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Karl Berger (30 Mar 1935 - 09 Apr 2023)

Male Person - Germany

Releases (8)

Official

Album

  1. From Now On 1967
  2. We Are You 1972
  3. Interludes 31 Oct 1977 (as Karl Hans Berger)
  4. Conversations 1994
  5. No Man Is an Island 1999
  6. Strangely Familiar Jul 2010

Promotion

Album - Live

  1. Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival 29 Jul 2016 (as Karl Berger & Woodstock Workshop Orchestra)

Relationships (7)

Collaborator On

  1. Polytime

Member Of

  1. Don Cherry Trio percussion, marimba, vibraphone, piano
  2. Conjoint
  3. David Izenson Trio piano
  4. The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble
  5. The Don Cherry Quintet vibraphone, piano

Married

  1. Ingrid Sertso

Recordings by (83)

  1. Scales 6:35 (1967)
  2. Turn Around 4:15 (1967)
  3. Steps 5:35 (1967)
  4. Blue Early Bird 4:45 (1967)
  5. Like That 5:10 (1967)
  6. Greenbird 6:40 (1967)
  7. From Now On 5:15 (1967)
  8. Vibes First 5:50 (1972)
  9. We Are You (I) 5:16 (1972)
  10. Marimba Dance 2:50 (1972)
  11. The Positive 9:03 (1972)
  12. Easy Suite: When I Sing / Easy / We Are You (II) 18:08 (1972)
  13. Interlude 1: Tuning/Timing 7:28 (31 Oct 1977)
  14. Interlude 2: Remember Tomorrow 2:54 (31 Oct 1977)
  15. Interlude 3: Identical Expression 2:02 (31 Oct 1977)
  16. Interlude 4: Perfect Love 4:26 (31 Oct 1977)
  17. Interlude 5: In Motion 4:34 (31 Oct 1977)
  18. Interlude 6: Just in Time 3:29 (31 Oct 1977)
  19. Interlude 7: 7 in C in 6 2:34 (31 Oct 1977)
  20. Interlude 8: My Gratitude 3:41 (31 Oct 1977)
  21. Interlude 9 : D'accord 4:05 (31 Oct 1977)
  22. Interlude 10: Left and Right 7:15 (31 Oct 1977)
  23. Easy Suite: When I Sing 9:08 (1990)
  24. Easy Suite: Easy 6:18 (1990)
  25. Easy Suite: We Are You (II) 2:36 (1990)
  26. You Asked 5:15 (Jan 1993)
  27. At Last 2:03 (1994)
  28. Presently 5:42 (1994)
  29. Loverman 9:24 (1994)
  30. Bemsha Swing 5:28 (1994)
  31. Why Is It That It's Not 2:30 (1994)
  32. North 9:48 (1994)
  33. Out There Alone 5:07 (1994)
  34. St. Thomas 7:30 (1994)
  35. Still 7:43 (1994)
  36. Another 7:34 (1994)
  37. South 4:22 (1994)
  38. Freedom - Getting There 4:39 (1994)
  39. Movement 1 4:55 (1999)
  40. Movement 2 6:27 (1999)
  41. Movement 3 4:47 (1999)
  42. Movement 4 3:24 (1999)
  43. Movement 5 4:20 (1999)
  44. Movement 6 6:29 (1999)
  45. Movement 7 2:30 (1999)
  46. Movement 8 6:03 (1999)
  47. Movement 9 6:27 (1999)
  48. Miniature 1 3:12 (Jul 2010)
  49. Miniature 2 2:50 (Jul 2010)
  50. Miniature 3 4:07 (Jul 2010)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Let's Rock 7:24 Sly & Robbie (1987)
  2. Yes We Can Can 6:16 Sly & Robbie (1987)

Conducted

  1. Cosmic Slop 5:16 Material (1975)
  2. Let's Rock 7:24 Sly & Robbie (1987)
  3. Rhythm Killer 7:17 Sly & Robbie (1987)
  4. Yes We Can Can 6:16 Sly & Robbie (1987)

Instruments

  1. Solo Flights 12:30 Rolf + Joachim Kühn Quintet (1967) vibraphone
  2. Lunch Date 8:22 Rolf + Joachim Kühn Quintet (1967) vibraphone
  3. Transfiguration 13:48 Rolf + Joachim Kühn Quintet (1967) vibraphone
  4. But Strokes of Folk 9:00 Rolf + Joachim Kühn Quintet (1967) vibraphone
  5. Clarity 6:39 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone
  6. Miss Oula 4:48 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  7. Fly 5:10 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone, sarangi
  8. Kevin (The Theme) 0:22 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  9. Free Huey 13:09 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  10. The Wake (complete version) 14:18 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  11. With Silence 1:51 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone
  12. Beyond the Moon 6:10 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone
  13. Get Up 3:11 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone
  14. From Now On 4:30 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone
  15. Way Beyond Cave 5:43 Albert Mangelsdorff (1969) vibraphone
  16. O.C.T. 4:38 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  17. Tune In 3:46 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone, sarangi
  18. 15th Floor 8:51 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  19. Never the Same 3:13 Karl Berger & Company with Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland, Carlos Ward (1969) vibraphone
  20. Exosphere 10:07 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  21. Uhuru 8:31 The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble (1969) vibraphone
  22. Glancing Backwards 9:03 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971) vibraphone, piano
  23. Earth Bound Hearts 4:21 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971) vibraphone, piano
  24. New Place, Old Place 10:37 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971) vibraphone, piano
  25. Hope 7:18 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971) vibraphone, piano
  26. Where Fortune Smiles 4:03 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971) vibraphone, piano
  27. From Now On 8:10 Karl Berger Company (1973) vibraphone
  28. Coming Together 19:27 Steve Ben Israel, Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Jon Gibson, Joan Kalisch, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Youngstein (1974) vibraphone
  29. Attica 6:40 Steve Ben Israel, Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Jon Gibson, Joan Kalisch, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Youngstein (1974) vibraphone
  30. Piece Three 6:44 Anthony Braxton (1976) glockenspiel
  31. Piece Five 7:19 Anthony Braxton (1976) vibraphone
  32. Piece Four 6:26 Anthony Braxton (1976) vibraphone, xylophone
  33. Transit 6:36 Karl Berger, Dave Holland & Ed Blackwell (1987) vibraphone
  34. Rhythm Killer 7:17 Sly & Robbie (1987) melodica, vibraphone
  35. Chimney Road 6:53 Karl Berger, Dave Holland & Ed Blackwell (1987) piano
  36. Out There Alone 3:36 Karl Berger, Dave Holland & Ed Blackwell (1987) vibraphone
  37. Drums First 6:47 Karl Berger, Dave Holland & Ed Blackwell (1987) vibraphone
  38. Bank Job 3:55 Sly & Robbie (1987) melodica, vibraphone

Produced

  1. Earth Bound Hearts 4:21 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971)
  2. Hope 7:18 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971)
  3. New Place, Old Place 10:37 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971)
  4. Glancing Backwards 9:03 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971)
  5. Where Fortune Smiles 4:03 John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland (1971)

Arranged

  1. Cosmic Slop 5:16 Material (1975) strings

Credited as (28)

  1. Karl Berger
  2. Karl Berger, Dave Holland & Ed Blackwell
  3. John Surman, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland, Stu Martin & Karl Berger
  4. Karl Berger vs. Les Gammas feat. Ingrid Sertso
  5. Ingrid Sertso / Karl Berger
  6. 山本邦山, Charlie Mariano, Juan José Mosalini, Krzesimir Dębski, Alfred 23 Harth, Karl Berger, Peter Kowald, Ken Johnson, Ponda O'Bryan, Trilok Gurtu, Barry Altschul
  7. Karl Berger & Woodstock Workshop Orchestra
  8. Karl Berger & Dave Holland
  9. Karl Berger, David Holland
  10. Karl Berger, Ed Blackwell, Dave Holland
  11. Karl Berger, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell
  12. Muun Music Universe Featuring: Ing Rid / Karl Berger / Dave Holland
  13. Ivo Perelman, Karl Berger
  14. Steve Ben Israel, Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Jon Gibson, Joan Kalisch, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Youngstein
  15. Terry Riley, Don Cherry, Karl Berger
  16. Lee Konitz & Karl Berger
  17. Karl Hans Berger
  18. Michael Bisio, Karl Berger, Mat Maneri, Whit Dickey
  19. John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland
  20. Karl Berger, Max Johnson, Billy Mintz
  21. Karl Berger, Kirk Knuffke
  22. Karl Berger & Kirk Knuffke with Jay Anderson & Matt Wilson
  23. Karl H. Berger
  24. Karl Berger & Ingrid Sertso
  25. John Surman, John McLaughlin, Karl Berger, Stu Martin, Dave Holland
  26. Albert Mangelsdorff, Karl Berger
  27. Karl Berger, Masahiko Sato, Adelhard Roidinger & Allen Blairman
  28. Ivo Perelman, Karl Berger, Gerald Cleaver

Works (52)

Composed

  1. With Silence
  2. Get Up
  3. Fly
  4. Beyond the Moon
  5. Clarity
  6. Never the Same
  7. From Now On
  8. Tune In
  9. 7inC
  10. Simplicity
  11. Perfect Love
  12. Fragments
  13. The Beginning
  14. Now Is, D'Accord, All Kinds of Time, We Are
  15. Dakar Dance
  16. Transit
  17. Chimney Road
  18. Ornette
  19. Out There Alone
  20. Drums First
  21. We Change
  22. Crystal Fire Suite: Crystal Vision / Drinking Fire / Primordial Innocense / Breathing Earth / Cutting Through
  23. I Don't Want to Be Alone
  24. You Asked
  25. Getting There
  26. Go With It
  27. North on 87
  28. Movies
  29. No One Will Be Here Over There
  30. Pedal
  31. This Is What We're Thinking
  32. Travel East
  33. Sneakhead ()
  34. Isn't It Time
  35. Turns
  36. Taunts
  37. Terrace and Trees
  38. Let's Rock
  39. Bank Job
  40. Interlude 1: Tuning/Timing
  41. Interlude 2: Remember Tomorrow
  42. Interlude 3: Identical Expression
  43. Interlude 4: Perfect Love
  44. Interlude 5: In Motion
  45. Interlude 6: Just in Time
  46. Interlude 7: 7 in C in 6
  47. Interlude 8: My Gratitude
  48. Interlude 9 : D'accord
  49. Interlude 10: Left and Right
  50. Why Not?
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Berliner Jazztage 1968: Don Cherry Big Band, Solist Pharoah Sanders vibraphone

Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.karlberger.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891390p
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83073279
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83073279
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/karl_berger
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134628845

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/205208

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/73564

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000360063

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/76499461

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q871826

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/52moXqtWO6xU1tPREt3fvn