Sessions Led By Arthur Doyle
Title: Alabama Feeling Label: DRA Records Year Released: 1978
Performers:Title: More Alabama Feeling Label: Forced Exposure Year Released: 1993
Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute)
Richard Williams (Fender bass)
Rashied Sinan (drums)
Bruce Moore (drums)
Charles Stephens (trombone)
Tracks:
1. November 8th or 9th – I Can’t Remember When
2. Something for Caserlo, Larry, & Irma
3. A Little Linda, Debra, Omita, Barry & Maria
4. Ancestor
5. Mother Image, Father Image
6. Development
a. BaBi Music for Milford & Huge
b. Alabama Soul for Arthur
c. Ramie & Master Charles of the Trombone
All compositions by Arthur Doyle (BMI)
Engineer: Rashied Sinan
Mastering Engineer: Rashied Sinan
Cover Art: Martha Hurd
Photos: Ken Mermel
Transfer to CD: Wharton Tiers, Fun City Studios, NYC, 2-25-98
Performers:
Arthur Doyle
Tracks:
1. Hao
2. Nature Boy
Year recorded: 1990
Title: Plays and Sings from the Songbook Volume 1 Label: Audible Hiss Year Released: 1995
Performers:Title: Live at the Cooler Label: The Lotus Sound Year Released: 1996
Arthur Doyle (flute, tenor sax, piano, voice)
Tracks:
1. Ozy Lady Dozy Lady
2. Yo Yoo>Yo Yoo
3. Olca Cola in Angola
4. Hey Minnie Hey Wilber Hey Mingus
5. Flue Song
6. Just Get the Funk Spot
7. Govery
Photography and Cover Design: Rudolph Grey
Year recorded: 1992
Performers:Title: The Songwriter Label: Ecstatic Peace Year Released: 1997
Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, flute)
Rudolph Grey (electric guitar)
Wilbur Morris (bass)
Tom Surgal (drums)
Tracks:
1. Spiritual Healing
2. Flue Song
3. Noah Black Ark
All compositions by Arthur Doyle (BMI)
Photos: Simon Badger
Liner Notes: Sumner Crane
Recorded March 15, 1995
Performers:Title: Do the Breakdown Label: Ain-Soph Year Released: 1997
Arthur Doyle (flute, tenor sax, voice)
Tracks:
1. Ancestor
2. African Express
3. Noah Black Ark
4. Are You Sleeping
5. Prophet John C
6. Chemistry of Happiness
All titles by Arthur Doyle
Liner Notes: Leonard Feather
Performers:Title: A Prayer for Peace Label: Zugswang Year Released: 2000
Arthur Doyle (flute, tenor sax, voice)
Tracks:
1. Breakdown Take 1
2. Breakdown Take 2
3. Street Player
4. African Queen
5. Alabama Feeling
6. Battle of Jericho (traditional)
7. He Exists
All titles but #6 composed by Arthur Doyle
Performers:Title: Live at the Dorsch Gallery Label: Carbon Year Released: 2002
Arthur Doyle (flute, recorder, tenor sax, voice)
James Linton (bass, cornet, bell, live loops)
Scott Rodziczak (drums, cymbals)
Tracks:
1. That Happiness
2. I Am Somebody
3. Ahead a Pothead
4. A Prayer For Peace
5. Chemistry of Happiness
6. Homo
7. Joy of Life
8. Flue Song
9. Free Love, Good Love
10. Flue Song (Tenor Variation)
11. A Head A Pothead
12. African Express
Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 by Arthur Doyle; all other tracks composed by Doyle, Linton, and Rodziczak
Recorded live August 2000 in Miami FloridaTitle: Egg Head Label: Hell’s Half Halo Year Released: 2003
Performer: Arthur Doyle
Tracks
1. Track 1
2. Track 2
3. Track 3
4. Track 4
5. Track 5
6. Track 6
Released as a limited edition cdr.
Performers:Title: No More Evil Women Label: Qbico Year Released: 2005
Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, flute, recorder, piano, voice)
Tracks:
1. Johnny Dead Conspirator
2. Happy New Year 1999
3. Homo
Available as 7” single
Performers:Title: No More Evil Women Tour Label: Carbon Year Released: 2005
Wilber Morris – Double Bass (tracks: 2, 4)
Rashied Sinan – Drums (tracks: 2, 4)
Tim Poland – Sonic Reducer (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Dave Cross – Sampler (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Arthur Doyle – Voice, Flute, Saxophone [Tenor]
Tracks:
A1 Red Bird
A2 Funk Breaks
A3 Jackie Millionaire
A4 The Boost
A5 DMA
Available as LP only
One-sided yellow vinyl, octagonal cover with silver or yellow or black borders, artwork by Cindy Sherman, cover by Qbico
Tracks A1, A3 and A5 recorded in 2004, tracks A2 and A4 in 1989.
Performer:
Arthur Doyle (voice)
Tracks:
1. No More Crazy Women
2. Round Midnight
3. Stormy Monday
All vocals recorded to cassette
Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
Title: Plays the African Love Call Label: Ecstatic YOD Year Released: 2001
Performers:Title: Conspiracy Nation Label: Qbico Year Released: 2002
Arthur Doyle
Dave Cross
Tim Poland
Ed Wilcox
John Schoen
R. Nuuja
Tracks:
1. Omo
2. Ozy Dozy Lady
3. Govery
4. Money
5. Flue Song
live recordings by R. Nuuja at Bug Jar, Rochester (6/99) and Astrocade, Philadelphia (9/99)
sonic reassessment by Jim O'Rourke
thank you: June Wilcox, Seth Soffer
Ecstatic Yod Collective 221 Pine Street #4b1 Florence, MA 01062
www.yod.com
Available as LP only
Performers:Title: National Conspiracy Label: Carbon Year Released: 2004
Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, voice, flute, recorder)
Leslie Q (bass, guitar)
Ed Wilcox (drums, percussion)
Vinnie Paternostro (Roland 505)
Tim Poland (Clavinova)
Dave Cross (turntable, Ibanez DM 1100 sampler, drums on side 1, track 1.)
Tracks:
1. Birdman
2. Ahead A Pothead
3. Barbatiri
4. Love Ship
5. Pull the String
6. Alabama and Mississippi Reunited
7. No Title
Side One rec. at Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY on January 24, 2002.
Side Two rec. at Analog Shock Club, Rochester, NY on January 26, 2002.
Available as LP only
Remix of pre-recorded and live material
Available as part of Carbon’s CDR series
Arthur Doyle and Sunny Murray
Title: Dawn of a New Vibration Label: Fractal Year Released: 2000
Performers:Title: Live at the Glenn Miller Café: Label: Ayler Year Released: 2001
Arthur Doyle (tenor saxophone, flute, vocal)
Sunny Murray (drums)
Tracks:
1. Giblets 3
2. Nomingo
3. Nature boy
4. African express
5. Elephant dreams 3
6. Goverey
Tracks 3, 4, and 6 by Doyle; remaining tracks by Murray
Liner Notes: Dan Warburton
Photos: Aya Harada
Engineering and Mixing: Thierry Bertomeu
Executive Producer: Jerome Genin
Special Thanks: Francois Pardon
Recorded in Les Lilas, Triton Studio, 8th march 2000.
Performers:Arthur Doyle/ Takashi Mizutani/ Sabu Toyozumi
Arthur Doyle (flute, tenor sax, voice)
Bengt Frippe Nordström (alto sax)
Sunny Murray (drums)
Tracks:
1. Spontaneous Creation, Pt. 1
2. Spontaneous Creation, Pt. 2
3. Spontaneous Creation, Pt. 3
4. African Love Call
5. Two Free Jazz Men Speak
6. Nature Boy
7. Joy
Liner Notes: Arthur Doyle and Sune Spångberg
Photography and Cover Art: Åke Bjurhamn
Engineer: Per Ruthström
Title: Live in Japan, 1997 Label: Qbico Year Released: 2003
Performers:
Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, flute, voice)
Takashi Mizutani (electric guitar)
Sabu Toyozumi (drums)
Tracks:
1. November 8th or 9th – I Can’t Remember When
2. Alabama and Mississippi Reunited
3. I Pass, Then Resist
4. I’d Live in Her World, Then Live Without Her in Mine
5. Love Heal
6. Joy
Liner Notes: Ilya Monosov
Cover Art: Qbico
Rec. live November 14, 1997 @ Manda-la2, Tokyo, Japan
Available as LP only
Arthur Doyle/ Edward Perraud/ Dan Warburton
Title: The Basement Tapes: Label: Durto Year Released: 2003
Performers:
Arthur Doyle (voice, tenor sax, flute)
Dan Warburton (violin)
Edward Perraud (drums)
Tracks:
1. Noah Black Ark
2. Birthday Song for Edward
3. Milford Graves
4. A Prayer for Peace
5. Homo
6. Street Player
Editing and Premastering: Eric la Casa
Final Mastering: Maïkôl Seminatore
Front Cover Art: Edward Perraud
Photographs: Thierry Trombert and Edward Perraud
Layout: Othila
Liner Notes: Dan Warburton and David Tibet
Rec. direct to DAT June 1, 2001, Perraud’s basement.
Arthur Doyle/Hamid Drake
Title: Your Spirit is Calling Label: Qbico Year Released: 2004
Performers:Sessions led by others
Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, flute, recorder, piano, voice)
Hamid Drake (drums, percussion)
Recorded June 7th, 2003 at MU REC Studio, Milano
NOAH HOWARD
Title: The Black Arc Label: Freedom Year Released: 1969
Performers:
Noah Howard (alto saxophone)
Arthur Doyle (tenor saxophone)
Earl Cross (trumpet)
Leslie Waldron (piano)
Norris Jones (bass)
Mohammed Ali (drums)
Juma (congas)
Tracks:
1. Domiabra
2. Ole Negro
3. Mount Fuju
4. Queen Anne
MILFORD GRAVES
Title: Babi Music Label: IPS Year Released: 1976
Performers:
Arthur Doyle (reeds)
Hugh Glover (reeds)
Milford Graves (percussion)
Tracks:
1. Bä
2. Bi
3. Bäbi
CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA
Title: Desert Mirage Label: IACP Year Released: 1982
Performers:RUDOLPH GREY
Alan Silva-dir
Pierre Faure-fl
Carl Schlosser-fl,piccolo
Aldridge Hansberry-fl,alto fl
Karo-alto cl
Denis Colin-bcl
Jean Querlier-oboe,ehn
Bruno Girard-vln
Pascal Morrow-vln
Didier Petit-cel Itaru Oki-tp,bugle
Jeff Beer-tp Serge Adam-tp
Bernard Vitet-tp
Michael Zwerin-tb
Domenico Criseo-tb
Francois Cotinaud-ts
Georges Gaumont-ts
Arthur Doyle-ts
Philippe Sellam-as
Sebastien Franck-as
Henri Grinberg-ss
Antoine Mizrahi-el-b
Rosine Feferman-b
Francis Gorge-g
Francois Leymarie-el-b
Jacques Marugg-vib,marimba,timbales
Adrien Bitan-vib,timbales
Ron Pittner-d
Bernard Drouillet-d
Gilles Premel-perc
rec. Paris, Studio Aquarium June 25 through June 27, 1982
Title: Transfixed Label: New Alliance Year Released: 1988
Performers:BLUE HUMANS
Rudolph Grey
Arthur Doyle
Sumner Crane
Title: Live NY 1980 Label: Audible Hiss Year Released: 1995
Performers:Compilations
Rudolph Grey (Electric Guitar)
Arthur Doyle (Tenor Saxophone, Flute)
Beaver Harris (Percussion)
Tracks:
1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled
Cover Photo: Ronald V. Williams
Cover Design: Rudolph Grey
Recording Engineer/Graphics Production: R. Bianca
Recorded at Hurrah, NYC March 12, 1980
Title: “As Seen On TV” Label: Spare Me Year Released: 1996
Title: “I love music” Label: Muckraker Year Released: 1996
Title: Nature of the systems Label: Carbon Year Released: 2000
Title: Iamaphotographer Label: Plain Year Released: 2001
Credits for this discography:
James Benjamin (assembly, documentation of most of Arthur Doyle’s sessions as leader and some of his collaborations)
I owe tremendous thanks to the following individuals without whom this discography would be woefully incomplete:
Alan Cummings (documentation of Doyle’s collaborations, sessions work, and compilation appearances)
George Scala (documents Doyle’s appearance w/Celestial Communication Orchestra)
Fractal Records (documentation of Doyle’s compilation appearances)
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Last updated December 29, 2006
