Creative Music Studio Tapes and Files, 1974-1980

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Addition to the Collection, 2018

Accession 2017.2018.M118



Box 45 CMS 1: Phil Coerner with CMS Orchestra. New works, 3/8/81 (0.25 l/2tr, 5"), 3/8/81


Box 45 CMS 2A: Karl Berger. CMC part 1. New works (Master tape, side A, 15ip, 14:30, 0.25 l/2tr, 7"). Old # 78.44 .01


Box 45 CMS 3: Snakes Kin. New works, 1/1/78 (0.25 l/2tr, 10") Old# 78.43 .01, 1/1/78


Box 45 CMS 4: Apfelbaum, Bernstein, Goldsbury, Harvey, Schuller, Valente. 5 new works, 1/23/80 (7.5ips, Stereophonic 2 track, 0.25 l/4tr, 7"). Old# T82, 1/23/80

Beep Boo Booh Bump (Harvey)--(2) Untitled (Apfelbaum)--(3) We is Us (Harvey)--(4) Waling in the Rain


Box 45 CMS 5: Sound Checks New Year's, 1981 12/31/80 (0.25 l/2tr, 7"), 1981, 12/31/80


Box 45 CMS 6: Wall Mattheus w/Pete Kessler, Orin Smith, Richard Lake, Jalu Wasick, 3/17/72 (0.25 l/2tr, 7"), 3/17/72

1) The Devil & The Good Lord, (2) Richards Tune, (3) Necrophilia, (4) K-Deestra


Box 45 CMS 7: Karl Berger CMC part 2. New works (Master tape, side B, 15ips, 22:20, 0.25 l/2tr, 7"). Old# 78.44 .02


Box 45 CMS 8: Anima Musica (Fuchs) M. Kirby Studio Session. Drum duets, 5/1/81 (A, 3 3/4ips, 0.25, l/4tr, 7"). Old# 333, 5/1/81


Box 45 CMS 9: Music Fest. Sample Tape. Works Music Festival, 1980 (7/19/1980 6/28/1980 7/20/80). (7.5ips, 0.25 l/4tr, 7", 1980, 6/28/1980

l) Siral, Tekbliek, Vasconcellos, Gurtu, dur: 2:45, Indoors, (2) Wallcott, Dieng, dur: 1.30 WM at the Kleinart, (3) Dillalo, Vasconcellos, Siral, Tekbliek


Box 45 CMS 10: New Works, 1/1/78. (0.25, l/4tr, 7"). Old# CMS 78.45 .01


Box 45 CMS 11: Nurock, Clayton, DeRobertis, Jemmott, Rosenberg, 1/1/78. (A, 0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# 78.46.01


Box 45 CMS 12: The Saturn Artet (Alexander, Martucci, Newmeth, Sylvester Miller, Selcoe, Wagner), 1/1/78 (0.25, l/2tr, 7"), 1/1/78


Box 45 CMS 13: Pure Sound Collective (R. Zantay, D. Zantay, Wolf, Damone, Murphy, Goldfarb), 1/1/78. (7.Sips, 0.25, 1/4 tr, stereo, 7")

(1) The Hulk (R. Zantay), (2) Asia Minor (D. Zantay, R. Zantay), (3) After Grok (R. Zantay, D. Zantay), (4) Wood (D. Zantay), (5) Patterns, R.)


Box 45 CMS 14: IMAC CMS Orchestra, 7/14/79. (0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# T138


Box 45 CMS 15: Charles Brackeen. (0.25, l/2tr, 7"). The Lonely Happy Vikings Series. Old# U4


Box 45 CMS 16: Stu Martin "Nuts". Conflagration Trio w/ Guests, 1/1/78. (0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# CMS 78.41.01


Box 45 CMS 17: Karl Berger, Rivbea part 1 (Master Tape), 6/28/74. (tails, 0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# 820


Box 45 CMS 18: Karl Berger, Rivbea part 2 (Master Tape), 6/28/74 (tails, 0.25 l/2tr, 7"). Old# 822, 6/28/74



Box 41 CMS 19: Improvisations Without Words (Rzewski, List, Reeve, Berger), 4/1/73 (7.5ips, heads, 0.25, l/2tr, 12"). Old# 809, 4/1/73


Box 41 CMS 20: Karl Berger/ Demo Remixes. (15ips, 0.25, l/2tr, 12"). Old#503

7 tracks: (1) Morning Raga, (2) Drum Machine Shuffle, (3) Munjis Piece, (4) Diso, (5) Blues, (6) Morning Raga (fast), (7) Soin Piere



Box 44 CMS 21: Garrett List (Berger, Teitelbaum,Resweski, Reeve, Gibson, Burton, Russell). (7"). Old# M4

Elegy to the People of Chile, Piano Solo "Pastoral"


Box 44 CMS 22: Shapes and Visions New Music (Robinson, Schmidt, Berger, Chernifloff, McGettrick, Larrance, Cornett, Marimba), 1/1/75. (A/B, 3 3/4ips, a:47.30, b: 22.21, 0.25 stereo, 1/2 tr,7")

Live at the Smithsonian, Side 1: Little Sunbeam, Dolphey Dance, When You Smile, Side 2:Shapes and Visions (M, Stephans)


Box 44 CMS 23: Karl Berger & Friends. NYC New Music, 5/25/74. (0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# 836


Box 44 CMS 24: MUUN. Item for Blackwell, 1/1/75. (7.5ips, 0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# 819


Box 44 CMS 25: Karl Berger w/ Members of NY Phill and Juillard. (Garrett List conductor "The Kitchen" NYC), 5/23/76. (7.5ips, 0.25, l/4tr, 7"). WBAI Broadcast Tape. Old# 872


Box 44 CMS 26: Karl Berger. Western Front, 10/15/78. (A, 7.5ips, 0.25, 1/4 tr, stereo, 7"). Old# 868



Box 41 CMS 27: Ephat Mujuru. Interview Part 2, 7/24/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 44 CMS 28: Karl Berger Rivbea. (7"). Old# E


Box 44 CMS 29: Karl Berger, Ed Blackwell Duet. Comp: Berger, Cherry, Albany, 3/20/76. (7.5ips, 17.15, 9.30, 12.35, tails, 0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# 864


Box 44 CMS 30: Karl Berger, Ed Blackwell Duet. Comp: Berger, Albany, 3/20/76. (7.5ips, tails, 0.25, l/2tr, 7"). Old# 871


Box 44 CMS 31: Karl Berger Trio. Mercer Arts Center. Rivbea #2. (1,2, 7.5ips, 15ips). Old# 858


Box 44 CMS 32: Berger & Bley/Altslul, Steve Lacy? (7"). Digitized. Old# 806


Box 44 CMS 33: Karl Berger. Solo at Bard College, 5/24/76. (7.5ips, 31.45, tails, 7"). Old# 838


Box 44 CMS 34: Karl Beger, Ingrid Sertso, Dave Holland, J.C. Moses. Live Loeb Mercer Arts Center, 5/20/76. (15ips, 7"). Old# 856


Box 44 CMS 35: Karl Berger. Duets. Demo Master. (7.5ips, 7"). Digitized. Old# 829


Box 44 CMS 36: Karl Berger, Dave Holland, ingrid Sertso, J.C. Moses. Loeb Center Concert, 1/1/76. (7.5ips, tails, 7"). Digitized. Old# 821


Box 44 CMS 37: Karl Berger. Rivbea #1, 5/20/72. (15ips, 7"). Old# 857


Box 44 CMS 38: Karl Berger. Kuustverirm, 1/1/71. (7.5ips, tails, 0.25 mono, 7"). Old# 839


Box 44 CMS 39: Karl Berger, Frederick Rzewski, Garrett List, Gregroy Reeve. Improvisation, 11/13/72. (heads, 7"). Digitized. Old# 834


Box 44 CMS 40: Karl Berger. Western Front, First dub of Master, 4/2/78. (1,2, 7.Sips, 0.25, 1/4 tr, stereo, 7"). Old# 870.

Side 1: Solo Pianon and Vibraphone, Side 2: Workshop Orchestra


Box 44 CMS 41: Don Cherry at Naropa and in Denver (Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Karl Berger), 8/1/76. (A/B, Cassette)



Box 41 CMS 42: Participants Concert



Box 44 CMS 43: Paulo Moura Trio. (Side 1, A/B, Cassette)


Box 44 CMS 44: Pauline Oliveros "El Relicario de los Animales". P. Oliveros at CME, 4/3/79. (A, Cassette)


Box 44 CMS 45A: African Liberation Enseble. Ismet, Haii, Nana 81 CMS, 1/1980. (A, Cassette)


Box 44 CMS 46: Peppers Pow-Wow, 7/7/79. (A/B, Cassette)


Box 44 CMS 48: Percussion #1, 5/18/79. (Cassette)



Box 41 CMS 49: Participants Recordings. "Faceless" (Bill Ylitalo, Rick Tarantelli, Jim Quinlan)



Box 44 CMS 50: Yav liz. Ismet, Nana, Ted, Trilok, 7/16/79. (A/B, Cassette)



Box 41 CMS 51: Open House #1: Lee Konite/Jimmy Giffire/Karl Berger/Dave Holland/Ed Blackhell "The Song Is You"



Box 42 CMS 52: CMS. Woodstock Jazz Festival. All Blues. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 5")



Box 41 CMS 53: CMS. Oliver Lake & Bakida Carro at Bard College. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10"). Leaded for production



Box 44 CMS 54: CMS. Full Moon Concert for KTD. Bliss, Edwards, Berger, 5/12/79. (A/B, Cassette)



Box 45 CMS 55: CMS. Interview Sampler. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 7")


Box 45 CMS 56: CMS. Karl Berger. Western Front, October 15, 1978 (7"), October 15, 1978



Box 41 CMS 57: CMS. Zen Talk, Fall 1882 (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10"). Plastic gray reel, 1882


Box 41 CMS 58: CMS. Stuart Leigh Interviews Pauline Oliveros. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10"). Plastic Gray Reels nearly hub?


Box 41 CMS 59: Aiyb Dieng, Trilok Gurtu, Steve Gorn. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 60: Baba Olatunji #1. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 42 CMS 61: Baba Olatunji #1. In Concert, 7/16/83. (15ips, Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 62: Baba Olatunji #2, 7/16/83. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 63: Baba Olatunji #3. In Concert, 7/16/83. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 64: Baba Olatunji #3. Interview, 7/11/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 45 CMS 65: Baikida Carrol, Aiyb Dieng, Nana Vasconcelos, Colin Walcott. Rehearsal, 9/18/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 5") Woodstock Jazz Festival most likely



Box 42 CMS 66: Black Sheep #1, 7/24/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 67: Black Sheep #2, 7/24/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 68: Black Sheep #3 (w/Olatunji and Karl Berger). Jam, 7/24/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 41 CMS 69: Black Sheep at Bear Mountain Festival of World Music and Dance. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") Fiddle Fever and Mill Street Cloggers also on reel.


Box 41 CMS 70: Student Concert/World Music Session (Nic Didkovsky and others), 7/15/82. (7.5ips, Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 71: CMS World Music Orchestra Part 1 (N. Didkovsky, Z. Fuchs, R. Nakai and Group, B.Kegel, P. Buettner, David Cherry, A. Sheldon, P Preiss), 7/23/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 42 CMS 72: CMS World Music Orchestra. Part 2, 7/23/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 45 CMS 73: Colin Walcott. Interview, 1/1/81. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 7")



Box 42 CMS 74: Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos. Ultrasounds 1. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") In concert-copy from Dolby A edited Master by Steve Cellum


Box 42 CMS 75: Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos. Ultrasounds 2. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") In concert-copy from Dolby A edited Master by Steve Cellum


Box 42 CMS 76: Stuart Leigh Interview Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") Post dynafex, leader for program


Box 42 CMS 77: Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos. Part 1, 4/25/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") Leaded for production


Box 42 CMS 78: Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos. Part 2, 4/25/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") Leaded for production


Box 42 CMS 79: Stuart Leigh Interview Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos. Part 3, 4/25/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10") Leaded for production



Box 41 CMS 47: Ephat Mujuru. Part 1, 7/23/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 42 CMS 80: Ephat Mujuru. Concert 1, 7/24/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 81: Ephat Mujuru. Interview Part 1, 7/24/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 82: Ephat Mujuru. Interview Part 2, 7/24/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 43 CMS 83: Ephat Mujuru. Interview Part 3, 7/24/82. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 84: Frederic Rzweski. Interview Part 1. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 85: Frederic Rzweski. Interview Part 2. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 86: Frederic Rzweski. Interview Part 3 w/ Karl Berger. (Pancake,.25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 87: Gian Piero Pramaggiorie. Interview Part 1. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 88: Gian Piero Pramaggiorie. Interview Part 2. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr)



Box 42 CMS 89: Gian Piero Pramaggiorie. Interview Part 3. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 90: Ahmet "Haci" Tekbilek. Part 1, Set 1, 1/1/83. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 91: Ahmet "Haci" Tekbilek. Part 2, 1/1/83. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 42 CMS 92: Olatunji at CMS (Sylvain Lenox/Joakim Cartoy) #2, 1/1/83. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 45 CMS 93: Haci Tekbilek. Olatunji #3, #4. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 7") Possibly ends of interviews when tape was in short supply?



Box 42 CMS 94: Karl Berger. Solo Concert at CMS, 1/1/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 45 CMS 95: Karl Berger and CMS Orchestra. Rehearsal, 9/18/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 5") Likely Woodstock Jazz Festival



Box 41 CMS 96: Karl Berger and Lee Konitz. Part 1. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 97: Karl Berger and Lee Konitz. Part 2. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 98: Karl Berger and Lee Konitz. Part 3. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 99: Lucian Burg and Bill Lippincott . "Very Special Days". (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 100: Oliver Lake. Electronics and Flute w/ Baikida Carrol. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10") Leaded for production


Box 41 CMS 101: Oliver Lake. Hymn for the Old New Year, One Foot. (Pancake, .5" Stereo, 10")



Box 43 CMS 102: Oliver Lake. Original for Radio. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10") Zen Blues, Separation


Box 43 CMS 103: Oliver Lake Radio Hour. Part 1. (37.06, Pancake,.5" Stereo 10")


Box 43 CMS 104: Oliver Lake Radio Hour. Part 2. (Pancake, .5" Stereo, 10")


Box 43 CMS 105: Oliver Lake Solo and Vox. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10") Baikida and Oliver speak on space in music-"Profiles" elements



Box 45 CMS 106: Oliver Lake Voice Tracks. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 7") From 1981 and 1985, 1981, 1985



Box 43 CMS 107: Olu Dara Part 1. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 45 CMS: Outdoor at Jazz Festival (5")



Box 43 CMS 108: Olu Dara Part 2. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 110: Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland. New Year's Eve Part 1, 12/31/81. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10", Dub)


Box 43 CMS 111: Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland. New Year's Eve Part 2, 12/31/81. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10", Dub)



Box 41 CMS 112: Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland. New Year's Eve Part 3, 12/31/81. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10", Dub)


Box 41 CMS 113: Paul Fuchs. Anima Music. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 114: Pauline Oliveros. Interview (not this tape) Baroque Choral Music is actually recorded. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 41 CMS 115: Pauline Oliveros. Interview Part 2. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")



Box 43 CMS 116: Pauline Oliveros and Ane Sheldon. Armstrong Radio production. (Pancake, .5" Stereo, 10")


Box 43 CMS 117: Ray Nakai. Interview Part 1 and 5 selections, 7/19/82. (Reel, .25 l/2tr, 10")

Old Man Song (like a deaming song). Love Song, Evening song (Whipoorwill), Lament (death song), Sioux Lullaby (Mother's song)


Box 43 CMS 118: Ray Nakai w/Ephat Mujuru's LP. Interview, Part 2, 7/23/82. (Duration 20, Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10") Ray's Song


Box 43 CMS 119: Ray Nakai Part 2. (Pancake,.5", Stereo) Wioste Olowan, Lament Death Song, Sioux Lullaby, 1st Improv


Box 43 CMS 120: Steve Gorn. Trilok Gurtu, Part 1. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr)


Box 43 CMS 121: Steve Gorn. Trilok Gurtu, Part 2. (Pancake, .25 l/2tr, 10")


Box 43 CMS 81.44.10A: Participant Concert/World Music Series, 7/21/82. Reel 1/2


Box 43 CMS 81.44.10B: Participant Concert/World Music Series, 7/21/82. Reel 1/2