Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Back to Jean-Charles Capon in Univers Solitude from 1972




Absolutely stunning cover art for a beautiful album title, but from the hand of-- who? anyone in the know please comment.

Requested a long time ago, I guess better late than never in the immortal words of Happy The Man...
I've covered so much of his work before I figured I should try to be more complete about it at least, though there are many collaborative works that don't seem too interesting.  Looking at his discography you can see this was his second work (after the magnificent 1970 Baroque Jazz Trio), and you can tell just from the first listen, with its youthful free jazz passion and dare I say slight insanity.  The re-upped 4 Elements, with its gorgeously thoughtful and melancholy compositions, came 4 years later, in the time of his inimitable band Confluence.  And later, again teamed up with guitarist Escoude, they made the beautiful Gousti record which is my other favourite, partly on account of its accessibility I admit.  You can see he made some library records too in the intervening years.

Here's a pensive and pleasant track called Tout Seul (Cello):












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9 comments:

  1. Julianryan25 July 2017 at 03:36


    1972's Univers-solitude:

    http://www72.zippyshare.com/v/ZyIvwdu1/file.html

    what the heck I'll throw in some more:

    1970's Baroque Jazz Trio (name says it all):

    http://www72.zippyshare.com/v/DHGJOuVs/file.html

    1976 Fiction No 9 Violoncelle Recherche (free jazz)

    http://www106.zippyshare.com/v/cXzPkus9/file.html

    1976 Europamerica (this is big band post bop but lacking good composition)

    http://www117.zippyshare.com/v/zOJQaZpu/file.html

    1977 David Ware From Silence to Music (improvised, or free jazz)

    http://www118.zippyshare.com/v/jls7B8TS/file.html

    1980 Apocalypse (free jazz mostly)

    http://www95.zippyshare.com/v/7OHopJw5/file.html

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    1. Julianryan2 September 2018 at 10:21

      reup of univers solitude
      https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/0afzvx

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    2. Guelda30 October 2018 at 11:48

      Interesting from a soundwise point-of-view, but too free for my taste (should probably have read more the description :) ).
      Anyway thank you very much for sharing ...and for the re-up ! ;)

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  2. jim25 July 2017 at 06:17

    Thank you Julian, especially for the elusive Timing No.9

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  3. Horst25 July 2017 at 09:46

    I'll take a day off tomorrow... ;) Many thanks for this interesing package.

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  4. LYSERGICFUNK28 July 2017 at 11:46

    Wow, Many thx Julian, great gift pack!

    PS : i have a request :
    https://www.discogs.com/it/Various-Trip/release/2897989
    Thanks in advance

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  5. teac2225 August 2017 at 11:06

    Thanks very much for this and all the other great posts recently, and of course in the past too!

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  6. Fennell Eastman9 April 2021 at 10:28

    Please re-up these fine artists albums Eternal thanks
    Fennell Eastman

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  7. Julianryan9 April 2021 at 11:18

    Capons:
    https://www.sendspace.com/file/ztp34e

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