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New Orchestra Quintet: First and Last NOR 012
2 CD's
$15.00 plus $10.00 postage
NOR 012
The New Orchestra Quintet was together from 1977 to
1980. In
that time they began a new era of
improvised jazz
in Vancouver. Their first LP, Up ‘Til NOW, from 1979, got stellar reviews in Canada and internationally and
was reissued as a double CD on New Orchestra Recordings in 2004.
Excerpts from review of Up ‘Til Now by the New Orchestra Quintet from Cadence Magazine, March 2005
Paul Cram, reeds; Ralph Eppel, trombone; Paul Plimley, piano;
Lisle Ellis, bass; Gregg Simpson, drums may not have generated much
buzz during their late ‘70’s heyday, but their first two-disc reissue of
their LP Up Til Now, contains almost a disc and a half of unreleased material
from contemporaneous sessions, demonstrates that there was some heavy
playing going on up North. While the names might not be the marquee type
(though several are members of the NOW Orchestra, for example), the
soloists consistently emit sparks.
The group ethos, a focus on strategic group maneuvers with a tension between
inside/outside leanings that can threaten to blow at any moment is what keeps
one listening. They can swing hard yet, the abstract notions are an important
part of the group sound as well displaying that even while venturing into more
conceptual territories, there is a degree of listening going on here.”
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C.O.R.D. Orchestra: R. and D.
2 CD's
The New Orchestra Worshop created the C.O.R.D. Orchestra in 1978.
It included Paul Cram, Lisle Ellis, Ralph Eppel, Paul Plimley and Gregg Simpson from the New Oorchestra Quintet,
with Karen Oliver-violin, Dave Todd- trumpet, Harriett VanDeusen-cello, Ken Newby-reeds, Linda Barrett-harp,
Marian Penner-Bancroft-flute, Coat Cooke-tenor sax, Clyde Reed-bass, Don Ogilvy-viola, and Jeff Ridley-viola
$15.00 plus $10.00 postage
NOR 012
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in Vancouver. Their first LP, Up ‘Til NOW, from 1979, got stellar reviews in Canada and internationally and
was reissued as a double CD on New Orchestra Recordings in 2004.
Excerpts from review of Up ‘Til Now by the New Orchestra Quintet from Cadence Magazine, March 2005
Paul Cram, reeds; Ralph Eppel, trombone; Paul Plimley, piano;
Lisle Ellis, bass; Gregg Simpson, drums may not have generated much
buzz during their late ‘70’s heyday, but their first two-disc reissue of
their LP Up Til Now, contains almost a disc and a half of unreleased material
from contemporaneous sessions, demonstrates that there was some heavy
playing going on up North. While the names might not be the marquee type
(though several are members of the NOW Orchestra, for example), the
soloists consistently emit sparks.
The group ethos, a focus on strategic group maneuvers with a tension between
inside/outside leanings that can threaten to blow at any moment is what keeps
one listening. They can swing hard yet, the abstract notions are an important
part of the group sound as well displaying that even while venturing into more
conceptual territories, there is a degree of listening going on here.”
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C.O.R.D. Orchestra: R. and D.
2 CD's
The New Orchestra Worshop created the C.O.R.D. Orchestra in 1978.
It included Paul Cram, Lisle Ellis, Ralph Eppel, Paul Plimley and Gregg Simpson from the New Oorchestra Quintet,
with Karen Oliver-violin, Dave Todd- trumpet, Harriett VanDeusen-cello, Ken Newby-reeds, Linda Barrett-harp,
Marian Penner-Bancroft-flute, Coat Cooke-tenor sax, Clyde Reed-bass, Don Ogilvy-viola, and Jeff Ridley-viola
$15.00 plus $10.00 postage
NOR 012
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Harmolodic Highlanders
Featuring: Lunar Adventures, Paul Cram Trio, Tribal Dynamics
" promises a tantalizingly odd hybrid of sounds and that’s just what it is"
"This is a mix of seemingly incongruous elements
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Condition West 003
$12.00 plus $10.00 postage
$12.00 plus $10.00 postage
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Sunship Jazz Ensemble
Includes booklet insert
The Sunship
Ensemble, which formed in 1974, was a group in tune with its times. The
incorporation of world music, drawn from many cultures, was evident
in many celebrated jazz groups of the early 1970s.
Their music reflected the Afro-Latin influences of the times, but
Sunship Ensemble incorporated even
more extended free form improvisations than most
other fusion groups of the time. Although international in outlook, the
group played a regionally-based
music, influenced by the west coast, rainforest
environment.
Alan Sharpe (guitar) Clyde Reed (bass) Gregg Simpson (drums)
Compositions
6. Green Apple Quickstep 7. Birds of a Feather 8. Stop Stop 9. Nest of the Wounded Crow
Some of the material for this CD
was previously released on a 1975 CBC Transcription Recording, entitled
Pacific Rim, produced by George Laverock,
including several originals by Alan Sharpe and one piece entitled Great Wall of China, written by the Montreal-born pianist, Rick Kitaeff whose group in
Japan at the time, Electric Ninja, shared the CBC album with the Sunship Ensemble. To reflect the Pacific Rim theme, the groups each did a composition
by their counterpart across the Pacific
Recorded: #1-8: 1975, #9: 1971 including several originals by Alan Sharpe and one piece entitled Great Wall of China, written by the Montreal-born pianist, Rick Kitaeff whose group in
Japan at the time, Electric Ninja, shared the CBC album with the Sunship Ensemble. To reflect the Pacific Rim theme, the groups each did a composition
by their counterpart across the Pacific
#1- 4 CBC Studio 'A',Vancouver, #5-9: various studios in Vancouver.
$18.00 plus $10.00 postage
Includes an illustrated booklet
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New Orchestra Quintet
UP' TIL NOW
Double CD including selections from the original LP
Paul Cram - woodwinds / Ralph Eppel - brass / Paul Plimley - piano
Lisle Ellis - bass /Gregg Simpson - drums
2 CD's Release date: July 20, 2004
Recorded in Vancouver: 1978, 1979
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Review
Excerpts:
The New
Orchestra Quintet is the strongest thing I’ve heard coming out
of Canada.
Milo Fine, Cadence
Magazine, 1980
Up ‘Til Now presents conceptual
and
structural risks, abrupt juxtapositions and flaring tangents
Bill Shoemaker, Coda
Magazine,1980.
Up ‘Til Now far outstripped Canadian records
in 1980.
Mark Miller, Globe and Mail, 1982.
Mark Miller, Globe and Mail, 1982.
E.S.B.
MUSIC FOR THE LIVING
Bob Bell-guitar, bass, alto sax, percussion / Ralph Eppel - trombone, trumpet, euphonium,
bass, percussion / Gregg Simpson - drums, percussion
Originally released in 1982 on ISM Records (ISM1001)
(includes new material)
2 CD's
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NOR 014
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E.S.B.
On Tour
Bob Bell-guitar, bass, alto sax, percussion / Ralph Eppel - trombone, trumpet, euphonium,
bass, percussion / Gregg Simpson - drums, percussion
Recorded on tour in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, 1981-1982
2 CD's
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NOR 015
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A-Group and Big Sea 5
Condition West / Systematics
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CONDITION WEST A Group  Big Sea Five Two CDs |
A-Group: Condition West
Bob Bell-guitar, alto sax, percussion / Paul Cram: Reeds, percussion
Ralph Eppel - brass, percussion / Gregg Simpson - drums, percussion
Big Sea 5: Systematics
Bob Bell: guitar, / Paul Cram: reeds / Ralph Eppel: brass
Lisle Ellis bass / Gregg Simpson - drums
2 CD's
$15.00 plus $10.00 for shipping
NOR 016
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