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Nuits De La Fondation Maeght (other)
''Nuits de la Fondation Maeght'' relates to the following albums recorded at Fondation Maeght and released on the French Shandar label * ''Nuits de la Fondation Maeght'' (Albert Ayler album), released as two volumes * ''Nuits de la Fondation Maeght'' (Sun Ra album), released as two volumes *''The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor ''The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor'' is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in St. Paul de Vence, Nice, on July 29, 1969, and released on the Prestige label in 1977 as a 3-LP set. The album was originally released as ''Nuits de la Fondation ...'' originally released as ''Nuits de la Fondation Maeght'' 3 LP box set Shandar albums {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fondation Maeght
The Maeght Foundation or Fondation Maeght () is a museum of modern art on the ''Colline des Gardettes'', a hill overlooking Saint-Paul de Vence in the southeast of France about from Nice. It was established by Marguerite and Aimé Maeght in 1964 and houses paintings, sculptures, collages, ceramics and all forms of modern art. Fraser, C. Gerald (7 Sep 1981)Aimé Maeght Dies; Art Dealer Was 75''The New York Times''. The collection includes works by many important 20th-century artists including Jean Arp, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Sam Francis, Alberto Giacometti, Wassily Kandinsky, Ellsworth Kelly, Fernand Léger, Anne Madden and Joan Miró among others. The building was designed by the Spanish architect Josep Lluís Sert, houses more than 12,000 pieces of art and attracts "on average, 200,000 visitors ... every year". There is a small chapel dedicated to Saint Bernard, in memory of Bernard, the son of Aimé and Marguerite Maeght who died of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shandar
Shandar was a French record label specializing in avant-garde material that did seminal work during the 1970s releasing, among others, recordings by Albert Ayler, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Steve Reich, Sunny Murray, Philip Glass, Richard Horowitz, Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, Alan Silva, Pandit Pran Nath, Terry Riley, Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra. The records often carry, besides the name Shandar, the logo ''Shanti''. The label was financed by Aimé and Marguerite Maeght, creators of the Maeght Foundation which organized modern art exhibitions and concerts. Consequently, much of the label's catalog consists of recordings of Maeght-sponsored concerts, as in the cases of Cecil Taylor's and Albert Ayler's '' Nuits de la Fondation Maeght''. Among the works in its catalog, one of the most unusual is La Monte Young's ''Dream House 78' 17" ''Dream House 78' 17"'' is a studio album by minimalist composer La Monte Young, artist Marian Zazeela, and their group the Theatre of Ete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuits De La Fondation Maeght (Albert Ayler Album)
''Nuits de La Fondation Maeght'' is a live album by the American jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded on July 27, 1970 at the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, and originally released in 1971 in two volumes on the Shandar label. The album documents one of the last known performances by Ayler prior to his death in November of that year. Background In 1970, Daniel Caux, a writer and painter associated with the Fluxus movement, was asked by the Maeght Foundation to curate an art exhibition, the focus of which was the United States. The foundation also requested that Caux put together a series of concerts of contemporary music in conjunction with the event, and he chose two areas that he felt were interesting and representative of musical activities in the U.S. at the time: minimalist music and free jazz. With regard to the former style, he invited Terry Riley and La Monte Young; with regard to free jazz, he invited Albert Ayler and Sun Ra. By 1970, Ayler's situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuits De La Fondation Maeght (Sun Ra Album)
''Nuits de la Fondation Maeght'' is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1970 France and released in two volumes on the Shandar label.Maurer, E.Discography of Shandar Records accessed October 28, 2015 Reception Allmusic awarded both albums 4½ stars stating "As a rule, free and avant-garde jazz are a decidedly acquired taste. However, for discerning palettes, these installments present the aggregate at their absolute pinnacle in terms of performance and inspiration" and noting the performances cover "a wide variety of styles and approaches, proving that the combo were far more multifaceted and involved than often given credit for". Track listing ''All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated'' ''Volume 1:'' # "Enlightment" (Ra, Hobart Dotson) – 2:56 # "The Star Gazers" – 3:08 # "Shadow World" – 13:20 # "The Cosmic Explorer" – 19:45 ''Volume 2:'' # "Friendly Galaxy Number 2" – 8:46 # "Spontaneous Simplicity" – 10:50 # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Concert Of Cecil Taylor
''The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor'' is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in St. Paul de Vence, Nice, on July 29, 1969, and released on the Prestige label in 1977 as a 3-LP set. The album was originally released as ''Nuits de la Fondation Maeght'' on the French Shandar label as a box set, consisting of three separate LPs in 1971.Maurer, E.Discography of Shandar Recordsaccessed October 28, 2015 It features a performance by Taylor with Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers and Andrew Cyrille. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow refers to this recording as "a real blowout" and "a major release," and states: "The music is unrelentingly intense and Taylor does not let up for a moment.... listeners new to Taylor's music should investigate his solo piano works first." Track listing :''All compositions by Cecil Taylor.'' # "Second Act Of A (Part 1)" - 21:17 # "Second Act Of A (Part 2)" - 20:51 # "Second Act Of A (Part 3)" - 18:08 # "Second Act Of A (Part 4)" - 16:11 # "Second Act Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
