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Unreleased recordings from the estate: concerts, premieres and home studio recordings. The files are hosted on this server, so no data is passed to third parties when you listen.
Susi-Twist, Hannes Patek with The Austrian Evergreens (1962)
A-side of the single Rex Roval 35-6080: a German-language version of Bill Haley's “Where'd You Go Last Night”, sung by Hannes Patek and backed by The Austrian Evergreens, in which Harry Pepl played guitar at the time. According to the organist Peter Cabla, it was recorded live at the Star Club in Vienna, Austria.
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Tabu, The Austrian Evergreens (1962)
Instrumental B-side of the single Rex Roval 35-6080: “Tabu”, Harry Pepl's own composition (according to the family; Discogs mistakenly credits Margarita Lecuona), played by The Austrian Evergreens, in which Harry Pepl played guitar at the time.
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Olymp, The Austrian Evergreens (1964)
B-side of the single Rex Roval 35-6105 with Harry Pepl's composition “Olymp”, played by The Austrian Evergreens with Pepl on guitar: the earliest documented release of a piece by him. It was reissued in 2014 on the compilation “Schnitzelbeat Volume 1”.
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Skinny Minny, Hannes Patek with The Austrian Evergreens (1964)
A-side of the single Rex Roval 35-6105: Bill Haley's rock 'n' roll song, sung by Hannes Patek, with Harry Pepl on guitar in The Austrian Evergreens. Discogs describes the recording as a “slop from the Star Club Vienna”.
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Bob A Lena, Hannes Patek with The Austrian Evergreens (1965)
A-side of the single Polydor 52 418: “Bop-A-Lena” by Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis, sung by Hannes Patek, accompanied by The Austrian Evergreens, in which Harry Pepl played guitar at the time (line-up not named on the record).
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Loving, Hannes Patek with The Austrian Evergreens (1965)
B-side of the single Polydor 52 418: “Loving” by Albert Doppler, sung by Hannes Patek, accompanied by The Austrian Evergreens, in which Harry Pepl played guitar at the time (line-up not named on the record).
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Thomas Declaude: 34er Blues (Ganz Ohne Schmäh, 1974)
Track A2 of Thomas Declaude’s LP “Ganz Ohne Schmäh”, recorded in September 1974 at Austrophon Studio, Vienna, with Harry Pepl on slide guitar and Fritz Pauer on piano. Listening copy for registered users, provided to the archive by Thomas Declaude.
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Thomas Declaude: I Bin Es Hat Ka Bedeutung Mer (Ganz Ohne Schmäh, 1974)
Track B1 of Thomas Declaude’s LP “Ganz Ohne Schmäh”, recorded in September 1974 at Austrophon Studio, Vienna, with Harry Pepl on slide guitar. Listening copy for registered users, provided to the archive by Thomas Declaude.
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Autumn Leaves, Lee Konitz and Harry Pepl
Duo with Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), the encounter that Harry Pepl described as the first impulse towards freer playing.
ORF Big Band: Salt and Pepl (Leave Me, 1976)
“Salt and Pepl” by Harry Pepl, 1:48, ORF Big Band conducted by Richard Österreicher with Harry Pepl as soloist (album “Leave Me”, ORF and Wiener Musikproduktion, 1976). One of the recordings Daniel Pepl prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on Harry Pepl’s 75th birthday.
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Harry Pepl Trio live at the Jazzland, part 1
Harry Pepl (guitar), Peter Ponger (electric piano), Joris Dudli (drums).
Harry Pepl Trio live at the Jazzland, part 2
Harry Pepl (guitar), Peter Ponger (electric piano), Joris Dudli (drums).
Gegenwind, Jazzzwio
Harry Pepl (guitar) and Werner Pirchner (vibraphone), title track of the first Jazzzwio album.
Giant Steps and Polka Dots and Moonbeams, demo tape 1980
Harry Pepl records two standards on his cassette recorder.
Jazzzwio: White Smoke (Gegenwind, 1980)
“White Smoke” (Harald Pepl and Werner Pirchner, the Austrian composer and vibraphonist), track 4 of the Jazzzwio album “Gegenwind” (Mood Records, 1980), 5:10. In 2020 Daniel Pepl suggested it as an alternative for the Ö1 radio programme because it is so thoroughly worked out.
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Kling Klang, demo tape May 1982
Harry Pepl solos over a guitar loop he recorded himself, two-track cassette.
Werner Pirchner, Harry Pepl, Jack DeJohnette: Air, Love And Vitamins (Werner Pirchner, Harry Pepl, Jack DeJohnette, 1983)
“Air, Love And Vitamins” (Harry Pepl), track 2 of the ECM album by Werner Pirchner, the Austrian composer and vibraphonist, Harry Pepl and Jack DeJohnette (1983, digitally remastered and reissued digitally in 2019), 7:19. The version with Jack DeJohnette, prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Airmail: Die alte Mär und das Mann (Jazzspelunke Wien, 30.03.1985) (Live at Jazzspelunke Wien, 1985)
“Die alte Mär und das Mann” (Harry Pepl), 11:01, live recording of Airmail at the Jazzspelunke in Vienna on 30 March 1985: Harry Pepl (guitar), Wolfgang Puschnig (alto saxophone, flute), Mike Richmond (bass), Wolfgang Reisinger (drums). Fullmax Recordings, 2020 (ISRC ATPK12000131). According to Daniel Pepl it shows the band’s uncanny interplay; prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Michel Portal: Pastor (Men's Land) (Men's Land, 1987)
“Pastor” (Michel Portal), 8:42, from the album “Men’s Land” (Label Bleu, on the 1988 CD only): Michel Portal with Jean-François Jenny-Clark (double bass) and Harry Pepl (guitar), line-up according to the BnF. In 2020 Daniel Pepl suggested for the Ö1 radio programme a crossfade with the version from the album “Turbulence”.
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Michel Portal: Pastor (Turbulence) (Turbulence, 1987)
“Pastor” (Michel Portal), 5:29, from the album “Turbulence” (Harmonia Mundi, 1987): Michel Portal (bass clarinet), Harry Pepl (guitar), Jean-François Jenny-Clark (double bass), Daniel Humair (drums), line-up according to Discogs. The second version of the piece besides the recording on “Men’s Land”, prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Harry Pepl portrait, Ö3 Musicbox 1988
Radio portrait by Walter Gröbchen for the Austrian radio programme Ö3 Musicbox, with Harry Pepl in conversation and musical examples, about eleven minutes, in German. A transcript is available as a PDF for registered users.
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Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos, Jon Christensen: Schikaneder Delight (Cracked Mirrors, 1988)
“Schikaneder Delight” (Harry Pepl), track 3 of the ECM album “Cracked Mirrors” by Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos and Jon Christensen (1988), 2:36. Prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos, Jon Christensen: Tintenfisch Inki (Cracked Mirrors, 1988)
“Tintenfisch Inki” (Harry Pepl), track 8 of the ECM album “Cracked Mirrors” (1988), 2:56, suggested by Daniel Pepl in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme as a beautiful ballad.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 1/5: Trio (Harry Pepl)
“Trio” for flute, piano and cello by Harry Pepl, premiered at the composer portrait given by the Ensemble Kontrapunkte under Peter Keuschnig in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic. Unreleased cassette recording from the estate, with about one minute of lead-in.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 2/5: Chelsey (composer unconfirmed)
Title as written on the cassette. The piece appears neither in the printed programme of the evening nor in the catalogue of works; composer and instrumentation have not yet been established.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 3/5: Tintenfisch Inki, piano version (Harry Pepl)
Harry Pepl’s “Tintenfisch Inki” in the piano version, immediately before the ensemble version. The studio version is on the ECM LP “Cracked Mirrors” (1988).
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 4/5: Tintenfisch Inki, ensemble version (Harry Pepl)
Premiere of the ensemble version by the Ensemble Kontrapunkte under Peter Keuschnig, here as part of the complete cassette recording. A public version of the same recording has been on SoundCloud since 2014.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 5/5: Zwei Klarinetten, Brown Butterflies (Harry Pepl)
“Zwei Klarinetten” (Two Clarinets), listed in the programme as “Brown Butterflies”, a duo for clarinet and bass clarinet by Harry Pepl, premiered at the composer portrait in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic.
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Harry Pepl: Eastern Island Ears (Schönberg Improvations, 1990)
“Eastern Island Ears” (Harry Pepl), 3:47, from the album “Schönberg Improvations” (Amadeo, 1990; MIDI guitar and Atari computer with Bösendorfer 290SE grand piano, Dave Liebman, Wolfgang Reisinger). Prepared in 2020 as a suggested listening tip for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Harry Pepl: Herbstzeitlose Arbeitslose (Schönberg Improvations, 1990)
“Herbstzeitlose Arbeitslose” (Harry Pepl), 2:47, from the album “Schönberg Improvations” (Amadeo, 1990), with Johannes Enders (tenor saxophone). Prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Tintenfisch Inki, ensemble version with the Ensemble Kontrapunkte
Premiere of the ensemble version by the Ensemble Kontrapunkte under Peter Keuschnig at the composer portrait in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, 27 February 1990. The piano version is on the ECM LP “Cracked Mirrors”.
Moving Navel, world premiere by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet
The Kronos Quartet with David Harrington, John Sherba, Hank Dutt and Joan Jeanrenaud at the world premiere as part of the Steirischer Herbst.
Abstract Truth: Die kleine Mutti (Beginnings, 1994)
“Die kleine Mutti” (Harry Pepl), track 2 of the album “Beginnings” by Abstract Truth (PAO Records, 1994), 5:26: Harry Pepl (guitar), John Purcell (tenor saxophone), Kenny Davis (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums). Prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Harry Pepl and Jack DeJohnette, duo at the Raab Jazz Festival
Harry Pepl (guitar, MIDI guitar synthesiser) and Jack DeJohnette (drums). Live recording from the hall, without a direct signal, processed as well as possible.
Benny Goodman: Harry Pepl's Blues (Berlin 1980, 1996)
“Harry Pepl’s Blues”, track 3 of the album “Berlin 1980” (TCB Records, 1996): Benny Goodman (clarinet), Harry Pepl (guitar), Don Haas (piano), Peter Witte (bass), Charly Antolini (drums). Recorded at the Berlin concerts of 1980, prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on Harry Pepl’s 75th birthday.
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Harry Pepl: Beauty Hop (Flow, 1996)
“Beauty Hop” (Harry Pepl), track 1 of the solo piano album “Flow” (PAO Records, 1996), 6:50, recorded in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic. According to Daniel Pepl, towards the end in hospital Harry Pepl said that playing alone and improvising in the Brahms Hall, and having it released, was the “leiwandste” (the finest) of it all. Prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Airmail: 125-250 (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“125-250”, track 7 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Air, Love And Vitamins (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Air, Love And Vitamins”, track 8 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Camomile Tea (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Camomile Tea”, track 5 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Eponimonus (Where Are You) (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Eponimonus (Where Are You)”, track 6 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition), composed by Mike Richmond. Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Fleacircus (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Fleacircus”, track 4 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Oxford Circle (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Oxford Circle”, track 3 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition), composed by Mike Richmond. Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Radlbremser (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Radlbremser”, track 9 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: Shifting People (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“Shifting People”, track 2 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Airmail: The Halley’s Comet Light Blue Blues (Light Blues (Austrian Jazzart 1), 2001)
“The Halley’s Comet Light Blue Blues”, track 1 of the album “Light Blues” by Airmail (EmArcy, Universal Music Austria, Austrian Jazzart series no. 1, 2001, reissue of the 1988 Amadeo edition). Daniel Pepl made the whole album available in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.
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Nach Saalfelden, Lonely Single Swinger Band
Harry Pepl plays every instrument himself, track by track, one after another, in his home studio in Hernstein, Lower Austria, Austria, and yet the music enters like a band: a low register begins alone, after 18 seconds the other parts join in, the music grows denser until around the two-minute mark, pulls back and builds up a second time. From Pepl’s 2002 Christmas CD.
Jazzzwio: Air, Love And Vitamins (Live In Concerts (Montreux 1981, Innsbruck 1984), 2009)
“Air, Love And Vitamins” (Harry Pepl), track 9 of the Jazzzwio album “Live In Concerts” (Universal, 2009, concert recordings from Montreux 1981 and Innsbruck 1984), Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner, the Austrian composer and vibraphonist, without Jack DeJohnette, 6:27. Alternative version, prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme.
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Bremer, played by Thomas Larcher
Solo piano version of the piece “Bremer”.
Guitar duo Christy Doran and Harry Pepl, part 1/6
Unreleased tape recording from the estate: Harry Pepl in a duo with the Swiss guitarist Christy Doran, early 1980s in Switzerland (according to the family). No titles have come down to us; the tape has been divided into six parts at the pauses.
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Guitar duo Christy Doran and Harry Pepl, part 2/6
Continuation of the tape recording, part 2 of 6; titles not known.
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Guitar duo Christy Doran and Harry Pepl, part 3/6
Continuation of the tape recording, part 3 of 6; titles not known.
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Guitar duo Christy Doran and Harry Pepl, part 4/6
Continuation of the tape recording, part 4 of 6; titles not known.
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Guitar duo Christy Doran and Harry Pepl, part 5/6
Continuation of the tape recording, part 5 of 6; titles not known.
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Guitar duo Christy Doran and Harry Pepl, part 6/6
Continuation of the tape recording, part 6 of 6; titles not known.
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