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2012-02-05T09:38:00.005-06:00

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DENNIS GONZALEZ
1127 N. CLINTON AVE.
DALLAS, TX 75208

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THE DIGITIZED DAAGNIM LP'S and OUT-OF-PRINT CD'S,
ON CD-R, ARE HERE...

Wind Streaks in Syrtis Major (7 inch vinyl): Available mid-February, 2012

2012-02-05T08:30:00.005-06:00

Dennis Gonzalez Yells At Eels
featuring Wojtek Mazolewski

7 inch white vinyl
In the US: $7.50 postage paid
Other countries, e-mail for quote!

Treefallsounds Records
Dallas

Recorded November 2011
Gdansk Poland

Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet
Marek Pospieszalski - tenor sax
Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass
Wojtek Mazolewski - contrabass
Stefan Gonzalez - drums, orgullo primitivo

Resurrection and Life

2011-12-04T10:35:00.008-06:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Yells At Eels
featuring Alvin Fielder

Resurrection and Life

Ayler Records
Recorded in Dallas, TX
2010 and 2011

Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet, Bb trumpet
Alvin Fielder - drums
Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass
Stefan Gonzalez - vibraphone, drums
Gaila James - trombone

Listen: "A Cobra on Clinton Avenue" from
Resurrection and Life:

So Soft Yet

2011-12-04T10:00:00.018-06:00

Dennis Gonzalez-
Joao Paulo Duo
So Soft Yet

Recorded in Lisbon
January 2010
by Clean Feed Records

Joao Paulo - piano, electric piano, accordion
Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet, Bb cornet, octave divider

Listen: "Augúrio (Omen)" from So Soft Yet:

The Hymn Project

2011-02-20T10:34:00.033-06:00

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Dennis Gonzalez

The Hymn Project

daagnimRecords

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - contrabass

Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass
Dennis Gonzalez - trumpet, gongs, voice

Henna Chou - cello
Stefan Gonzalez - drums, balafon, congas

Listen: "Doxology" from The Hymn Project:

"...The Hymn Project is Norwegian contrabassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten’s first proper Texas recording since moving to Austin in 2008. (It) presents a mixture of traditionals and music composed and improvised with Norwegian and rural Southern American folk hymns in mind. Of course, it’s not too hard to draw a line from this work to the music of Albert Ayler. With a string trio, there’s a variety of blended and oppositional sonorities that sweep around and underneath the trumpet.
The closing “Herido” is a stone classic, bolstered by a monstrous vamp that occasionally tugs at its own sense of time, with the trumpeter singing the words of St. John of the Cross (in Spanish) and supported by driving cymbal and conga rhythms. One could easily imagine such a tune being compiled by Universal Sound twenty years hence. Though Flaten’s work with The Thing, Atomic, and other high-octane Scandinavian improvising groups is unimpeachable, it’s wonderful to hear him in a context that finds its strength in delicacy and a diverse set of musical-cultural streams."

-Clifford Allen: Ni Kan Tu Blog

Electricity

2010-10-09T09:43:00.001-05:00

Humanization 4tet
Electricity
Ayler Records 2010

Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass
Stefan Gonzalez - drums
Luis Lopes - guitar
Rodrigo Amado - tenor sax

ScapeGrace

2010-10-05T16:28:00.008-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Joao Paulo Esteves da Silva

Clean Feed CD 144

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpet
Joao Paulo - piano

1st Prize "Premio Autores 2010" from Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, Lisbon

Play: Joao Paulo/Dennis Gonzalez Duo
"Hymn for Seixal"

Cape of Storms

2010-06-09T10:45:00.008-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez YELLS At EELS
featuring Louis Moholo-Moholo
CAPE OF STORMS
Ayler Records

Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet, cornet, percussion
Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass
Tim Green - tenor sax, tambourine
Stefan Gonzalez - vibraphone, gongs, balafon, percussion, drums
Louis Moholo - Moholo - drums

Recorded in February, 2010 in Dallas and New Orleans, featuring the legendary South African drummer, Louis Moholo-Moholo, now living in Cape Town, South Africa after decades of exile.

Listen: "Snakehandler" from Yells at Eels with Louis Moholo-Moholo:

Humanization 4tet

2009-10-05T16:41:00.001-05:00

Luis Lopes Humanization 4tet

Clean Feed 105

Aaron González (bass)
Luís Lopes (guitar)
Rodrigo Amado (tenor sax)
Stefan González (drums)

Songs of Early Autumn

2009-09-01T10:45:00.011-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Connecticut Quartet
Songs of Early Autumn

No Business Records
Lithuania

Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet
Joe Morris - bass
Timo Shanko - tenor sax
Luther Gray - drums

Listen: "Loft" from Songs of Early Autumn:

The Great Bydgoszcz Concert

2009-08-11T00:32:00.004-05:00

Dennis GonzalezYells At Eels
featuring Rodrigo Amado
THE GREAT BYDGOSZCZ CONCERT
Recorded live in Poland

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpets
Rodrigo Amado - tenor saxophone
Aaron Gonzalez- bass
Stefan Gonzalez - drums

Live video from the Polish tour!

Listen: Dennis Gonzalez Yells At Eels with Rodrigo Amado:
"Crow Soul"

A Matter of Blood

2009-08-06T00:00:00.004-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
A Matter of Blood

Recorded in Brooklyn, December 2008

Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet / Bb cornet
Reggie Workman - bass
Curtis Clark - piano
Michael Thompson - drums

Review from JazzNet Denmark :
The latest release from the fantastic trumpet player Dennis Gonzalez leading the following musicians: Curtis Clark on piano, Michael TA Thompson on drums and Reggie Workman (who among other things, is remembered for his work with John Coltrane, Art Blakey and Wayne Shorter) on bass. From the first seconds it is clear that the interaction between the musicians in this quartet is tight, crisp and almost telepathic and nothing less than brilliant. The music is gripping, moving and everything is delivered with a spark and joyful playing, and makes no use of any unnecessary modern effects, as what is presented for listening is a raw acoustic sound. All the instrumentalists listen, supporting and backing each other up and follow in ancient footsteps - sometimes far, far away, their improvisations leading to mysterious roads in the dark. These are experienced guys who play music with incredible self-confidence that is such a pleasure to witness. Listening to this charged release, we hear interesting and exciting improvised jazz throughout, with plenty of edge. Dennis Gonzalez, and his brothers in battle, get the highest recommendation.

Review by Henrik Kaldahl

Listen: "Alzar La Mano" from A Matter of Blood:

Táági

2009-08-01T22:48:00.001-05:00

Curtis Clark Trio
Táági

No Business Records

Recorded in Dallas and Austin
May 2009

Curtis Clark - piano
Aaron Gonzalez - bass
Stefan Gonzalez - drums

Age of Disinformation

2009-07-31T22:20:00.000-05:00

Aaron Gonzalez
Age of Disinformation

Mayyrh Records
Recorded live in Dallas
May, 2008

Aaron Gonzalez - vocals/conductor
Mike Maxwell - electronics, radio
Michael Chamy - oscillators, electronics
Jon Teague - modular synth
Kim Corbet - synths, trombone
Kenny Withrow - guitars, toys

Renegade Spirits

2009-07-25T09:42:00.002-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Renegade Spirits
featuring Famoudou Don Moye
Renegade Spirits

Recorded in Dallas.

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpets / Tim Green - tenor sax
Famoudou Don Moye - drums, percussion
Aaron Gonzalez - bass, percussion
Stefan Gonzalez - drums, percussion, bass clarinet
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In mid-June 2008 Famoudou Don Moye, the legendary drummer/percussionist, worked on a project with trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez, as well as with his sons, bassist Aaron Gonzalez and drummer Stefan Gonzalez, and New Orleans saxophonist Tim Green in Dallas for this first release for Furthermore Recordings, based in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Video of "Mayombe" from the recording session!

Listen: "In The Blink of a Hat" from Renegade Spirits:

Hymn for Tomasz Stanko

2009-07-20T08:57:00.002-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez &

Faruq Z. Bey with

Northwoods Improvisers

HYMN FOR TOMASZ STANKO

Qbico Records, 2008

Recorded in Bay City, MI

Available Now!

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpets / Faruq Z. Bey - reeds

Mike Gilmore - vibes / Mike Carey - reeds

Mike Johnston - bass / Skeeter Shelton - reeds

Nick Ashton - drums

Listen to "Kuntu":

"A great album, of the same expansive and broad-sweeping level as 'Nile River Suite' or 'Dance Of The Soothsayer's Tongue' ".

-Free Jazz

Recorded in November 2004 and March 2005 in Michigan, this is the newest release from Italy's Qbico Records (Qbico 82). Gonzalez, whose recent work has transcended the genres of jazz, has teamed up with Detroit saxophonist Bey, as well as reedmen Skeeter Shelton (son of renown Chicago drummer Ajaramu and the keyboardist/singer Amina Claudine Myers) and Mike Carey, both also from Detroit, along with the grounbreaking Michigan trio Northwoods Improvisers to present a rhythmic and melodic African-tinged release.

Faruq Z. Bey is best known for being the leader of the legendary Griot Galaxy (the jazz band founded in 1972 with drummer Tani Tabbal, bassist Jaribu Shahid, and saxophonists Anthony Holland and David McMurray) until Bey's tragic motorcycle accident brought the group to an end in 1985.

Paura

2009-07-16T08:58:00.001-05:00

Alipio C. Neto
featuring Dennis Gonzalez
PAURA:
THE CONSTRUCTION OF FEAR
Creative Sources Recordings
Recorded Lisbon 2007

Alípio C Neto - soprano & tenor saxophonesDennis González - trumpet
Ernesto Rodrigues - viola
Guilherme Rodrigues - cello, radio
Mark Sanders - drums

N Y Midnight Suite

2009-07-01T11:32:00.002-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
N Y Quartet
N Y Midnight Suite

Recorded NY 2003

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Dennis Gonzalez - C trumpet, Bb trumpet
Ellery Eskelin - tenor sax
Mark Helias - bass
Michael Thompson - drums

"'Dance of the Soothsayer's Tongue' is an extraordinary mixture of sweetness and tribalism, both an expressive melodicism and a wild approach to sonorous matter, incarnated at its best from the tenuous and from children's voices, to Don Cherry, from a rough and abrasive Gonzalez to Eskelin's sax."
-Vincenzo Roggero / All About Jazz Italia

Listen: "Sketch the Wings of Midnight" from the Gonzalez N Y Quartet:

The Gift of Discernment

2009-06-30T14:32:00.001-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Jnaana Septet
The Gift of Discernment2008
Recorded in Mesquite, TX

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpets, percussion
Alvin Fielder - drums, percussion
Chris Parker - piano / Aaron Gonzalez - bass
Stefan Gonzalez - drums / Leena Conquest -voice
Robbie Mercado - percussion

"Trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez has been responsible for some beautifully realized music on record in the past and this is a worthy addition to the canon. The music's full of that often difficult to define quality called life."
-Nic Jones at All About Jazz

Dance of the Soothsayer's Tongue

2009-06-25T16:03:00.006-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
NY Quartet
Dance of the Soothsayer's Tongue

Recorded in New York
at Tonic

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpets
Ellery Eskelin - tenor sax
Mark Helias - bass
Mike "T.A." Thompson - soundrhythium

"Trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez tends to blow me away. Literally. With each release, his playing gets tighter. While enrapturing himself with some of the best musicians on the scene, his writing gets stronger. This is another great addition to Gonzalez’s already solid body of work."-Gaz-Eta review by Tom Sekowski

Listen: "Afrikanu" from Dance of the Soothsayer's Tongue:

A Measure of Vision

2009-06-20T12:08:00.000-05:00

Alvin Fielder Trio
A Measure of Vision

Clean Feed Records 2006

Recorded in Dallas

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Alvin Fielder - drums / Dennis Gonzalez - trumpet

Aaron Gonzalez - bass / Chris Parker - piano

Stefan Gonzalez - drums

"The ghosts of late �60s John Coltrane and Miles Davis materialize in the bittersweet melodies, fractured harmonies and simmering rhythmic modal fury of the ensemble�s more assertive passages. A session full of open space, rich lyricism and adventurous improvisation, A Measure of Vision may have been a long time in coming, but some things are worth the wait."

-Troy Collins for All About Jazz

Spiritualized

2009-06-15T09:33:00.000-05:00

Rodrigo Amado
Lisbon Improvisational Players
Spiritualized

Clean Feed Records, 2006

Recorded in Lisbon

Rodrigo Amado (sax)
Dennis González (t)
Bruno Pedroso (d)
Pedro Gonçalves (b)
Ulrich Mitzlaff (cel)

No Photograph Available

2009-06-15T08:36:00.001-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Boston Project
No Photograph AvailableRecorded in Hyde Park, MA

Available now!

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpets
Charlie Kohlhase - saxophones
Croix Galipault - drums
Joe Morris - bass
Nate McBride - bass

"Dennis' first recording without his sons since 1999...he had the good fortune to come to Boston and work with this group, and had not played with any members of the great Boston-based group before this, but that would be hard to tell from the great outcome of this fine disc. Coltrane used two bassists on "Africa Brass", both playing different parts and I can hear echoes of a similar vibe here. "
-Bruce Lee Gallanter review at DMG

2009-06-14T22:00:00.001-05:00

DIGITIZED DAAGNIM LP'S and OUT-OF-PRINT CD'S on CD-R:

Air Light (Sleep Sailor)/Music from Ancient Texts (CD-R)

2009-06-14T08:00:00.018-05:00

Air Light (Sleep Sailor)
Music from Ancient Texts
Dennis Gonzalez / Kings in Exile
(1979/1981)

Dennis Gonzalez: pocket trumpet, drums, percussion
Jamal Mohmed: drums, Arabic percussion
Buddy Mohamed: contrabass
Jim Sangrey: tenor sax / Ron Bucknam: guitar
Bill Emery: trombone / Birk Resenddag: drums
Burnett Anderson: trumpet / Aziz Fakrizadeh: violin

Listen: "Ba Po" from Air Light (Sleep Sailor):

Listen: "The Kings Escape" from Music from Ancient Texts:

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Kukkia

2009-06-14T07:55:00.006-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez: Kukkia (1981)

Dennis Gonzalez: trumpet, bass, percussion

Gerard Bendiks: drums / Freddy Jones: trumpet

Alex Camp: bass / Creighton Curlee: guitar

Marcy Fulsom: piano / Roger Irwin: guitar

Sam Johnson: alto sax / Jamal Mohmed: vibes

Daniel Joynes: drums / Ron Bucknam: guitar

Brian Schober: pipe organ

Listen to "cD 11.62":

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Stars/Air/Stripes

2009-06-14T07:53:00.006-05:00

Vinyl LP copies are still available!

Dennis Gonzalez: Stars / Air / Stripes (1982)

Dennis Gonzalez: trumpet, alto sax, piano, vocals, percussion
Fred Raulston: vibes / Tim Seibles: violin, voice
Pat Coil: electric piano / Alex Camp: contrabass
Gerard Bendiks: drums / Bob Ackerman: woodwinds
Jim Sangrey: tenor sax / Michael Watson: electric bass
Jamal Edeen Mohamed: drums / Steve Meeks: alto sax
Burnett Anderson: fluegelhorn / Betel Bill Emery: trombone
Roger Irwin: electric guitar / J. Roddy McGinnis: electric guitar

Listen to "Stars/Air/Stripes":

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Witness

2009-06-14T07:50:00.003-05:00

Vinyl LP copies are still available!

Dennis Gonzalez: Witness (1983)

Dennis Gonzalez: trumpet, bass clarinet, percussion

Prince Lasha: baritone sax, alto sax

Ed Smith: vibes / Jim Sangrey: tenor sax

Burnett Anderson: trumpet / Mark Menikos: violin

Jamal Mohmed: drums, Arabic percussion

Buddy Mohamed: contrabass / Ken Grimes: vibes

Gary Gazaway: trumpet / James Zitro: drums

Alex Coke: tenor sax

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Anthem Suite/Little Toot

2009-06-13T12:24:00.005-05:00

Anthem Suite/Little Toot (1984/1985)
Dennis Gonzalez-John Purcell 6tet & 8tet

DG: trumpet, pocket trumpet / John Purcell: alto sax, tenor sax
Alex Camp: bass / Bob Ackerman: baritone sax, alto sax, flute
Gerard Bendiks: drums, percussion, s-i / Jim Sangrey: tenor sax
Henry Franklin: bass / W. A. Richardson: drums
Pat Peterson: vocal / Rob Blakeslee: trumpet, fluegelhorn

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Catechism

2008-06-15T21:55:00.001-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez Dallas-London Sextet
Catechism (1987)

DG - trumpet, pocket trumpet / Elton Dean- saxello

Keith Tippett - piano / Marcio Mattos - bass

Louis Moholo - drums / Rob Blakeslee - trumpet, fluegelhorn

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Home

2008-06-15T21:54:00.004-05:00

Dennis Gonzalez Yells At Eels "Home" (2001)

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpet, samples, keyboard

Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass, electric bass

Stefan Gonzalez - drums / Scott Bucklin - piano

Tim Green - tenor sax / Shane Cooper - electric guitar

Listen to "Ganesha the Spy":

$12 (postage paid) - E-mail for quotes outside of the U.S.

Old Time Revival

2008-01-22T11:22:00.003-06:00

Dennis Gonzalez New Southern Quintet
Old Time Revival

Entropy Stereo 014 [CD-R]
Recorded in Dallas, 2002

Dennis Gonzalez- trumpet
Andrew Lamb - tenor sax
Tim Green - saxello, bass sax, tenor sax
Alvin Fielder - drums
Malachi Favors - bass

Forever the Falling of Stars

2007-12-09T10:56:00.010-06:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Forever the Falling of Stars

daagnim CDR5
Dallas 1995

Dennis Gonzalez:
all instruments, except:
Stefan Gonzalez:
Stain vocals
Aaron Gonzalez - contrabass

Hear "Nils Petter's Foxtrot":

Live in Washington, DC, 1989

2007-12-08T08:55:00.001-06:00

Dennis Gonzalez
Band of Sorcerers
featuring Frank Lowe
Live in Washington, DC, 1989

Very Limited Edition daagnimRecords CD-R

Note: Transferred from a board cassette recording, so the sound is not optimum. It is, however, a great historical document.

Dennis Gonzalez - trumpet
Frank Lowe - tenor sax
Reggie Nicholson - drums
Carter Mitchell - bass

2100 New Orleans - Vinyl LP

2007-02-05T11:45:00.000-06:00

Rob Blakeslee

2100 New Orleans

daagnim LP 14

$15 + postage

Rob Blakeslee - trumpet, fluegelhorn

Lado Jaksa - piano, synth, alto sax

Claude Johnson - piano

Buddy Mohmed - contrabass

W.A.Richardson - drums

Alan Green- percussion