A Sound Library from the Rova Saxophone Quartet
All tracks by Rova
1999, Rarefaction, Cat No. RF16

Bruce Ackley: saxophones; Steve Adams: saxophones; Larry Ochs: saxophones Jon Raskin: saxophones;

7. Brawl (Annie Gossfield) 10:14

1998 Tzadik USA TZ7040
Recorded at Radical House, San Francisco, CA, June 21, 1998

Brawl was composed for Rova with the intention that they would leave their mark on it: using solo sections, cutting sections and a combination of notated and loosely structured sections.

CD 1

3. Agharta Prelude (Miles Davis) 13:02
5. Ife (Miles Davis) 35:34

CD 2

2. Moja-NNE (Miles Davis) 10:13
3. Themes from Jack Johnson Willie Nelson/ Right Off/Spanish Key (Miles Davis) 34:19
4. Willi (for Dave) (Miles Davis) 9:43

1998 Shanachie USA # 5046
Recorded Jan. 5th-8th at Bay Records, Berkeley, California

Yo Miles! Band:
Nels Cline, Wally Ingram, Henry Kaiser, Lukas Legeti, Michael Manring, Chris Muir, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith

Additional Musicians:
Agharta Paul Plimley, Rova
Ife Paul Plimley, Bruce Ackley
Moja-NNE Paul Plimley, Larry Ochs
Themes from Jack Johnson Willie Nelson Paul Plimley, Larry Ochs
Right Off Paul Plimley, Steve Adams
Spanish Key Paul Plimley, Jon Raskin
Wili Paul Plimley, Steve Adams

1. Laredo (Robin Holcomb) Real Audio
2. Quartet #1 (Muhal Richard Abrams)
3. The Gene Pool (Steve Adams)

1999 - Black Saint (Italy) (CD)

Recorded 1997

Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes;

1. Face in the Crowd (Lindsay Cooper)
2. Initials (Ochs)
3. Witch Gong Game (Barry Guy)
4. Water Under The Bridge (Fred Frith) Real Audio
5. Can of Worms (Lindsay Cooper)
   

Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA, April 14, June 23, Sept 29, 1996

Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes

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1. Testimony (for Dmitri Shostakovich) (Adams) 9:45
2. Crossroads (Raskin) 8:56
3. PTOW!! (Ochs) 6:40
4. The Farallons (for Fred Frith) (Adams) 7:16
5. Wig On (for George Clinton) (Adams) 7:15
6. Zygomatic (for Evan Parker) (Ackley) 8:15
7. Critical Thought (Raskin) 6:36
   

1996 - Victo (Canada) 040 (CD)

Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA, December 19 & 22, 1995

Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes

1. Welcome (John Coltrane/transcription: Raskin, arr. Ochs) 7:17
2. Ascension (John Coltrane/arr. Raskin) 49:59
   

1997 - Black Saint (Italy) (CD)

Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, December 9, 1995

Bruce Ackley: tenor sax (2); Steve Adams: alto sax (2); Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: alto sax (2); Glenn Spearman, tenor sax (2); Dave Douglas trumpet (2); Raphe Malik, trumpet (2); Chris Brown, keyboards; Lisle Ellis, bass; George Cremaschi, bass (2); Donald Robinson, drums

Solo order of horns on "Ascension": Spearman, Malik, Adams, Ackley, Ochs, Douglas, Raskin

The Visible Man (Tim Berne) 17:20 Real Audio

1. ...

   From Columbus to Capitalism (Fred Ho) 16:56

2. ...

   Appearances Aren't Always What They Seem (Raskin) 30:59

3. ...
   

1997 - Black Saint (Italy) (CD)

Bay Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 1995

Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes

8. Selection from "Freedom in Fragments" (Fred Frith)
12. Selection from "Freedom in Fragments" (Fred Frith)
21. Selection from "Freedom in Fragments" (Fred Frith)

???? - Associazione di Idee (Italy) AI 007 (CD)

Bologna, Italy, 1995

Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes

1. Parts 1 and 2 (Ochs) 23:09
2. Part 3 (Ochs) 13:08
3. Parts 4 and 5 (Ochs) 20:20
   

1995 - Black Saint (Italy) 120177 (CD)

Mills College, Oakland, CA, June 23, 1995

Lisle Ellis: bass; Barry Guy: bass; Chris Brown: piano, electronics; Marilyn Crispell: piano; William Winant: vibraphone, marimba, percussion; Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes

2. Grace (Adams, Ochs) 12:48

1994 - Avik (Czech Republic)

symposium Hermit at the Plasy Monastery, Plasy, Czech Republic, July 1 or 2, 1994

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Steve Adams: alto sax; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax

"Grace" composers' note: The written material in "Grace" is not played on this CD because there were no lights in the monastery.

1. Head Count (Ochs) 3:37
2. LG-[S-DB-J]TV (Ochs) 15:31
3. Tracers (Ochs) 27:07
4. Drmes (trad./arr. Adams) 2:46
5. Triceratops (Ochs) 25:24
   

1994 - Black Saint (Italy) 120167 (CD)

Bay Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 9-10, 1994

Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Bruce Ackley: tenor, soprano saxes; Glenn Spearman: tenor sax; Dave Barrett: tenor, alto, saxello saxes; Steve Adams: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, sopranino saxes; Vinny Golia: baritone, soprano, bass, sopranino saxes; Tim Berne: baritone, alto saxes

"LG-[S-DB-J]TV" (#2) is also called "Initials"

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When the Nation Was Sound (Ochs) 27:47

1. Theme and Variations 6:09
2. Shouts and Meditations 12:17
3. When Not Then 9:21

   Suite for a Better World (Jack DeJohnette) 13:51

4. Introduction 1:29
5. Section 2 3:01
6. Section 3 3:17
7. Section 4 4:13
8. Finale 1:48

   Colors (John Carter) 20:44

9. Part 1 6:29
10. Interludes 9:08
11. Part 2 5:12

1995 - Black Saint (Italy) 120176 (CD)

Bay Studios, Berkeley, CA, July & September, 1994

Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes

5. Shut

1994 - NOISE (Germany) N 0211 (CD)

Mordred and Ochs' sopranino solo recorded in Oakland, 1994 (with Rova samples recorded in September 1991)

Mordred: Gannon Hall: drums, percussion; Paul Kimball: vocals; Art Liboon: bass; Pause: turntables&samplers; James Sanguinetti: guitars; Danny White : guitars
Rova: Steve Adams: alto sax; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone sax

8. Vex (Gresham-Lancaster)

1994 - Art (USA) 1008 (CD)

Oakland, CA, June 5, 1993

The Hub: Mark Trayle, Phil Stone, Scot Gresham-Lancaster, John Bischoff, Chris Brown, Tim Perkis: interactive computer electronics
Rova: Steve Adams: alto sax; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax

1. The Tuning Path (Riley) 17:12
2. The Pipes of Medb / Medb's Blues (Riley) 7:01
3. Song Announcig Dawn's Combat (Riley) 8:49
4. The Chord of War (Ochs, Adams) 5:36
5. Ferdia's Death Chant (Riley) 4:11
6. Chanting the Light of Foresight (Riley) 8:49

1994 - New Albion (USA) NA064 (CD)

St. Stephens Church, Belvedere, CA, April 15-16; May 9-10; July 21, 1993

Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone sax

1. Swang (Ackley, Adams, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 4:57
2. Pinnacle (Raskin) 5:08 Real Audio
3. Swapmeet! Swapmeet!! (Ackley, Adams, Ochs, Raskin) 6:26
4. Cage (Adams) 5:56
5. The Floater (Ochs) 18:32
6. What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (Adams) 4:44
7. Streak (Ackley, Adams, Ochs, Raskin) 8:48
   

1993 - Black Saint (Italy) 120135 (CD)

St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, February 28 & September 25, 1992

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax

Maintaining the Web Under Less Than Obvious Circumstances (Ackley, Adams, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt)

1. Obvious
2. Less Than (Obvious)
3. Maintaining
4. Circumstances
5. Under
6. Web

   
   

7. Grace (Adams, Ochs)

1996 - Rastascan (USA) BRD 027 (CD) www.rastascan.com

"Maintaining the Web..." recorded at Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, CA, December 31, 1989. "Grace" recorded at St. Stephens Church, Belvedere, CA, September 25, 1992.

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Steve Adams: alto sax; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax

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1. Introduction 1:00
2. Third Terrain (Raskin) 6:56
3. torque (Ochs) 9:55
4. The Freedom of Information (Ackley) 8:43
5. What Was Lost Regained (Raskin) 11:38
6. Other Brothers (Alvin Curran) 2:31
7. The Unquestioned Answer (Ochs, Raskin) 25:52

1991 - New Albion (USA) NA 041 (CD)

Moscow, Leningrad, Khazan, Russia; Vilnius, Lithuania; Riga, Latvia; Talinn, Estonia; November, 1989

Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes Jon Raskin: baritone sax; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes

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1. "wonder bread"
   corny island (Ackley, unaccompanied solo)
   general cluster
   grandma's quilt 11:49
2. Z train 2:58
3. Little Him - Lo Main 2:43
4. Harmony Circus
   corny island (Ochs, unaccompanied solo)
   "dust bowl" 8:42
5. "scusami, I walk alone" 2:40
6. for Giacinto 3:40
7. "field it"
   Jurassic times
   corny island (Adams, unaccompanied solo)
   List I[o=] 11:29
8. "cords of would" 3:03
9. "other brothers"
   BLOW-HOLE
   corny island (Raskin, unaccompanied solo)
   continental shelf-dance 11:42
10. one and
    amino acids
    where in but out but 7:47

1990 - New Albion (USA) NA027 (CD)

Life on the Water Theater, San Francisco, CA, September, 1989

Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Steve Adams: alto, sopranino saxes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Alvin Curran: electronics; Scot Gresham-Lancaster: Oberheim Expander

All compositions by Alvin Curran.

1. Long On Logic (Fred Frith) 10:40
2. Hope (Fred Frith) 4:20
3. Song and Dance (Fred Frith) 4:02 Real Audio
4. Sugagaki for Conlon (Henry Kaiser) 4:48
5. The Shopper (Ochs) 9:59
6. K/24 (Adams) 8:48
7. Wig Hag Six Step (Raskin) 6:06
8. torque (Ochs) 14:22

1990 - Sound Aspects (Germany) SAS 037 (LP) 1990 - Sound Aspects (Germany) SAS 037 (CD)

Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, CA, March 5-6, 1989 (#1-4); Bay Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 25-26, 1990 (#5-8)

Steve Adams: alto, sopranino, baritone saxes; Bruce Ackley: soprano, tenor saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes

1. Conduction #11, part I (Morris) 19:33
2. Conduction #11, part II (Morris) 32:15

1995 - New World (USA) 80479 (CD)

The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, December 18, 1988

Bruce Ackley, soprano sax; Dave Barrett, alto sax; Larry Ochs, tenor sax; Jon Raskin, alto, baritone saxes; Chris Brown, electric percussion piano; J. A. Deane, trombone, electronics; Jon English, bass; Jon Jang, piano; Bill Horvitz, guitar, electronics; Kash Killion, cello; Kaila Flexer, violin; Hal Hughes, violin; WIlliam Winant, percussion; Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris, conductor

1. The Shopper (Ochs) 11:16
2. The Aggregate (Raskin) 11:34
3. Composition 129+ (Braxton) 46:13
   

1989 - Sound Aspects (Germany) SAS 023 (LP)
1989 - Sound Aspects (Germany) SAS 023 (CD)

Live at The Veteran's Memorial Building Green Room, San Francisco, CA, August 22, 1986 (#2); Live at Koncepts Cultural Gallery, Oakland, CA, July 30, 1988 (#1,3)

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, Bb clarinet; Anthony Braxton: contrabass, bass, baritone, tenor, alto, soprano, sopranino saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, alto, sopranino saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes, Bb clarinet; Andrew Voigt: tenor, alto, sopranino saxes, flute

1. El Amor En Los Tiempos De La Finca (Voigt) 7:50
2. The Aggregate (Raskin) 10:05
3. Sportspeak (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 7:05
4. Composition 37 (Braxton) 5:39
5. What Was Lost Regained (Raskin) 10:53
   

1987 - Black Saint (Italy) 120 126 (LP)
1987 - Black Saint (Italy) 120 126 (CD)

Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy, April 13-15, 1987

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Andrew Voigt: alto, sopranino saxes

5. Swang (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 4:20

1990 - Elemental/T.E.C Tones (USA) 90902 (CD)

Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, CA, October 31, 1987

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax; Andrew Voigt, alto sax

3. The Set-Up (Ganelin, Tarasov, Chekasin, Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 7:12
6. The Knock-Off (Ganelin, Tarasov, Chekasin, Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 13:46

1992 - Leo (England) LR 208/209 (CD)

The Veteran's Building, San Francisco, CA, June 27, 1986

Vyacheslav Ganelin: piano, synth; Vladimir Tarasov: drums; Vladimir Chekasin: reeds, voice; Larry Ochs: tenor sax; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax; Andrew Voigt: alto sax

1. Sport (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 3:05
2. The Crowd (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 19:12
3. Room (Ochs) 10:40
4. Knife In the Times 1-8 (Ochs) 29:25
5. Terrains (Raskin) 16:19

1986 - Hat Hut (Switzerland) 2032 (LP)
1992 - hat ART (Switzerland) 6098 (CD)

Studio Charles Cros. Maison de la Culture d'Amiens, France, June 20-23, 1985

Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Andrew Voigt: alto sax, alto clarinet; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax

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1. The Dumps (Steve Lacy/arr. Voigt) 2:15
2. The Throes (Steve Lacy/arr. Ochs) 4:34
3. Sidelines (Steve Lacy/arr. Raskin) 5:12
4. Undone (Steve Lacy/arr. Ochs) 6:56
5. Beeline (Steve Lacy/arr. Ackley) 10:33
6. Moon (Steve Lacy/arr. Ochs) 9:56
7. Snips (Steve Lacy/arr. Ochs) 3:10

1984 - Black Saint (Italy) BSR 0076 (LP)
1989 - Black Saint (Italy) BSR 0076 (CD)

Barigozzo Studio, Milano, Italy, November 15-17, 1983

Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes, Bb clarinet; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Andrew Voigt: alto, soprano, sopranino saxes, flute; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, Bb clarinet

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1. Flamingo Horizons (Raskin) 17:20
2. Sidelines (Lacy/arr. Raskin) 5:39
3. Paint Another Take of the Shootpop (Ochs) 19:55
4. Escape From Zero Village (Ochs) 5:17
5. The Throes (Lacy/arr. Ochs) 5:28
6. Strangeness (Raskin) 9:42
7. Detente or Detroit (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 24:40 [LP only]

1985 - Hat Hut (Switzerland) 2013 (LP)
1991 - hat ART (Switzerland) 6068 (CD)

Moscow, Russia; Riga, Latvia; Craiova, Romania; June, 1983

Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, soprano saxes, Bb clarinet; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Andrew Voigt: alto, soprano, sopranino saxes, flutes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, Bb clarinet; Ivers Galenieks, bass (on 7); Vladimir Tarasov, percussion (on 7)

1. Cumulus (Kaiser/Voight) 4:32
2. Gabbro Scoops (Bailey/Ochs/Kondo) 5:20
3. Lexeme (Parker/Goodman/Raskin/Ochs) 7:08
4. Xenon (Kondo/Parker) 7:41
5. Realgar (Bailey/Raskin) 4:47
6. Carpus (Kondo/Kaiser/Goodman) 7:45
7. Basalt (Parker) 7:54
8. Applied Ions (Ensemble) 6:42

1980 - Metalanguage (USA) 117/Beak Doctor (USA) 6 (LP)

Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, October 21, 1980

Derek Bailey: acoustic guitar, Incus catalogs; Greg Goodman: piano, percussion; Toshinori Kondo: trumpet; Larry Ochs: sopranino, tenor saxes; Evan Parker: soprano, tenor saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes, clarinet; Andrew Voigt: alto, sopranino saxes

1. The Social Set, part 1 23:04
2. The Social Set, part 2 24:03

1981 - Metalanguage (USA) 116/Beak Doctor (USA) 5 (LP)

1750 Arch St. Studios, Berkeley, CA, October 19, 1980

Bruce Ackley: soprano sax; Greg Goodman: piano, percussion; Henry Kaiser: electric guitar; Toshinori Kondo: trumpet; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Evan Parker:soprano, tenor saxes; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto saxes; Andrew Voigt: alto, sopranino saxes

The Social Set is a free improvisation.

1. Quill (Ackley) 6:25
2. Escape From Zero Village (Ochs) 6:06
3. Under the Street WhereYou Live (Ochs) 10:04
4. Paint Another Take of the Shootpop (Ochs) 19:14
5. Daredevils (Ochs) 3:45

1981 - Metalanguage (USA) 118 (LP)

1. Trobar Clus #6 (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 9:06
2. Druids (Ochs) 15:51
3. Narrow Are the Vessels (Voigt) 21:41

1982 - Fore (Italy) 80 Eight (LP)

Arch Studios, Berkeley, CA, May 15, 1980, August 28 & October 4, 1981

Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, soprano saxes, Bb clarinet; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino, alto saxes; Andrew Voigt: alto, soprano, sopranino saxes, flutes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, Bb clarinet

1. Exiles (Ochs) 1:20
2. Flamingo Horizon (Raskin) 11:42
3. 3 x 30 degrees Each (Ackley) 2:35
4. Trobar Clus #5 (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 14:34

1980 - Moers (Germany) 01080 (LP)

Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA, August 17 & 24, 1979

Larry Ochs: tenor, alto, sopranino saxes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, Bb and alto clarinet; Andrew Voigt: flute, alto, soprano, sopranino saxes, flute; Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, soprano saxes, Bb clarinet

1. Daredevils (Ochs) 10:25
2. Kol Nidre (Voigt) 9:35
3. Zaum (Kaiser, Ochs) 3:30
4. Mal Què Arroz (Kaiser) 27:44

1979 - Metalanguage (USA) 106 (LP)

Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, CA, February 13, 1979

Henry Kaiser: electric, acoustic guitar Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, soprano saxes; Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxes; Andrew Voigt: flute, alto, soprano, sopranino saxes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, alto clarinet

1. That's How Strong (Ochs) 19:20
2. Carmen (Raskin) 5:02
3. 3 x 60 degrees EACh (Ackley) 2:05
4. Druids (Ochs) 9:43
5. The Removal of Secrecy (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 0:53
6. Trobar Clus #3 (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 3:12

1979 - Metalanguage (USA) 106 (LP)

Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, CA, February 12, 1979

Jon Raskin: baritone, alto, soprano saxes, Bb clarinet; Larry Ochs: tenor, alto, sopranino saxes Andrew Voigt: alto, soprano, sopranino saxes; Bruce Ackley: soprano sax, Bb clarinet

1. Trobar Clus A (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt)
2. O Ce Biel Ciscjel Da Udin (trad. arr. Centazzo)
3. The Bay (Centazzo)
4. Carmel Duet (Raskin, Centazzo)
5. Ready N. 2 (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt, Centazzo)
6. Ready N. 6 (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt, Centazzo)
   

1979 - Ictus (Italy) 0019 (LP)

Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, California, December, 1978

Larry Ochs: tenor sax, alto sax; Jon Raskin: baritone sax, alto sax, clarinet; Bruce Ackley: clarinet, soprano sax; Andrew Voigt: alto sax, soprano sax, flute; Andrea Centazzo: Premier drum set, percussion