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Schlippenbach Trio / Schlippenbach Quartet discography

This is a discography of albums released by the Schlippenbach Trio and Schlippenbach Quartet.

The Schlippenbach Trio has existed with the same line-up for 50 years. This group of Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker and Paul Lovens first played together in 1970. The first Schlippenbach Trio, in 1969, included Michel Pilz instead of Evan Parker. At times over the years the trio has added a bass player, eith Peter Kowald or Alan Silva, to become the Schlippenbach Quartet


Schlippenbach Trio discography



Remembering '70, Various Artists, 1971, JG Records JG 24/25

Tracks : China Boy (Four City Seven + One), I Can't Dance (Blackbirds Of Paradise), St. Louis Shuffle (Sidewalk Hot Jazz Orchestra), Ohne Titel (Niels Unbehagen Quartett), But Anyway (The Dave Pike Set), Night Laughing (Rüdiger Schulz Quartett), Ohne Titel (Jan Huydts Trio + Theo Loevendie), Summertime (Wolfgang Dauner Trio), Yarrak (Alexander V. Schlippenbach Trio), Dee Tune (John Surman Trio + Alan Skidmore), Blueslife (Champion Jack Dupree), Japanese Bride (Champion Jack Dupree), Up And Down7 (Xhol Caravan)

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Pakistani Pomade, Schlippenbach Trio, 1973, FMP 0110

Tracks : Sun-Luck Night-Rain, Butaki Sisters, A Little Yellow, Ein Husten für Karl Valentin, Pakistani Pomade, Von "G" ab, Moonbeef, Kleine Nülle, Evergreen

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded in Bremen in November 1972. This album was reissued on CD in 2003 by Atavistic with four bonus tracks.

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For Example: Workshop Freie Musik 1969-1978, Various Artists, 1978, FMP R1/R2/R3

Tracks : Bone (Steve Lacy), Berl In Zil (Paul Rutherford), Mariahilf (Hans Reichel), I Didn´t Care (Tristan Honsinger), Daar Speelt De Baiaard Weer (Fred Van Hove), Improvisation 27376 (Derek Bailey), Question At Midnight (Albert Mangelsdorff), Soweto-Simbabwe-Mississippie-Child-Cry (Johnny Dyani), With Forks And Hope (Schlippenbach Trio), Then,Silence (Schlippenbach Trio), Things And Stuff (Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink plus Mangelsdorff), Chapter Ten (Frank Wright Unit), Konrad Usw (Schweizer-Carl-Quartet), Biannale 1972 (Willem Breuker Orchestra), Thin In The Upper Crust (Globe Unity Orchestra), La Ronde (Vinko Globokar & Brass Group), Tetterettet (ICP-Tentet)

Notes : Evan Parker plays on the two Schlippenbach Trio tracks which were recorded on April 2, 1972. The musicians on those two tracks are Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker and Paul Lovens

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Elf Bagatellen, Schlippenbach Trio, 1990, FMP CD 27

Tracks : Aries, Beelzebub's Tales: Revised, The Forge: Rebellowed, Analogue: Scaled, Resurrection Of Yarak, K.K. Maximus, Yarak: Reforged, Elster-Werda Nocturno, Sun-Luck: Revisited, Bovist, Fux

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

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Physics, Schlippenbach Trio, 1993, FMP CD 50

Tracks : Physics: A. The Coefficient Of Linear Expansion / B. Das Drehmoment

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded live during the Workshop Freie Musik in Berlin on June 16, 1991.

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Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf: The 20th Anniversary Album, Various Artists, 1997, Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf

Tracks : Atlantis (Athanor), Cowboys & Indians (Frank Wright Quartet), 74 882 (ROVA Saxophone Quartet), Option Abdullah (Schlippenbach Trio), Composition 23 M (Anthony Braxton Quartet), Solo (Roscoe Mitchell), Wie Beim Falb Die Kuckucksuhr Tickt, So Tickt Sie Nirgendwo (Trio Clusone), Spellings (Frisque Concordance), Beef (Gerry Hemingway Quintet)

Tracks recorded live at Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf between 1978 and 1996. Evan Parker plays on the Schlippenbach Trio track, with Alexander von Schlippenbach and Paul Lovens, which was recorded on April 16, 1983.

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Complete Combustion, Schlippenbach Trio, 2000, FMP CD 106

Tracks : Complete Combustion, Fuels 1 - 7: Fuels 1, Fuels 2, Fuels 3, Fuels 4, Fuels 5, Fuels 6, Fuels 7

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded during the Workshop Freie Musik at the Akademie Der Künste in Berlin on April 10 & 11, 1998.

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Swinging The Bim, Schlippenbach Trio, 2000, FMP CD 114/115

Tracks : CD 1: Swinging The Bim First Set / CD 2: Swinging The Bim Second Set

Musicians : Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded live at BIM-Huis in Amsterdam on November 20, 1998.

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2 x 3 = 5, Parker / Guy / Lytton - Schlippenbach Trio, 2001, Leo Records CD LR 305

Tracks : 2 x 3 = 5

Musicians: Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton, Paul Lovens

Recorded live at Jazz a Mulhouse on August 26, 1999.

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Audiology II: 11 Groups Live In Berlin: Total Music Meeting 2002, Various Artists, 2003, a/l/l 006

Tracks : Pars Pro Toto (2 X 3 = 5), Goingin / Oneffects (Carlos Bechegas), Der Glockenschlag Erscheint So Eilig In Dieser Nacht Der Trunkenheit (Wu Wei / Xu Fengxia), Reflection 14 (Doppelmoppel), Chevreul's Pendulum (Evan Parker Trio), Per PK (Ossatura), Archive 16 (Mal D'Archive), Wellenflug (The New Flags), The Unresolved Remnant (Schlippenbach Trio), Noise Report (Bertoncini / Lehn), Spilling Beans (Three October Meetings),

Recorded live during the Total Music Meeting in Berlin on October 31 to November 2, 2002.

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Pakistani Pomade, Schlippenbach Trio, 2003, Atavistic

Tracks : Sun-Luck Night-Rain, Butaki Sisters, A Little Yellow, Ein Husten für Karl Valentin, Pakistani Pomade, Von "G" ab, Moonbeef, Kleine Nülle, Evergreen / Bonus tracks: Pakistani Alternate #1, Pakistani Alternate #2, Pakistani Alternate #3, Pakistani Alternate #4

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded in Bremen in November 1972. This album was originally released in 1973 on FMP.

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Compression: Live At Total Music Meeting 2002, Schlippenbach Trio, 2004, a/l/l 011

Tracks : Yes Bishop... Yes, Yes!, Variations On G, All The Things You Are - Paraphrase Dvs/pi, Tantrum 09:08, Bang In..., Bird Of The Year, Compression, Glow, Singles, Insistence, It Had To Be

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded live at the Total Music Meeting in Berlin on November 2, 2002.

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Winterreise, Schlippenbach Trio, 2006, psi 06.10

Tracks : Winterreise 1, Winterreise 2

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded live in Cologne in December 2004 and December 2005.

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Gold Is Where You Find It, Schlippenbach Trio, 2008?, Intakt 143

Tracks : Z.D.W.A., Slightly Flapping, Amorpha, Gold Is Where You Find It, K. SP, Monkey's Fist, Lekko, Cloudburst, Three In One, The Bells Of St. K.

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

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Bauhaus Dessau, Schlippenbach Trio, 2010, Intakt 183

Tracks : Bauhaus 1, Bauhaus 2, Bauhaus 3

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded live at Bauhaus Dessau in November 2009.

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First Recordings, Schlippenbach Trio, 2014, Trost Records TR 132

Tracks : Deals, Village, With Forks And Hopes / Then, Silence

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded during the Workshop Freie Musik at the Acadamy of the Arts in Berlin on April 2, 1972. With Forks And Hopes / Then, Silence was originally released on the 3 LP set For Example: Workshop Freie Musik 1969-1978 (1978). The other two tracks are previously unreleased.

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Features, Schlippenbach Trio, 2015, Intakt 250

Tracks : Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Feature 4, Feature 5, Feature 6, Feature 7, Feature 8, Feature 9, Feature 10, Feature 11, Feature 12, Feature 13, Feature 14, Feature 15

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

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Warsaw Concert, Schlippenbach Trio, 2016, Intakt 275

Tracks : Warsaw Concert, Where Is Kinga?

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens

Recorded at the Ad Libitum Festival in Warsaw on October 16, 2015.

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Schlippenbach Quartet discography


Three Nails Left, Schlippenbach Quartet, 1975, FMP 0210

Tracks : Range, Black Holes, Three Nails Left; For P.L.

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens

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The Hidden Peak, Schlippenbach Quartet, 1977, FMP 0410

Tracks : The Hidden Peak I, The Hidden Peak II, The Hidden Peak III, The Hidden Peak IV, The Hidden Peak V

Musicians : Alex Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens

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Anticlockwise, Schlippenbach Quartet, 1983, FMP 1020

Tracks : Ore, Anticlockwise

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Alan Silva, Paul Lovens

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Das Hohe Lied, Schlippenbach Quartett, 1991, PTR/JWD 16/17

Tracks : Let This Mouth Shower Kisses On You, Blow On My Garden And Press Out The Spices, Who Can This Be Advancing From The Desert?

Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Alan Silva, Paul Lovens

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Hunting The Snake, Schlippenbach Quartet, 2000, Atavistic

Tracks : Glen Feshie, Moonbeef, Hunting The Snake, Wenn Wir Kehlkopfspieler Uns Unterhalten

Musicians : Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens

Recorded in Bremen on September 10, 1975.

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At Quartier Latin, Schlippenbach Quartet, 2011, FMP CD 140

Tracks : Black Holes, Three Nails Left: For P.L., The Hidden Peak I, The Hidden Peak II, The Hidden Peak III, The Hidden Peak IV, The Hidden Peak V

Musicians : Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens

Recorded live at the Quartier Latin in Berlin on February 2, 1975 (tracks 1 & 2) and January 27 & 28, 1977 (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7).

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FMP Im Rückblick - In Retrospect, Various Artists, 2011, FMP

Notes : A limited edition 12 CD box set with a 220 page book. Evan Parker plays on two of the CDs: CD 1 which was originally released as Baden-Baden '75 (Globe Unity Orchestra + Guests, 2011) and CD 4 which was originally released as At Quartier Latin (Schlippenbach Quartet, 2011).

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America 2003, Parker / Schlippenbach / Lytton, 2004, psi 04.06

Tracks : Rejoicing In Their Hearts Over The Journey, Ask To Be Taken On As A Trumpeter, This Blowing Of Trumpets Confused Them, What Memories Of The Past Were Recalled!, Perhaps This Was His Chance, To Avoid Monotony, No One Wanted To Be An Artist But Every Man Wanted To Be Paid For His Labours, The Breath Of Coldness, Are You Strong Enough For Heavy Work?, I Had A Friend Among The Angels, Down With All Those Who Do Not Believe In Us

Musicians : Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Lytton

A double CD of music recorded live in May 2003 in New Orleans (tracks 1 to 6) and Seattle (tracks 7 to 11).

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Last updated May 2022