Theo Loevendie
from the vaults of the Dutch Jazz Archive 1967-1973
Apart from tracks 01-03, which were seeded here before by SAMMLER_KK, the tunes presented here are preserved by the Dutch Jazz Archive.
Theo Loevendie Three:
01. Lady Penelope, long version (Theo Loevendie)
02. Esma (Theo Loevendie)
03. Lady Penelope, short version (Theo Loevendie)
Theo Loevendie Three:
Theo Loevendie - sopranosax, bassclarinet, piano
Maarten van Regteren Altena - bass
John Engels - drums
VARA Studio, Hilversum, March 30, 1967 [FM broadcast April 12, 1967]
Source: rb/VARA, Radio Hilversum 1967
FM > reeltape > HD > flac
Theo Loevendie Consort:
04. intro tune by the Theo Loevendie Consort (0:19)
05. introduction of the Theo Loevendie Consort by Michiel de Ruyter (0:51)
06. Mr. Brook (Theo Loevendie) (5:38)
07. intro (0:20)
08. Zero (Theo Loevendie (7:07)
09. outro (0:17)
Theo Loevendie - altosax (solo 06)
unknown / unspecified / uncredited participant on piano
Joop Mastenbroek - baritone sax (solo 06)
Hans Dulfer - tenorsax (solo 06)
Han Bennink - drums, xylophone (06), zansi (08), South American steeldrum (08)
Maarten van Regteren Altena - bass
Nedley Elstak (uncredited) - trumpet, conga, percussion
Willem van Manen (uncredited) - trombone
John Engels (?) (uncredited) - drums
Recorded between October 1968 and February 1969 at the Studio of Radio Nederland Wereldomroep in Hilversum.
Radio Netherlands transcription discs (The Dutch Jazz Scene, Radio Nederland 109 917/923; Program 7: B262796.G1) > MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 192kbps 44kHz [Dutch Radio 6 webcast] > VLC player> mp3DirectCut
Theo Loevendie Consort:
10. Lapchang Souchong (Theo Loevendie)
Hans Dulfer - tenorsax
Fred van Oostrom - baritonesax
Herman de Wit - tenorsax
Theo Loevendie - altosax
Willem van Manen - trombone
Leo Cuypers - piano
Martin van Duynhoven - drums (?)
VARA Studio 5, Hilversum, February 8, 1972
MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 192kbps 44kHz [Dutch Radio 6 webcast] > VLC player > mp3DirectCut
Theo Loevendie Quartet:
11. Tchicai (Theo Loevendie)
Theo Loevendie - altosax
Willem van Manen - trombone
Maarten van Regteren Altena - bass
Martin van Duynhoven - drums
VARA Studio 7, Hilversum, May 23, 1972
MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 192kbps 44kHz [Dutch Radio 6 webcast] > VLC player > mp3DirectCut
Theo Loevendie / Leo Cuypers:
12. Lapchang Souchong (Theo Loevendie)
13. Theo (Leo Cuypers)
14. Leo (Theo Loevendie)
15. Monk's Rouse (Leo Cuypers)
Theo Loevendie - altosax, sopranosax
Leo Cuypers - piano
Studio recording for VPRO, VARA Studio 1, Hilversum, June 6, 1973
MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 192kbps 44kHz [Dutch Radio 6 webcast] > VLC player > mp3DirectCut
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Here is a series of four short but extremely rare broadcastings from the Dutch Radio. The city of Essen (Germany), were I grew up, was just at the edge of the broadcasting area of Radio Hilversum � so the FM quality is not the best, but still quiet o.K. During March-April 1967 the programs were broadcasted separately within a weekly 25 or 30 minutes program dedicated to contemporary Jazz from the Netherlands. The exact recording dates were not announced by the speaker, but I hope that these important documents of the early Dutch "Free Jazz" scene will be well conserved within the Hilversum Radio archives � and issued someday.
The first two live recordings by the quartets of Willem Breuker and Peter Bennink, both with Han Bennink on drums, are from the same concert in Utrecht. Remarkable are the rare instrumentations with oboe and bagpipes. Peter Bennink, who gave up his carrier as a professional musician in the early 70s, is the brother of Han. I remember well to have seen/heard him with his bagpipes as member of Peter Br�tzmann Group performing "Machine Gun" at the "First International Essener Song Tage" in September 1968.
Part 3 an 4 of my series are studio productions of Radio VARA.
The first quartet of oboeist Gilius van Bergeyk is referring to the Breuker Quartet and is emphasizing the importance of the early ESP records for the new developing European jazz scene: Both groups are performing Giuseppi Logans "Dance of Satan" (that was the original spelling of the title from Logans first LP on ESP-1007). By the way � Willem Breuker, Gunter Hampel and Mani Neumeier were writing enthusiastic reviews of these first "New Thing" records just arrived from the USA published in the German underground music journal "Sounds" in 1966.
The second studio production by the "Theo Loevendie Three" (the name of the group was referring to the Jimmy Giuffre Three) took place some days earlier or later than the Amsterdam studio date for their first LP. The issued versions of Esma and Lady Penelope are NOT identical with these radio versions.
These four documents are representative for the unique Dutch way to free the jazz from conventional rules and patterns. The model of the "New Thing" from the New York was only one, the other model was certainly the rich tradition of European contemporary composed music of the 20th century. Theo Loevendie, Gilius van Bergeyk and also Maarten van Regteren-Altena later should become very famous in the Netherlands mainly by their works as composers.
There are only 3 LP issues representing this period (out-of-print and rare/very rare):
Willem Breuker � "Contemporay Jazz from Holland", rec. 1966-10-26/27 (Relax 33004)
Willem Breuker/Johann van der Keuken � "Music for his Films 1967-1978" (BVHAAST 015)
The Theo Loevendie Three: "Stairs", rec. 1967-03-19/20 (Artone MDS-S3044)
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