Philip Catherine & Nicolas Fiszman Live At The Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 – The Lost Recordings 180g Vinyl

Philip Catherine & Nicolas Fiszman Live At The Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 – The Lost Recordings 180g Vinyl Check point Catherine “In the afternoon we performed in a rather austere theatre in East Berlin. Then I remember we crossed Checkpoint Charlie that evening to play in a club in West Berlin. The atmosphere was completely different. I felt as though we were living in a black and white spy movie.” Nicolas Fiszman recalls that chaotic day of 13 June 1982. Two outstanding guitarists, Philip Catherine and Nicolas Fiszman, who at the time was only seventeen years old, were taken from one side of Berlin to the other in pouring rain to perform to unlikely audiences. At both concerts, they played the same programme of seven pieces written by Philip, with the exception of “Crystal Bells”, composed by Charlie Mariano. The pair were not master and student. Rather, Philip remembers Nicolas like a young brother he might have taken to the beach. After the 1960s, Philip became a major figure on the jazz scene, working with the greatest: Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Stéphane Grapelli, Dexter Gordon, to name only a few. Nicolas has played with Charles Aznavour, Vanessa Paradis, Francis Cabrel and Eric Serra, and travels the world with Sting. On that gloomy afternoon, the two guitarists, alone on stage, decided to brighten up the morosity that reigned. The pieces they played bore titles such as “Janet”, “Babel” and “Petit Nicolas”. It is hard to believe that this varied, well-constructed, polyphonic music was not entirely written down on paper. Philip says, “Nothing is written from beginning to end. I compose the themes and some harmonic bridges. Then we have a chord chart … and that’s it.” The foundations are written; inspiration, taste, fantasy and friendship do the rest. We feel as though we are taking a nonchalant walk through Rio or Miami. The concert is punctuated by thunderous applause. For these brief minutes in that year 1982, the East Berliners were able to fly over their tightly closed borders. Philip Catherine, Guitar Nicolas Fiszman, Guitar & Bass With the kind authorization of the Artists Recorded at Volksbühne, Berlin Jazzbühne Festival, German Democratic Republic, 13.VI.1982 STEREO ℗ 1982 DRA Remastered from the original analog tapes by ℗ & © 2023 THE LOST RECORDINGS 33 rpm Lacquer-cuts: Kevin Gray Vinyl 180g pressed at Optimal Media, Germany New tip-on gatefold printed in Italy 1st edition limited to 2000 copies, hand numbered Track Listing Record 1 Janet Babel Crystal Bells Record 2 Petit Nicolas – Grand Nicolas Air Power End of August Transvested Express Quick view Add to wishlist Add to basket Dizzy Gillespie Live At Singer Concert Hall 1973 – The Lost Recordings 180g Vinyl £65.00 Quick view Add to wishlist Add to basket Oscar Peterson Trio – Live At Concertgebouw 1961 – The Lost Recordings 2LP 180g Vinyl £65.00 Quick view Add to wishlist Add to basket Philip Catherine & Nicolas Fiszman Live At The Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 – The Lost Recordings 180g Vinyl £65.00 Quick view Add to wishlist Select options The Beatles – Hand Crafted Vinyl Record Clock £27.50 – £34.99