progresiv tm live '78

a fine example of what was the romanian progressive rock of the '70s, progresiv tm is a rock band from timisoara.
more info here http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3709

this is a live recorded in 1978, a decent audio quality, with the following line up

ladislau herdina, guitar, voice
florin ochescu, guitar
liviu tudan, bass, voice
ion cristian, drums
harry coradini, voice

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johnny raducanu - jazz in my country

a record where the future pianist plays only double bass. interesting to hear because the lineup gatheres some of the best romanian jazzmen at that moment

lues unison
vals nostalgic
balada
flageolette
joc
dialog

line up:
johnny raducanu - doublebas; marius popp - piano; radu goldis - guitar; dan mîndrila - ts; nelu marinescu - trumpet; peter wertheimer - flute; eugen gondi - drums

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ansamblul de percuţie "gheorghe dima" cluj-napoca

a change of scenery and a taste of romanian contemporary music.
this is an lp recorded in april 1985 and issued on electrecord

mircea tiberian & maurice de martin - eleven

you can get it here
http://music-share.blogspot.com/2009/05/mircea-tiberian-maurice-de-martin.html

jancsi korrosy - seria jazz no. 1

jancsi korrosy is a hungarian piano player born in cluj-napoca, 1927, in a family of musicians. at the age of 4 he started to play violin, the banjo at 6 and the piano at 12.

from 1969 he lives in the united states of america

this is the first recording of the electrecord series on jazz

1. nights in tunisia
2. my funny valentine
3. blues for garay
4. junior
5. broadway
6. body and soul
7. tip-top
8. but not for me

line up: jancsi korrosy, piano; johnny raducanu, double bass; bob iosifescu, drums

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experimental q

experimental q is one of the few romanian rock bands that trully represented the spirit of the '70 behind the iron curtain

they recorded a tune (flori - eugen tunaru – keyboards; valentin farcas – guitar, voice; nicolae bucaciuc – bass; nicolae delioran – drums; gheorghe marcovici – flute) for an electrecord copilation (formatii de muzica pop vol.1 1975) but we have to say that it's not that representative for their musical esthetics: a mix of progressive rock, jazz and contemporary music

the link provides some pieces recorded under various line ups and "names": experimental q, experimental q2,experimental quartet, experimental quintet

semiosis - pictural

a friend recomended this one and it's not the usual jazz cake, but a post-rock ambiental and "you name it what" album. i gave it a try and i liked it, so here is to you

it can be downloaded online from here
http://tinyurl.com/celk65



semiosis are: seidiu alexandru ( www.myspace.com/csmfalls ) / serban ilicevici and artwork by twilight13media.

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aura urziceanu - i found love again

if there is a person entitled to claim the award of best romanian voice, that person is aura urziceanu

1. The Nearness of You
2. Only Love Until There's None
3. Everybody Loves Somebody
4. I Found Love Again
5. Let There Be Love
6. La vie en rosem
7. Laura
8. The Way You Look Tonight
9. Emily
10. Too Late Now
11. Lullaby of Birdland
12. I'll Be All Right
13. Crazy He Calls Me
14. Look What You've Done
15. Beautiful Love
16. How Can You Keep The Music Playing
17. I'll Make You A Deal



ron rully - drums; bernie senensky - piano (11); dave field - guitar; paul hoffert - midi vibraphone; michael stewart - ts & flute; jack long - trumpet

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raducanu, golcea, romanescu - pe vale [flac]

this is my first flac upload and a split archive so i hope all goes well.


the album is a mixture of romanian traditional pieces, original compositions and even a beatles tune, all orchestrated with good taste. the music is meditative and calm. raducanu's voice does the trick but listen carefully to the guitar player. his texture of sounds is quite pleasing.


1. and i love her
2. pe vale (traditional)
3. clouds (romanescu)
4. cîntec de mireasa (raducanu)
5. trei focuri (traditional)
6. corindeni (traditional)
7. a gift to the sky (golcea)
8. fata dalba de'mparat (traditional)
9. ..002 (golcea)
10. la desiree (golcea/romanescu)
11. where flamingos fly
12. pe vale (radio edit)


maria raducanu - vocal; vlaicu golcea - double bass; sorin romanescu - guitar

label: lastrada music, 2002, links in comments

harry tavitian & orient express - axis mundi

the backbone of the orient express consists in members of romanian blues band nightlosers. the music is a mix of strong ethnic and free jazz elements - tavitian's trade mark, sweetened with catchy balkan melodies and rhythms

1. introduction
2. old balkan rhapsody
3. to mircea eliade
4. tandarica
5. bride's march (Romanian traditional wedding song)
6. at the gates of levant



harry tavitian - piano, shepherd flute, cow-bell, voice;
edi neumann - tenor sax, shepherd flute, cow-bell, voice;
mihai iordache - alto sax, shepherd flute, cow-bell, voice;
zsolt meier - alto sax, shepherd flute, cow-bell, voice;
hanno höfer - guitar, jew's harp, cow-bell, voice;
jimi el lako - violin, cow-bell, voice;
zoltan hollandus - double bass, voice;
octavian "barila" andreescu - bass guitar, cow-bell, voice;
mario florescu - drums, percussion, voice


recorded september 6-10, 1999 at romanian broadcasting corporation

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mircea tiberian, maria raducanu - lumini

a mix of jazz and old romanian tunes
mircea tiberian - piano; maria raducanu - vocal

1. zori de ziua
2. drumu-i lung
3. marie si marioara
4. bun îi vinu' ghiurghiuliu
5. nicaieri
6. pe deal pe la cornatel
7. corindeni 1
8. trei zile sfinte
9. scarloiene
10. doda doda
11. corindeni 2
12. la soare-apune
13. pe dealul placintelor
14. pelin beau, pelin manânc
15. paparude
16. un tigan avea o casa
17. sânziene
18. cântec de leagan


label: La Strada, 2003


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liviu butoi - păsări (birds)

not like hitchock's birds but more meditative and free, yet a highly articulated album, where the ethnic temptations are ballanced with good taste. a great recording delivered by an excellent line up:

liviu butoi - flute, saxophones
mircea tiberian - piano
arnault cuisinier - double bass
edward perraud - drums, percution

1. păsări 1
2. colindă
3. brebu
4. ballad for k
5. între nori
6. gramofon
7. păsări 2

cd rip @192
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paul weiner - spirale

one if my favourite romanian jazz albums
there's only one minor flow, the needle jumped on one track
sorry about that


paul weiner - piano
liviu butoi - flute
bela kamocsa - bass
gheorghe hromadka - drums

vinil rip @ 256
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vali racila acoustic blues vol2

enjoy
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vali racila - traditional acoustic blues 1

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marius popp - nodul gordian

1. negru pe alb
2. kon-tiki
3. echinox
4. cîntecul capitanului nemo
5. nodul gordian
6. din aproape în aproape



marius popp; eugen gondi - drums (2, 3, 4, 5); alin constantiu - clarinet (2, 3), tenor saxophone (1, 4, 5); ion leonte - trumpet (1, 2, 4, 5); eugen tegu - bass (1-5); constantin petrescu - percution (1-3); florin diaconescu - drums (1)

label: electrecord, 1983
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marius popp - panoramic jazz-rock

marius popp - panoramic jazz-rock


label: electrecord, 1977


1.peisaj
2.balada
3.trifoiul cu cinci foi
4.simboluri
5.inscriptie
6.crestaturi în lemn

vinyl rip, @256
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marius popp - jazz restitutio 3

1. what is this thing called love
2. blue and green
3. wave
4. gone with the wind
5. tell me
6. morning
electrecord, 1993, vinyl rip, link in comments

marius popp - acordul fin

excellent pianist and a composer with an exquisite taste, throughout the years marius popp has recorded only a few, but impeccable records (nodul gordian, acordul fin, panoramic jazz-rock, jazz restitutio, flasnetarium), blending the jazz, rock and the ethnic infuences in remarkable compositions.


tracks:
1. cîmpeneasca
2. ornamente
3. animatie
4. cetatile ponorului
5. firul ariadnei



marius popp, piano, decebal badila (1-3, 5) - bass; mihai farcas (1-3, 5) - drums; alin constantiu (4) - clarinet; eugen gondi - drums; ion catianis - flute; bogdan cristea - bass

label: electrecord, april 1988,
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trigon - glasul pămîntului

trigon is an ethno-jazz group from moldova deeeply rooted in the romanian folklore but with a big ear open to free jazz

the voice of my earth
label: green records, 2001

anatol stefanet - viola
alexandru murzac - bas
mario - drums, percussion

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