39. Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt 2008
THE WYATT VARIATIONS – An Evening Curated by Robert Wyatt

Max Nagl "Market Rasen"
"Dondestan! – The Wyatt Project" with special guest Michael Mantler
Annie Whitehead's "Soupsongs" with special guest Gilad Atzmon

Hessische Rundfunk-Sendesaal, Frankfurt (Germany)
31 October 2008

Hessische Rundfunk FM live broadcast


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For the '39. Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt 2008' Robert Wyatt has curated a whole evening entitled 'The Wyatt Variations' with three different bands reinventing his oeuvre. Fantastic evening really. And he was there, in person!

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"THE WYATT VARIATIONS – An evening curated by Robert Wyatt"


I. [64.50]
MAX NAGL 'MARKET RASEN'

Max Nagl : alto saxophone, clarinet
Klemens Wenger : keyboards, electronics
Herbert Pirker : drums

01 introduction
02 Born Again Cretin
03 CP Jeebies
04 Louth Mouth
05 The British Road
06 talk
07 Alliance
08 Mob Rule
09


II. [66.35]
'DONDESTAN! - THE WYATT PROJECT'

John Greaves : voice, bass guitar, piano
Sylvain Kassap : clarinets
Hélène Labarrière : bass
Jacques Mahieux : voice, drums
Karen Mantler : voice, organ, harmonica
Jef Morin : guitar

special guest:
Michael Mantler : trumpet

01 introduction
02 Pataphysical Introduction > A Concise British Alphabet
03 Gloria Gloom
04 Alliance
05 Forest
06 Sea Song
07 band introduction
08 Trickle Down
09 talk
10 God Song
11 Take on the Bowers
12 O Caroline
13 The Official Robert Wyatt Fan Club Song
14 Robert Wyatt Q&A On Stage


III. [84.55]
ANNIE WHITEHEAD'S 'SOUPSONGS'

Annie Whitehead : musical director, trombone, voice
Jennifer Maidman : guitar, voice
Sarah Jane Morris : voice
Cristina Donà : voice
Harry Beckett : trumpet, flugelhorn
Mark Lockheart : tenor and soprano saxophones
Steve Lodder : piano, keyboards
Dudley Phillips : bass guitar
Liam Genockey : drums

special guest:
Gilad Atzmon : alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet

01 introduction
02 Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road > Alifib > Alife
03 talk
04 Alliance
05 talk
06 Sea Song
07 talk
08 Old Europe
09 band introduction
10 Left on Man
11 Maryan
12 talk
13 Soup Song
14 applause
15 encore: Free Will and Testament
16 encore: Dondestan
17 encore: Heaps of Sheeps
18 applause, radio announcement


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