Theo Jörgensmann Quartet Feat. John Thomas - Go Ahead Clarinet, 1978

 

Informational page here. 

I was surprised to see all the different places this wonderful German clarinetist has cropped up, for ex. the Grotesk of Groh (did I post them here?), the first free jazz Contact album, Contraband which of course I posted quite recently here.  

Starting with this album from 1978, which I was really impressed by, there's some quite intriguing and original compositions played by basically a comtemporary jazz outfit, which is exactly what I was expecting to find but was pleasantly surprised to find more. 

Right from the beginning you'll get a sense of what I mean with the oddly titled Porc Binaire Roti (written by the drummer Kube equally oddly):

The closing track December 4th was written by the sax player Uli Lask: