Recorded live at WKCR Radio, NY City, November 7, 1978. Mixed and mastered at hi fi studio udine December 28, 1978. Originally released as Environment For Sextet - ICTUS 0017 Except track 5 released on U.S.A. Concerts - ICTUS 0018 Statement on the back: "Part of the proceeds of this CD will be donated in favour of the victims of Bosnian war."

Alto Saxophone – Kaoru Abe Bass – Motoharu Yoshizawa Guitar – Derek Bailey Trumpet – Toshinori Kondo Recorded live at Machida-Kavalika, Japan on May 3, 1978

Recorded live in concert by [...] on September 6th 2008 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam. Mixed by [...] and mastered by [...] at Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago in January 2009 Thanks to Jazz on 3, BBC Radio 3, Steve Shepherd.

和ジャズ入門編に最適なナイス・プライス・コンピレーション第2弾︕まずはこの1枚から︕今回のキャンペーン対象アルバムから厳選トラックをコンパイル︕ 日本産のジャズに興味はあるけど、どれから聴いたら分からない、、︕というアナタに送る和ジャズ入門編コンピレーションの決定版︕逆輸入の形で次々に発掘/再評価されているグルーヴィー且つ日本人らしい繊細で叙情的なメロディーを兼ね備えた名曲の数々をまとめて聴ける一枚。更にキャンペーン期間中のみの特別定価1200円のナイス・プライス︕︕絶対損はさせません︕︕ メディア掲載レビューほか 日本産のジャズに興味はあるけど、どれから聴いたら分からない、、?というアナタに送る和ジャズ入門編コンピレーションの決定版!逆輸入の形で次々に発掘/再評価されているグルーヴィー且つ日本人らしい繊細で叙情的なメロディーを兼ね備えた名曲の数々をまとめて聴ける一枚。 (C)RS

This second installment of the Die Like a Dog Quartet's live performances at the 30th Total Music Meeting in Berlin picks up right where the first volume (with two long cuts, "Part 1" and "Part 2") left off, with a first track entitled "Part 3." Leader Peter Brotzmann signals the beginning with a clarinet call, soon answered by trumpeter Toshinori Kondo (who often utilizes electronic effects), and it's not too long before bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake come rolling in. The quartet warms up slowly during this opening number, giving themselves plenty of space between the colors and shading for the first many minutes before things start to heat up and really get going for a few minutes until the quartet drops back into an unhurried, exploratory mode. The second half of this 20-minute improvisation finds them intensifying, with solos from both Kondo and Brotzmann (still on clarinet) during the tail end. "Part 4" matches the first track in both length and dynamics, finds Brotzmann on tarogato and tenor sax, and includes two brief sections where Parker and Drake go it alone. "Part 5" actually opens with a fragment of a bluesy melody from Kondo and Parker has his bow in hand for this number that stays, for the most part, whispery and abstract. The short "Part 6" is a finale during which the quartet plays full force. Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 2 complements the first volume, including more of this quartet's excellent interplay and self-feeding energy. ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide

近藤等則 Toshinori Kondo: trumpet, alto horn, percussion 高木元輝 Mototeru Takagi: tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet, alto clarinet, percussion Morio Yoshida: bass, percussion

Trumpet, Horn [Alto-horn], Performer [Mutes] – Toshinori Kondo

Recorded Live at Michada-Kavalika, Japan,on May 3, 1978. This 1978 session saw three leading figures of the Japanese free improvisation scene in collaboration with the godfather of British improvised music, Derek Bailey. The guitarist is at home in the highly abstract rapid-fire ad-hoc setting with trumpeter Toshinoro Kondo, bassist Motoharu Yoshizawa, and saxophonist Kaoru Abe, the latter in fact the outstanding player of the quartet through the sheer force with which he plays. The recording is let down somewhat by poor recording quality -- but nonetheless is a vital and historical date for Derek Bailey, who worked with all the players in duo settings on other occasions -- but rarely with three of the Japanese avant-garde's finest musicians. Alto Saxophone – Kaoru Abe Bass – Motoharu Yoshizawa Guitar – Derek Bailey Trumpet – Toshinori Kondo

Backing Vocals - Fusako Fujimoto , Rika Tanaka Bass [Electric], Voice, Percussion [Güiro] - Rodney Drummer Drums - Cecil Monroe Guitar [Electric] - Reck (2) , Taizo Sakai , Yoshinori Teramae Mixed By - Bill Laswell , Seigen Ono Percussion - Kiyohiko Semba Producer - Masa Marumo , Toshinori Kondo Tape - Bill Laswell Trumpet, Vocals - Toshinori Kondo

Backing Vocals, Keyboards – Haruo Togashi Drums, Percussion – Hideo Yamaki Electric Bass – Taizo Sakai Electric Guitar – Reck, Taizo Sakai Trumpet, Vocals – Toshinori Kondo Featuring – Annie Livingstone, Cybil Thomas, Janaina Bianchi, Noboyuki Shirasaka (tracks: 1), Yukihiro Isso (tracks: 1)

Japanese limited edition, digitally remastered packaged in a paper sleeve. J.L.. 2004.

soundtrack of japanese movie "kyosyu" Toshinori Kondo : Trumpet, Vocal Haruo Togashi : Keyboards ЯECK (Friction) : Electric Guitar Taizo Sakai : Electric Guitar Tetsu Yamauchi : Electric Bass Hideo Yamaki : Drums, Percussion