
We just
received some great news regarding our numerous recordings for CMP Records
that were put out during the 80s and 90s and were scarcely available. They are
now all easily available in download format here.
You'll find info and samples from those recordings throughout this section of
our web site.
GAZING
POINT (rad 2002 - 2) features Nauseef playing gongs, bells and wood,
Kudsi Erguner on ney and Markus Stockhausen on trumpet and flugelhorn. It is
an audio excursion or bridge leading to the other side of conditioned existence.
Available
LULKA
(Third Ear 01 / 03) "Lulka", meaning "The Cradle", is a
fruit of Miroslav's collaboration with the legendary Macedonian singer Vanja
Lazarova. Each of the ten traditional songs presents a different view
of the treasure of Macedonian folk music and the possibilities of its integration
with other musical languages. Vanja and Miroslav are joined by one of L. A.'s
most unique DJs, Mark Reveley and Persian ney/percussion master Houman Pourmehdi.
Currently only available in Macedonia and neighboring countries
ISLAM
BLUES (ACT 9286 - 2), Nauseef's second CD with the Turkish ney
master Kudsi Erguner (after "Ottomania")
also features Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê, the extraordinary
French contrabassist Renaud Garcia-Fons and a mind-blowing group of the very
best young Turkish singers and instrumentalists from Istambul. Available
LIVE
IN BELGRADE (ThirdEar 2001-01) featuring Tadic's guitar duo with
Macedonian virtuoso Vlatko Stefanovski. This electrifying performance
was recorded in October 1999 at Sava Centar, Yugoslavia's largest concert hall,
in front of an audience of 4500. It is a live rendition of the material from
the duo's critically acclaimed "Krushevo",
with the addition of some previously unrecorded tunes. Currently only available
in Macedonia and neighboring countries
LOOSE WIRES (ENJA 90712), a power-trio with one
of world's leading tuba players, Michel Godard, who also plays the Medieval
serpent. This record moves from gentle, acoustic textures to beautiful, gigantic
sheets of sound. Beside originals it contains the music of Victor Kosma and
John Coltrane. Available
THE OLD COUNTRY (M029A),
with the harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy (also playing ocarinas and clavichord).
This completely acoustic audiophile recording is about sublime interplay and
virtuosity that is so natural that it doesn't even matter. Beside original music
it includes some folk tunes from Macedonia. Available
STILL LIGHT (M027A) with Markus Stockhausen (trumpet, piccolo
trumpet and flugelhorn). Recorded in the mountains near Matsumoto, Japan, this
record is about the beauty of space, silence and sound. Available
THE
SNAKE MUSIC (CMP 60), with Jack Bruce (bass, harmonica, vocals),
Markus Stockhausen (trumpet), David Torn (guitar), Wolfgang Puschnig (sax) and
Walter Quintus (digitalia). Every piece is like walking through a new, unexpected
door... Includes music by Hendrix, Zappa, Nino Rota and Jack Bruce. Available
THE JACK BRUCE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (CMP 1013) Here you
will find four of our collaborations with Jack, including the radically reworked
and previously unreleased "Politician". The musicians on this CD include
Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Ginger Baker and Trilok Gurtu. Available
LET'S BE GENEROUS (CMP
53), with Joachim Kühn (ancient electric keyboards and piano) and the Reverend
Tony Newton (bass, formerly with Tony Williams Lifetime). The February 1993
DOWN BEAT magazine said: "Nothing could get any harsher, more defiantly-in-your-face
than Let's Be Generous." The August 1992 NEW MUSIC REPORT said "It's
dark, brilliant, aggressive, beautiful, rich and demanding music." Includes
music of Eric Dolphy. Available, but hard to find
DUSAN BOGDANOVIC: Keys
To Talk By (M019A) We join this truly exceptional composer and guitar
virtuoso in a recording of his compositions. Recorded at the beautiful Harmony
Hall in Matsumoto, Japan, this CD features two large compositions for two guitars
and percussion and Dusan's stunning "Polymetric Studies" for solo
guitar. Available
DARK: Tamna voda (CMP 36) Beside Mark and Miroslav, DARK
is: Mark London Sims (bass) and Leonice Shinneman (percussion, keyboards). The
band's guests on this record were L. Shankar (double violin) and David Torn
(guitar). This powerful recording enriches the instrumental music tradition
pioneered by such artists as Frank Zappa, King Crimson and The Mahavishnu Orchestra,
with the "music that hangs over you like a threatening and mesmerizing
cloud" (Jazziz, Oct. 1989).Available, but hard to find
BRACHA
(CMP 34) with John Bergamo (percussion) and David Philipson (bansuri-north Indian
bamboo flute) This recording showcases Bracha's elegant and graceful style in
a distinctive form of World Music that unites the musical heritages of Eastern
Europe, North and South India and the Americas. Available, but hard to find
JADRANKA: Baby Universe
(Omagatoki OMCX-1010) Jadranka is a singer/songwriter from Sarajevo, Bosnia,
and here each one of her songs is like a window into a unique and unexpected
landscape. Beside playing we arranged most of the tunes for the band which includes
Yasuhiro Kobayashi (accordion), Howard Levy (harmonica), Michel Godard (tuba)
and Yoshoko Sakata (biwa). Available in Japan only