Vinyl records ...: hit's a gogo 17.12. in Basel

Vinyl records ...: hit's a gogo 17.12. in Basel: "Am Mittwoch, 17.12. ist kein Fussball angesagt. Wie wär's mit den Italienern?"

hit's a gogo 17.12. in Basel

Am Mittwoch, 17.12. ist kein Fussball angesagt. Wie wär's mit den Italienern?

Vinyl records ...: The Four Feelings - mystery !!

Vinyl records ...: The Four Feelings - mystery !!: "Hallo, wer kennt denn das? The Four Feelings: PLAY SLOW. Seite 1: Till / Seite 2: Ave Maria no morro. Peter Mayer (vocal)..."

The Four Feelings - mystery !!

Hallo, wer kennt denn das? The Four Feelings: PLAY SLOW.
Seite 1: Till  /  Seite 2:  Ave Maria no morro.
Peter Mayer (vocal),  Peter Brin (organ),  Urs Brunner (Bass),  Ueli Boeni (drums). Aufgenommen von Ton-Studio Harald Blobel in Bottmingen.
Musikalisch ist das eine typische Garage-Rock Single, dabei erscheint das Schlagzeug als am Besten gespielt. Der Sound ist schrummschrumm - geeignet für den Schlussabend im Skilager oder auch in die Bar.
Harald Blobel steht in Zusammenhang mit der Erfindung eines Musikinstruments: der Millioniser Mundharmonika Synthesizer - ein Blasinstrument.
Danke für Antworten, Infos oder Kommentare!

Hello, who knows that? The Four Feelings: SLOW PLAY. Side 1: Till / Side 2: Ave Maria no morro. Peter Mayer (vocal), Peter Brin (organ), Urs Brunner (bass), Ueli Boeni (drums). 
Recorded by sound studio Harald Blobel Bottmingen.
This is a typical garage-rock single, while the drums musically seems best. The sound is schrummschrumm - suitable for last night at the ski camp or in the bar.
Harald Blobel is related to the invention of a musical instrument: the harmonica Millioniser synthesizer - a wind instrument. Thanks for answers or comments!

The METRONOME QUINTET at the ZOO

This is the year 1969. The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records. The impromptu concert was broken up by the police. John and Yoko married in Gibraltar and started their bed-ins for peace. Hard rock band Led Zeppelin released their eponymous first album. Jimi Hendrix plays the unofficial last day of Woodstock. Richard Nixon tried to win the Vietnam War. My Lai Massacre. And Pink Floyd produced their musical sound patterns.
And: This is clearly one of the most impressive records: The Metronome Quintet released At the ZOO - with 56 friends.

The record appears as a sweet cat that's kind of cut out. Then you realize that it has something to do with animals. Lastly you read on the board: with 56 friends. Then one remembers that in 1969, records were often the project of a group. We know Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, In the Court of King Crimson and related records.
If we open the cover, the wild animals rise as cut out!

Now we discover the quintet! Appear in black and white Bruno Spoerri (sax), Ueli Staub (vib), Martin Hugelshofer (p), Felix Rogner (b), Rolf Bänniger (dr). And who are all those friends?

• Mitglieder des Unterhaltungs-Orchesters Beromünster
• Tonhalle Quartett Zürich
• Guggemusik Laslafaria, Baar

The tracks on side 1 are:  Going to the Zoo, Two Marmots,  Woodpeckers Waltz,  Ducky Wucky,  What's new Pussy-cat?  Purple Gazelle

Side 2: Lyne for Lions,  Hippie Dance,  Meet a Cheetah,  Ez iz geflogen di gilderne Pave,  Night Owl,  La Paloma,  Tiger Rag,  Flight of the Bumble Bee,  At the Zoo

As you see, this record is great fun. You can hear the Jazz classic TIGER RAG played by a carnival group (Guggemusik Laslafaria), The Flight of a Bumble Bee appears as the sounds of some disgusting insects produced by the undetermined string instruments of the Tonhalle Quartet.

All pieces of the record are a composition of various musical forms, sounds, noises, real animal sounds that give the impression that the Metronome Quintet is At the Zoo! 

Vinyl records ...: Elsie BIANCHI Trio - Disco-Ton

Vinyl records ...: Elsie BIANCHI Trio - Disco-Ton: "No information about this little EP on the web! Only this: Extremely rare ELSIE BIANCHI TRIO 7' EP on the tiny DISCO-TON (Swiss-Record) St..."

Elsie BIANCHI Trio - Disco-Ton

No information about this little EP on the web!  Only this: Extremely rare ELSIE BIANCHI TRIO 7" EP on the tiny DISCO-TON (Swiss-Record) Studiolabel from Basel, Switzerland. This is one of the rarest European Jazz records. According to other sources, there were only around 100 Copies of this EP ever made and they were used for promotion only. This was recorded on a Nagra III at the Café Atlantis, as the back cover states. The picture was taken in Seiler's another Jazzclub at that time.
Tracks:  I'll take romance  /  I got it bad  /  Big daddy  /  You're driving me crazy
Members of the trio:  Elsie Bianchi (vocal, accordeon, piano), Siro Bianchi (bass, her husband), Shorty Staehli (drums)
The musical expression of the group is focused on the voice of Elsie. The instruments take a purely accompanying role.

Atlantis Sampler mit Elsie Bianchi !!

This 10" sampler is one of the rarest Swiss Jazz records. It is impossible to be found anywhere: ATLANTIS AL 4800 with Pierre CAVALLI TRIO  -  Diana MILLER TRIO  -  Elsie BIANCHI Trio  -  Charles WILSON  -  Rodolfo D'AMICO  
Were presented in this blog Don GAIS Trio (No 1) -  Trio Enzo NESTASIO (No 2). Similar records are:  Audrey GARIN (No 3) -  Elsie BIANCHI Trio (No 4, 6)  -  The NIGHTSINGERS / FRANCO (No 5)  -  Los TREBOLES (No 7)   
The cover shows the original house dating of the Middle Age, in which the Atlantis is located.


Elsie Bianchi Brunner spielte zuerst Akkordeon, bevor sie mit zehn Jahren zum Klavier wechselte. Gelegentlich wirkte sie als Pianistin bei der Saxophonband von Harry Pfister mit, während sie eine Ausbildung zur kaufmännischen Angestellten machte. Auf dem Jazzfestival Zürich trat sie mit grossem Erfolg von 1951 bis 1954 als Pianistin, Jazz-Akkordeonistin und Sängerin auf und erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen. 1956 heiratete sie den Saxophonisten und Bassisten Siro Bianchi, mt dem sie als Berufsmusikerin arbeitete, wobei sie das Duo mit Schlagzeugern wie Daniel Humair - another great Swiss drummer -, Fritz Stähli oder Kenny Schmidt zum Trio erweiterten. 1958/59 waren sie auf Gastspielreise in den Vereinigten Staaten, wo Howard Rumsey sie im Hermosa Beach Lighthouse Cafe aufnahm. 1959 kamen sie zurück in die Schweiz und spielten vor allem im Basler Atlantis (im Trio mit Alex Bally). Seit 1962 verbrachten sie als Musiker jeweils den Sommer in Nordamerika und die Wintersaison in der Schweiz. 1968 übersiedelte das Paar in die Vereinigten Staaten. 1978 gab sie wie auch ihr Mann den Musikerberuf auf und übernahm von ihren Brüdern die Sportartikel-Fabrik K-Swiss. 1987 zog sie sich mit ihrem Mann auf eine Farm in Georgia zurück.

Elsie Bianchi Brunner first played accordion before the age of ten moved to the piano. Occasionally she appeared as a pianist in the band of saxophone Harry Pfister, while she made a commercial apprenticeship. On the Zurich Jazz Festival she performed with great success from 1951 to 1954 as a pianist, jazz accordionist and singer and has received several awards.In 1956 she married the saxophonist and bassist Siro Bianchi, MT where she worked as a professional musician, taking the duo with drummers such as Daniel Humair - another great Swiss drummer - Fritz Stähli or Kenny Schmidt expanded to a trio. 1958/59 they were on tour in the United States, where she recorded in Howard Rumsey Lighthouse Cafe Hermosa Beach. In 1959 she returned to Switzerland and played mainly in the Basel Atlantis (in a trio with Alex Bally). Since 1962, they spent as musicians each summer in North America and the winter season in Switzerland. 1968 the couple moved to the United States. In 1978 she gave her husband as well as the professional musician and took over from her brothers, the sporting goods factory K-Swiss. In 1987 she moved with her husband back to a farm in Georgia.

Don GAIS Trio - Atlantis, Basel

The Don Gais Trio were:  Don Gais, piano;  Paul Girard, bass;  Pierre Favre, drums


Wow: Young Pierre Favre on this early Ex Libris record. By the way he was not so young at this time. Born 1937 his career began in the early 50ies at the age of 17. And his discography does not mention this Don Gais record! May-be he forgot, or he did not like his play so much.


The tracks are:  Perdido  /  Jorda  /  Once in a while  /  Don't got around much anymore  -  Tenderly  /  Sophiticated Lady  /  Tangerine  /  Take the A train.


Great piano play! Can easily compete with big names! 
Recording: This record was recorded live in the Atlantis. It appears more balanced and harmonious than the Enzo Nestasio. There is more bass. Beautiful sound, beautiful music! Great!

Newspaper advertisement (1958/09): Von Don Gais erscheint die Platte GC-658, 25cm LP, "Jazz at the Atlantis Nr.1" mit Paul Girard (b) und Pierre Favre (dr)  

By Don Gais appears the record GC-658, 25cm LP, "Jazz at the Atlantis No. 1" with Paul Girard (b) and Pierre Favre (drums)

Enzo NESTASIO Trio - Jazz at the ATLANTIS

Rare Swiss Jazz. Atlantis is an old jazz club in Basel, where you could hear rock bands and many jazz greats. Here were made in the 60's early jazz recordings. They appeared on the label of Atlantis, and later as early EX LIBRIS pressings. One of the first was Enzo Nestasio Trio. He played many time in the Atlantis. The members were: Enzo 'Sir' Nestasio (piano), Paul Girard (bass), Shorty Staell (drums). The 10" record is called: Jazz At The Atlantis No. 2.  Side 1: I got rhythm / Our love is here to stay  /   Takin' a chance on love  /  makin' whopee    Side 2:  But not for me  /  Have you met Miss Jones  /  Body and soul  /  If I had you 
The group plays very relaxing music! Great music experience. But this recording is not well balanced. This becomes clear when you play the record with a mono pick-up. In the 50's and also later Jazz was recorded with one microphone only. If a musician played a solo, he stepped closer to the micro. In this recording, the piano is the most important instrument, it appears louder compared to the other two instruments. The bass line could only be recorded, by turning up the mic strongly. So that the music overrides when Nestasio played loud. 

Another strange Swiss pressing

Hi all.  We are spezialised in Swiss vinyl records. We have just another one very rare pressing. It is called Zweites Programm and released by 'Quartett Johannes Kobelt' . This is a group of four musicians: guitar, cello, violin, horns and many more, playing acoustic music of different kinds: Jazz traditional style, Swiss Volksmusik, Classical music and also Russian and Gipsy tunes. The four members play technically very well, with a lot of heartful sounds. This record was released in 1973. That was a time when many musicians trying to do recordings. Some were not always good music, but for commercial success, other better musically, but she wanted to hear any ... This group belongs to the second. Has anyone heard of these musicians? Thanks columbia.sax.