the first time that many of these European and American jazz musicians performed together in a large group setting.[1]
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 12–14, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:33 | |||
| Label | MPS | |||
| Producer | Joachim Berendt | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Gittin' to Know Y'All" (Bowie) - 32:00
- "Ved Soerevatn" (Rypdal) - 5:00
- "For My Two J.B.'s" (Krog) - 1:06
- "May Hunting Song" (Breuker) - 4:47
- Recorded live during the annual Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting at Südwestfunk UKO Studio I on December 12 to 14, 1969.
Personnel
editTrack 1 - The Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra conducted by Lester Bowie
- Lester Bowie: trumpet and conductor
- Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet
- Kenny Wheeler: trumpet
- Albert Mangelsdorff: trombone
- Eje Thelin: trombone
- Joseph Jarman: soprano saxophone
- Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone
- Alan Skidmore: tenor saxophone
- Heinz Sauer: tenor saxophone
- Gerd Dudek: tenor saxophone
- Bernt Rosengren: tenor saxophone
- John Surman: baritone saxophone
- Willem Breuker: bass clarinet
- Terje Rypdal: guitar
- Dave Burrell: piano
- Leo Cuypers: prepared piano
- Barre Phillips: bass
- Palle Danielsson: bass
- Steve McCall: drums
- Tony Oxley: drums
- Claude Delcloo: drums
Track 2 - The Terje Rypdal Group
- Terje Rypdal: guitar
- Claude Delcloo: bells
- Joseph Jarman: flute
- Bernt Rosengren: flute, oboe
- Karin Krog: vocals
- Barre Phillips: bass
- Palle Danielsson: bass
- Steve McCall: drums
Track 3 - Karin Krog
- Karin Krog: vocals
Track 4 - The Willem Breuker-John Surman Duo
- John Surman: bass clarinet
- Willem Breuker: bass clarinet
References
edit- ^ Lewis, G. E., Gittin’ To Know Y’all: Improvised Music, Interculturalism, and the Racial Imagination accessed August 12, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011