Gunter Hampel (born 31 August 1937) is a German jazz vibraphonist, clarinettist, saxophonist, flautist, pianist and composer born in Göttingen, Germany, perhaps best known for his album "The 8th of July 1969" that included fellow musicians Anthony Braxton, Willem Breuker and Jeanne Lee. Jeanne, now deceased, was Gunter's wife.
Hampel became dedicated to free-jazz in the 1960s, developing his own record label (Birth Records), and worked with a variety of artists over the years, including John McLaughlin, Laurie Allan, Udo Lindenberg, Pierre Courbois and Perry Robinson. In the 1970s he also formed the "Galaxy Dream Band". (by wikipedia)
Hampel became dedicated to free-jazz in the 1960s, developing his own record label (Birth Records), and worked with a variety of artists over the years, including John McLaughlin, Laurie Allan, Udo Lindenberg, Pierre Courbois and Perry Robinson. In the 1970s he also formed the "Galaxy Dream Band". (by wikipedia)
Some informations from the original liner-notes:
"SPIRITS are excerpts from a live-radio-performance at the WKCR Columbia University Radio Station in New York, August 26, 1971, the program was engineered by FRED SEIBERT
MAILORDER
we record the music in the best studios, but without commercial producers. we have no distribution. you will not find our records at your record dealer! we sell by mailorder and send to the u.s.a., canada, belgium southamerica, england, sweden, danmark, the netherlands, france, austria, switzerland, africa, india, japan, and others.
each album 30 cm stereo $6 inclusiv mail, please send sheque to 34 Gottingen, Philipp-Reis-Str. 10 West Germany
USA: 1370 Prospect Ave, Bronx 59 NEW YORK CITY.
also contact addresses for performances!"
"SPIRITS are excerpts from a live-radio-performance at the WKCR Columbia University Radio Station in New York, August 26, 1971, the program was engineered by FRED SEIBERT
MAILORDER
we record the music in the best studios, but without commercial producers. we have no distribution. you will not find our records at your record dealer! we sell by mailorder and send to the u.s.a., canada, belgium southamerica, england, sweden, danmark, the netherlands, france, austria, switzerland, africa, india, japan, and others.
each album 30 cm stereo $6 inclusiv mail, please send sheque to 34 Gottingen, Philipp-Reis-Str. 10 West Germany
USA: 1370 Prospect Ave, Bronx 59 NEW YORK CITY.
also contact addresses for performances!"
Attention please: This is an extreme free jazz record !
Excerpts from a live-radio-performance at the WKCR Columbia University Radio Station in New York, August 26, 1971.
Personnel:
Gunter Hampel (piano, flute,clarinet)
Jeanne Lee (vocals)
Perry Robinson (clarinet)
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