Browse by Label: B13 (ITALY)

Artist:	PASTORIUS/PAT METHENY/BRUCE DITMAS/PAUL BLEY, JACO
Title:	Live In New York City - 16 June 1974
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 132LP

"This historic recording was actually made in two years earlier than Jaco Pastorius' 'debut' LP, Jaco. Here Paul Bley gives Pastorius the opportunity to lead his own session featuring a young Pat Metheny on guitar (also one of Metheny's first recordings), Paul Bley on keyboards and Bruce Ditmas on drums.The songs are Carla Bley / Paul Bley penned tracks except for Annette Peacock's 'Blood.'" Clear vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with red lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	METHENY, PAT
Title:	Live In Cannes, France - 28 January 1983
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 133LP

"A stellar live performance by Pat Metheny and the Heath Brothers (Jimmy on tenor sax Percy on bass, and Albert on drums) recorded in Cannes on 28 January 1983. Here Metheny, who would go on to win a Grammy that same year for 'best jazz fusion performance', tackles three Heath Brothers tracks -'Sassy Samba', 'Artherdoc Blues', 'Move To The Groove' - followed up by an amazing guitar solo and the classic 'All The Things You Are.'" Maroon vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	BLOOMFIELD/CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE/SID WARNER/MINKE JOHNSON/NORMAN MAYELL, MICHAEL
Title:	Live In Chicago, 1964
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 134LP

"Guitar hero and Chicago native Mike Bloomfield was one of the first great white blues guitarists to rise to fame in the sixties, simultaneously jump-starting a renewed interest in the vibrant Chicago blues scene. Here Bloomfield, who was just 21 at the time, can be heard along with a young Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica and Sid Warner on bass, playing a mix of traditional blues along with his own numbers. This is one of Bloomfield's earliest recordings." Clear blue vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with red lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	SUN RA ARKESTRA
Title:	Live at the Storyville, NYC - 24 October 1977
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 135LP

"Quite simply one of Sun Ra's best live albums. This rare recording finds Ra, along with a 19-piece Arkestra, playing a mix of his own compositions ('Images' and 'Lights') along with several jazz standards (including Jelly Roll Morton's 'King Porter Stomp' and Duke Ellington's 'Lightnin''). While Ra's own compositions were usually more avant-garde affairs, he always revelled in playing the classics as well in an effort to give his audience a lesson in jazz history." Red vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	SUN RA ARKESTRA
Title:	Live at the Storyville, NYC - 29 October, 1977
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 136LP

"Day two of this rare live concert at the Storyville finds Ra and a 19-piece Arkestra again giving the audience a lesson in jazz with tracks like Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'My Favorite Things', Tadd Dameron's 'Lady Bird' and Miles Davis' 'Half Nelson', as well as a taste of his own classics ('Englight(en)Ment' and 'The Satellites')." Clear red vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with blue lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	GILBERTO, JOAO
Title:	Live in NYC October 9, 1964/Live In Mexico 1974
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 139LP

"While most of side A is taken from the historic performance given by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto in October of 1964 at Carnegie Hall in NYC, just prior to their winning the Grammy Award for best album of the year, side B was originally released as the 1974 live album, En Mexico, recorded just after Joao and his wife had moved there, and featuring his classic 'Farolito' along with 'Besame Mucho'." Clear green vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	DAVIS, MILES
Title:	Live At The Philarmonie In Berlin, 1st November, 1973
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 141LP

"In 1973 Miles Davis Septet embarked on a tour of Europe, playing and recording dates in France, Italy, Yugoslavia, and this smokin' date at the Philharmonie concert hall in Berlin. By this period Davis and his band were fully electrified, with electric guitar and bass replacing the more traditional jazz instruments, and Davis himself playing his trumpet through a wah wah pedal. This is 1973 and rhythm is the name of the game, as can be heard in the use of double drummers throughout (James Mtume on congas and Al Foster on drums), and a range of hand percussion instruments. Even Miles heads into percussive territory taking over the keys with some funky organ playing. Jazz fusion at its finest." On clear green vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with red lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS
Title:	Live In Tokyo, 19th August 1974, Part One
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 142LP

"Avant-garde composer and sound installation artist Takehisa Kosugi (musical director of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company) has led the Japanese avant-garde music scene since the early 1960s. In 1969 he formed the Taj Mahal Travellers, a musical collective that travelled the world in a VW minibus creating Fluxus-influenced improvised multimedia sound events. This double album (divided into two LPs), recorded live at the Nippon Columbia Studio in Tokyo in 1974, was the group's final effort before disbanding. Here Kosugi and the Travellers blend Eastern and Western instrumentation, vocal chants and electronics to create free-form psych-laden drones. This historic album is an essential and influential piece of Japanese avant rock." Part one, on clear vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	AYLER, ALBERT
Title:	Live In Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 25th July, 1970
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 144LP

"Just a few months before Albert Ayler presumably jumped to his death from the Statue of Liberty ferry into the frigid November waters of NYC's East River he was on stage for two energy filled nights at the Fondation de Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Little did he know at the time that the recordings from these live performances would be his last. Although the band is not of the same calibre as some of his earlier ensembles, Ayler -- largely with the help of Call Cobbs on piano -- still manages one of the best live performances of his career. Although he had spent recent years flirting with R&B, here Ayler returns to the free jazz splendor of his ESP-Disk recordings playing classics from this period like 'Spirits', 'Holy Family' and 'Spirits Rejoice.' Originally released on the French Shandar label in 1970." Also with Steve Tintweiss (bass) and Allen Blairman (drums). White vinyl LP in clear plastic sleeve with red lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS
Title:	Live At Sohgetsu Hall In Tokyo, 15th July 1972
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 147LP

"After returning from a year-long tour of Europe and Asia, the group returned home to Tokyo for this concert. Originally released on CBS Japan in 1972, the concert remained out of print for decades and has never before been reissued on vinyl. The line up features Takehisa Kosugi on electronic violin, vocals and radio oscillators, Ryo Koike on electronic contrabass, suntool, sheet iron, and harmonica, Yukio Tsuchiya on vibraphone, Michihiro Kimura on electronic guitar & percussion, Seiji Nagai on electronic trumpet, harmonica, castanets, and Tokio Hasegawa on vocals." Orange vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering. Limited edition of 500 copies.

Artist:	DAVIS, MILES
Title:	Live At Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 21st Feb. 1970
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 148LP

"Invited to play the University of Michigan in February of 1970, Miles Davis treated audiences to one of the most groundbreaking moments in jazz. He played the title track from his upcoming Bitches Brew album. The album would not be released until a few months later, so those who were in the audience were privy to a revolution in jazz in the making. Bringing in electric instruments and a guitar-heavy, rock-infused sensibility, Miles Davis once again led jazz music into the future. When Bitches Brew was finally released it became Miles Davis' first gold album and one of the first jazz albums to cross over to a rock audience. Side two of this album is taken from a show Miles' septet played near Zurich in October 1971. 'Yesternow' had been recently released on Miles' Tribute To Jack Johnson album. This album is also considered one of the greatest jazz fusion albums in history. In keeping with the black power message, the central theme of 'Yesternow' is appropriately taken from James Brown's historic 'Say It Loud,' while 'Sanctuary,' is a Wayne Shorter composition from Bitches Brew." Yellow vinyl LP in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	DAVIS, MILES
Title:	Live At Neue Stadthalle In Dietikon, Switzerland, 1971
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 149LP

"Rare 1971 live recording from a concert Miles Davis played with his electrified fusion septet-Gary Bartz (sax), Keith Jarrett (keyboards), Michael Henderson (electric bass), Ndugu Leon Chancler (drums), Charles Don Alias (congas), James Mtume Foreman (congas) -- at the Stadthalle venue in Dietikon, near Zurich. This appears to be a soundboard recording, although the sound quality is excellent. Appropriately Miles leads off the set with 'Directions,' a Joe Zawinul composition that was part of the pioneering In A Silent Way sessions. Miles opened every live concert with this piece for many years. 'Funky Tonk' and 'What I Say' gave audiences a preview of his upcoming Live Evil album on Columbia, released just a month after this show." Clear yellow vinyl LP in clear plastic sleeve with blue lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	DAVIS, MILES
Title:	Live At Fillmore West In San Francisco, 17th October, 1970
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 150LP

"After the release of his pioneering jazz-rock fusion album, Bitches Brew, which came out just a few months prior to this concert, Miles Davis suddenly had a rock audience and began receiving invitations to play larger, more rock oriented venues, like Fillmore West in San Francisco. Here the Miles Davis Septet (Miles Davis on trumpet; Gary Bartz on sax; Keith Jarrett on keyboards; Michael Henderson on electric bass; Jack De Johnette on drums; Airto Moreira on percussion; Juma Santos on percussion), opened (!) for Leon Russell and Seatrain for four consecutive nights, October 15-18." Clear red vinyl LP in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS
Title:	Live
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 151LP

"1972 was a busy year for Japan's favorite experimental rock band. After several months spent touring Europe, group leader Takehisa Kosugi (currently music director for the Merce Cunningham dance company in the USA) decided to make good on the band's name and embark on a monumental voyage across Europe and Asia, driving a VW bus from Rotterdam all the way to the Taj Mahal in India. Amazingly, the band got as far as Pakistan before having to fly the rest of the way to the Taj Mahal due to border restrictions. By July of 1972, the band was back home in Japan, and still playing nonstop. The three tracks on side A were recorded live during this historic tour, while side B was recorded a year later at the famous Oz Club in Tokyo, during a five day music festival celebrating the venue's final days." Clear blue vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies)."

Artist:	MOTHERS OF INVENTION, THE
Title:	FZ At Artisan
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 152LP

"Recorded live between October 1968 and May 1969, these tracks were chosen, produced and mastered by Frank Zappa himself at Artisan Sound in Hollywood, CA in mid-1969. FZ At Artisan includes rare live versions of tracks recorded during the Mothers' first European tour (Autumn 1968) and at various locations around the USA (mostly in 1969, the year Zappa broke up the band for the first time). Several of these songs were eventually released on the LPs Weasels Ripped My Flesh and Burnt Weeny Sandwich." 140 gram vinyl. Clear vinyl in transparent PVC sleeve with purple lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	WIFFEN, DAVID
Title:	At The Bunkhouse Coffeehouse
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 153LP

"At The Bunkhouse Coffeehouse was English-born folk singer David Wiffen's first solo album, recorded live in 1965 at the Bunkhouse Coffeehouse in Vancouver, Canada. Throughout the 1960s Wiffen played in numerous bands on the Canadian folk scene, but in 1971 tasted mainstream fame when his self-titled studio debut, David Wiffen, was released. The album included two hits, 'More Often Than Not' (which went to the top of the charts) and 'Driving Wheel', famously covered by Tom Rush, the Byrds, Cowboy Junkies, etc. For his next album, 1973's Coast To Coast Fever, Wiffen famously collaborated with Bruce Cockburn, who both produced and played on the album." 140 gram vinyl. Clear yellow vinyl in transparent PVC sleeve with blue lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	DAVIS, MILES
Title:	Live At Teatro Tenda Pianeta, Rome, Italy, 1982 (1st Set)
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 154LP

"After six years spent away from the public eye (1975-1981) due to a long period of illness and addiction, Miles Davis finally returned to music with 1981's The Man With the Horn. And just to prove that he was fully out of retirement, Davis embarked on a tour of Europe in the spring of 1982. It was his first European tour since 1971 and fans came out in droves to see the Prince Of Darkness. By April 26 April 1982 Davis and an all-star band (featuring Bill Evans on sax, Marcus Miller on bass, Mike Stern on guitar, Al Foster on drums and French musician Minu Cinelu on percussions) had made their way down to Rome where they played two sold out sets. The first set, was a forty-six minute medley featuring Davis' own 'Back Seat Betty', Gershwin's 'My Man's Gone Now' from Porgy & Bess, and in a nod to his Italian fans, Giuseppe Verdi's 'Aida.'" Yellow vinyl in clear plastic sleeve with black lettering (limited edition 500 copies).

Artist:	BLUES CREATION
Title:	Recorded Live At The All Japan Folk Jamboree August, 7 1971
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 156LP

"Blues Creation was formed in 1969 by Japanese axe-hero Kazuo Takeda, along with fellow guitarist Koh Eiryu and singer Fumio Nunoya (later of Dew). Initially influenced by the likes of the Yardbirds and Cream, group mastermind Takeda soon decided to move the heavier territory occupied by bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin. But at the same time Blues Creation had morphed into something truly original, focused more on song writing and looking into their own Japanese roots as well as to the West. By the time this live performance was recorded in August, 1971 at the 2nd All Japan Folk Jamboree, Takeda's Blues Creation was a force to be reckoned with. Plays a mix of originals (sung in English) and well-selected covers, as always Blues Creation's sound hinges entirely on Takeda's impressive handiwork on the fretboard."140 gram vinyl. Clear red vinyl in transparent PVC sleeve with blue lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	DEW
Title:	Recorded Live At The All Japan Folk Jamboree August, 7 1971
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 157LP

"First ever vinyl reissue of this incredibly rare early '70s Japanese LP recorded live at the 2nd All Japan Folk Jamboree on August, 7 1971. Formed in 1970 by ex-Blues Creation singer Fumio Nunoya, this live album featured a mix of self-penned guitar-heavy psych rock with anguished Japanese vocals along with a few standard blues covers." 140 gram LP, clear green vinyl in transparent PVC sleeve with blue lettering. Limited edition 500 copies.

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	Live in Dallas, TX, October 28, 1969
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 158LP

"After the release of their third LP in March 1969, the Velvets (with Doug Yule now on bass) embarked on a nationwide tour, playing over seventy dates all around the US. One of these included a stint at the 'End Of Cole Avenue' club in Dallas--one of the Velvets few live performances where a professional sound engineer was actually on hand to record the sets. Some of the songs recorded over those few nights showed up in 1974 on their 1969: Velvet Underground Live album, but the sound quality was not great due to Mercury's use of third or fourth generation tapes. However, the first generation tapes have since resurfaced, and the difference in sound quality (heard here) is a welcome one. This version also features a few songs, like 'I'm Set Free' and 'One Of These Days', not found on the original LP." Clear purple vinyl in a transparent PVC sleeve with yellow lettering; edition of 500 copies.

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Artist:	COLEMAN, ORNETTE
Title:	Live in Beograd, Yugoslavia - 2 November 1971
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 140LP

Artist:	KOSUGI, TAKEHISA
Title:	Studio Improvisations, Tokyo, 16th And 17th September, 1974
Label:	B13 (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	B 146LP