Radio Netherland Transcription Service: 87.073/076 (set); 87073--87076 (discs).
Title from disc labels.
Historical and biographical notes, and personnel listed on container.
Recorded live in concert at the Dutch-International Jazz Festival Aug. 13, 1983, Sept. 27, 1985, Aug. 21 and 24, 1986 at the Meervaart, Amsterdam.
Vocal works sung or spoken in Dutch, English and vocalise.
disc 1, Program 1: The gig (9:50) ; Houseparty starting (5:35) ; Blue chopsticks (3:38) ; Change of season (5:44) ; The happenings (5:26) ; Hangover triangle (9:13) ; Step tempest (4:38) ; 12 bars (6:45) / Herbie Nichols ; arr. Misha Mengelberg (Instant Composers Pool & guest soloists) --
disc 2, Program 2: Provident (9:10) ; De Ruyter suyte : part I (18:52) ; De Ruyter suyte : part III (21:32) / Williem van Manen (Contra Band 86 ; soloists Maarten van Norden, tenor saxophone ; Theo Jörgensmann, clarinet) --
disc 3, Program 3: Girofonetica (28:14) ; Swolsch (17:35) ; Fly-over (10:38) ; Gyrodrome (7:05) ; Do the pip (6:10) ; Mob the mob (13:31) ; Gyroscope (5:33) / Ernst Glerum (New Klookabilities) --
disc 4, Program 4: Schor = Husky (8:22) ; Improvisation (7:45) ; Goody two-shoes (6:03) ; Improvisation and points congealing (8:22) ; Haai = Shark (4:05) ; The feathers and klaroen = The feathers and clarion (9:13) ; Uncle Jimmy's (4:05) / Maarten Altena (Maarten Altena Octet ; special guest Dagmar Kraus, vocals)