Various Artists Soupsongs Live - The Music of Robert Wyatt Jazzprint JVP101CD || 2001 || £12.77  $ € ¥  + p+p +tax Click for big pic Gong's breathy genius Didier Malherbe joined a host of excellent musicians in Annie Whitehead's band to play several concerts performing and celebrating the music of Robert Wyatt. I was lucky enough to see them at the Nancy Jazz festival when Gong were booked to play on the same bill as Soupsongs and Magma - they were really quite marvelous. This joyous and atmospheric double live CD was recorded in Newark in the UK and is every bit as good. Relevant songs and music that will live forever, performed by the most sympathetic and skilled group of musicians one could hope for. Track Listing:Total Runtime 67.37 CD One: Sonia (Feza) 7.45 A Sunday in Madrid (Benge/Wyatt) 5.51 Sea Song (Wyatt) 5.44 September the Ninth (Benge/Wyatt) 7.22 The Duchess (Wyatt) 6.26 P.L.A. (Wyatt) 3.14 Alliance (Wyatt) 7.06 Left On Man (Wyatt) 6.43 Muddy Mouse (Frith/Wyatt) 0.37 Solar Flares (Wyatt) 5.06 5 Black Notes and 1 White Note (Offenbach/Wyatt) 4.43 Muddy Mouse - which in turn leads to Muddy Mouth (Frith/Wyatt) 6.39 CD Two: Total Runtime 70.54 Free Will and Testament (Wyatt/Kramer) 4.40 Team Spirit (MacCormick/Wyatt/Manzanera) 7.12 Vandalusia (Wyatt) 4.15 Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road (Wyatt) 6.09 Alifib/Alife (Wyatt) 9.29 Sight of the Wind (Wyatt/Benge) 8.36 Gharbzadegi (Wyatt) 11.33 Soup Song (Hopper/Wyatt) 4.56 Dondestan (Wyatt) 7.45 Heeps of Sheeps (Benge/Wyatt/Eno) 6.05 Musicians: Julie Tippetts: Voice Ian Maidman: Voice, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Ukulele, Accordion Annie Whitehead: Trombone, Voice, Arrangements Didier Malherbe: Flutes, Alto & Soprano Saxophones, Doudouk, Ocarina George Khan: Tenor & Baritone Saxophones Harry Beckers: Trumpet & Flugelhorn Phil Manzanera: Electric Guitar Janette Mason: Keyboards, Piano Steve Lamb: Bass Liam Genocky: Drums