Richard Teitelbaum - Golem, 1994

1 Prologue: The Threat 2:36
2 In the Beginning 13:19
3 Invoking Ancient Spirits 2:52
4 Cantorial Choirs 3:38
5 Instrumental Interludes 3:10
6 "Create Me Not! " 3:03
7 Making the Golem 7:41
8 First Breaths 2:28
9 Command and Obey 11:16
10 Golem Wild 1:23
11 Chaos and Destruction 3:15
12 Coda 3:12

Richard Teitelbaum - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Sampling, Disklavier
Shelley Hirsch - Vocals, Voices
Justus Rosenburg - Vocals
George Lewis - Trombone, Electronic Sounds, Electronics
David Moss - Percussion, Vocals, Voices, Electronics
Carlos Zingaro - Violin, Electronic Sounds, Electric Violin
John Zorn - Executive Producer

AMG:
"Golem is an interactive opera by Richard Teitelbaum that attempts to tell the famous 16th century tale of Rabbi Loew and the golem that he created. This Tzadik release documents a live multimedia performance of Golem presented in Amsterdam in 1994. Although performed by a talented musical cast, there's an absence of the visual element (slides, video, scenery, etc.) that was such an integral part of this opera. As a result, it seems that you're only getting part of the story. Also, the vocal presence of both Shelley Hirsch and David Moss require a great love — or at least a high tolerance — of vocalese."

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U3Klang - Jazz Goes Underground (Bootleg), 1988

1 Nimm' die U-Bahn 17:40
2 Hurry 8:17
3 Subway 11:50
4 Meru 5:38
5 Baustelle 6:20
6 Slickaphonic Stomp 14:27

Harry Beckett - trumpet
Malte Burba - trumpet
Michael Sell - trumpet
Ray Anderson - trombone, vocal
Willem van Maanen - trombone
Annie Whitehead - trombone, vocal
Friedmann Greaf - sax
Wolfgang Puschnig - sax
Martin Schedler - sax
Adam Wendt - sax
Heiner Goebbels - keyboards
Thomas Wegel - bass
Topo Gioia - percussions
Nippy Noya - percussions
Joe Passaro - percussions
Albrecht Riermeier - percussions

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Karel Velebny (Czechoslovakia) - SHQ, 1967

1 The Uhu Sleeps Only During the Day 7:28
2 Joachim Is Our Friend 11:33
3 Beetles on the Head 5:06
4 Waldi on the Castle Steps 8:56
5 Andulko Safarova 5:05

Karel Velebny - Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Vibraphone
Jiri Stivin - Flute, Recorder, Sax (Alto)
Ludek Svabensky - Piano
Karel Vejvoda - Bass
Josef Vejvoda - Drums

AMG:
"An early (1967) example of European free improvisation, Karel Velebney's SHQ on occasion feels a little tentative in comparison to full-on fearless explorations like the work of Peter Brötzmann or Fred Van Hove. Although there are several free passages, especially on the largely solo opener "The Uhu Sleeps Only During the Day," the rhythm section of pianist Ludek Svabensky, bassist Karel Vejvoda, and drummer Josef Vejvoda largely sticks to basic post-bop rhythms that rein in Velebney's bass clarinet and tenor saxophone and Jirí Stivín's woodwinds. As exploratory post-bop goes, this is often very good stuff, particularly on the closing "Andulko Safarova," which has the graceful, floating quality of one of Gil Evans' more exotic scores, and the swinging "Joachim Is Our Friend." But given the label, time, and place involved, curious listeners might expect something more extreme, and such people might be disappointed."

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