Jazz Alchemist radio with DVA, Peter Brotzmann, Thomas Chapin and Ornette Coleman

Tune in tomorrow at 8pm CET to www.radiofrycz.pl (the usual time and place) for some good music. We'll celebrate birthdays of Peter Brotzmann, Ornette Coleman and the unforgettable Thomas Chapin. Plus, for something completely different, couple of pieces from a czech band DVA that played recently in Krakow (a post about their concert and the latest cd will appear soon). Tune in, enjoy the music and catch me to chat on facebook.


1. Ornette Coleman Quartet - Humpty Dumpty (Ornette's birthday on 9.03)
2. Thomas Chapin Trio - Alphaville (Thomas as well born on 09.03)
3.  DVA - Tropikal Animal (post about their recent concert in Krakow will appear soon on the blog)
4. Peter Brotzmann & Jorg Fischer - Productive Cough (from "Live in Wiesbaden")
5. Ornette Coleman Quartet - Blues Connotations
6. DVA - Hap Hej
7. DVA - Tatanc
8. Thomas Chapin Trio - Lift
9. Peter Brotzmann & Jorg Fischer - Song for Fred (from "Live in Wiesbaden")
10.Thomas Chapin Trio - Anima
11. Peter Brotzmann - Lonely Woman
12. DVA - Uhuh
13. Thomas Chapin Trio + Brass - Golgotham
14. DVA - Tralala

Jazz Alchemist radio 05.03.12 with Brotzmann, Chapin, Coleman and DVA by Jazzowy Alchemik on Mixcloud

William Hooker & Thomas Chapin - Crossing Points [NoBusiness]

William Hooker - drums
Thomas Chapin - sax

NoBusiness Records 2011

Thomas Chapin's death from leukemia at the age of 40 is one of the most tragic twists in jazz history (and jazz history has its share of those - where would Coltrane be or Clifford Brown if they were to live longer?). This post-mortem release comes as unexpected but tremendously welcomed surprise for all the fans of this musician and presents him outside the common setting of his trio as he features on one concert of a series of duos played by William Hooker in NYC in 1992.

"Subway" is a 28mins long marathon, Hooker's colossal, muscular drumming keeps the charge, relentless and restless, while Chapin tries to keep up with fresh ideas and harden the tone. It is bit exhausting in the middle but they surge back with great energy in the end, although I feel that Hooker is overpowering the music a little bit.