All compositions by Maarten Altena
Side A
1. Quick Step (4’); 2. Vaas (7’36”); 3. Bit (8’54”)
Side B
1. Bes (6’17”); 2. Mode (7’13”); 3. Lomo (6’11”), 4. Buona Notte (4’08”)

Kenny Wheeler (trumpet)
Wolter Wierbos (trombone)
Maud Sauer (oboe, alto oboe, shahnai)
Lindsay Cooper (bassoon)
Paul Termos (alto saxophone)
Maartje van Hoorn (violin)
Guus Janssen (piano)
Maarten Altena (double bass)
Ab Baars (tenor saxophone)

Recorded May 13-14 1984; July 2-3 1985; May 6 1985 (live concerts)
Sleeve design by Ger van Elk | Marc Terstroet

All titles by the musicians
Side 1
1. Open the Box (3’20”)
Vario 20: Günter Christmann (trombone), Gerd Gläsmer (drums), Shelley Hirsch (vocals), Gyde Knebusch (harp), Torsten Müller (double bass), Jon Rose (violin), Jo Sachse (guitar),
Ladonna Smith (viola), Davey Williams (guitar)
Live recorded during festival Saiten, June, 1985, Hannover
2. Sans phrase (4’15”)
Vario 21: Günter Christmann (trombone), Wolfgang Fuchs (sopranino), Shelley Hirsch (vocals), Torsten Müller (double bass), Roger Turner (percussion)
Live recorded during Impromptu’85, November, 1985, Langenhagen
3. Idem/g (2’55” )
Vario 19: Günter Christmann (trombone), Paul Lovens (percussion), Phil Minton (vocals), Torsten Müller (double bass), John Russell (guitar)
Live recorded May 11, 1985, Bremen
4. Idem/s (5’20”)
Vario 19: Günter Christmann (trombone), Paul Lovens (percussion), Phil Minton (vocals), Torsten Müller (double bass), John Russell (guitar)
Live recorded May 11, 1985, Bremen
5. Trinom (2’30”)
Vario 12: Günter Christmann (trombone), Torsten Müller (double bass), John Russell (guitar)
Live recorded May 4, 1983, Hannover
Side 2
1. Pas à pas (6’05”)
Vario 12: Günter Christmann (trombone), Phil Minton (vocals), Torsten Müller (double bass), John Russell (guitar)
Live recorded May 4, 1983, Hannover
2. Fazit/x (6’03”)
Vario 6: Maarten Altena (double bass), Günter Christmann (trombone), Paul Lovens (percussion)
Live recorded during Moers Festival, May 22, 1983
3. Fazit/y (2’30”)
Vario 6: Maarten Altena (double bass), Günter Christmann (trombone), Paul Lovens (percussion)
Live recorded during Moers Festival, May 22, 1983
4. Fazit/z (3’30”)
Vario 6: Maarten Altena (double bass), Günter Christmann (trombone), Paul Lovens (percussion)
Live recorded during Moers Festival, May 22, 1983

Recorded between May 23, 1983 and November 23 1985 (live concerts)
Sleeve painting Michael Lembke

Side A
1. Rondedans (Termos) (2’45”); 2. Hop (Altena) (7’08”); 3. 1984 (Altena) (4’50”); 4. Koud Zout (Emmer) (5’29”)
Side B
1. Zwei Walzer (Altena) [1a. Waltz zwei (4’25”); 1b Waltz mit Geräusch (8’24”)]; 2. Twee portretten (Termos) [2a. Gemacramatiseerd portret (1’17”); 2b. Portret met Emo Verkerk (3’13”)]; 3. Giacom Okaas (Altena) (4’17”)

Maarten Altena (double bass)
Maus Sauer (oboe, alto oboe)
Paul Termos (alto saxophone)
Wolter Wierbos (trombone)

Recorded July 5-7 and December 16, 1984
Sleeve design Marc Terstroet

All compositions by Kowald and Altena
Side A
1. a+b=c (6’56”); 2. a→c (3’48”); 3. b→c (3’39”); 4. (a+b)2→ c (4’11”)
Side B
1. c→a+b ( 10’51”); 2. c→ (a+b)2 (4’14”); 3. c2→ (a+b)2 (3’34”)

Peter Kowald (double bass)
Maarten Altena (double bass, cello)

Recorded March 19-20, 1982 (live during the workshop Freie Musik | Berlin Akademie der Künste)
Sleeve design Kowald | Photograph Dagmar Gebers

Side A
1. Eine kleine Marschmusik (Altena) (2’21”); 2. Improvisation A (3’ 27”); 3. Kwik Kwek Kwak (Koppelaar) (4’08”); 4. Improvisation B (3’37”); 5. Sperwer (Altena) (4’36”); 6. Blokkendoos (Sauer) (3’07”)
Side B
1. Maecenas (Termos) (4’41”); 2. Buks (Altena) (5’19”); 3. Improvisation C (6’55”); 4. Improvisation D (1’08”); 5. Veranda (Altena) (3’08”)

Maarten Altena (double bass, violoncello)
Maud Sauer (oboe, alto oboe)
Paul Termos (alto saxophone)
Wolter Wierbos (trombone)

Recorded January 17 and February 7, 1982
Sleeve design Wouter Hooymans

All compositions (except Improvisations) by Altena
Side A
1. Tel (5’22”); 2. Improvisations (6’22”); 3. Pukkel (8’)
Side B
1. Johan van Wely (5’39”); 2. Rottum (6’); 3. Beertje (4’24”); 4. C-Melody (5’24”)

Maarten Altena (double bass, violoncello)
Lindsay Cooper (bassoon, sopranino saxophone)
Maartje ten Hoorn (violin)
Guus Janssen (piano)
Maud Sauer (oboe, alto oboe)
Paul Termos (alto saxophone)
Kenny Wheeler (trumpet)
Wolter Wierbos (trombone)

Recorded October 8 and 10, 1982 (live concerts)
Sleeve design Wouter Hooymans | Painting Cecile van der Heiden

All compositions by Altena
Side 1
1. Intro in 4/4 (1’52”); 2. Ploink (16’57”)
Side 2
1. Papa Oewa (4’24”); 2. Self portrait as a young bassist (4’14”); 3. Still life with strings (3’41”); 4. Thursday night (5’); 5. I forgot rhythm (4’19”)

Maarten Altena (double bass, violoncello, tape recorder, cigar box and metronome)

Recorded 1981
Sleeve design Ger van Elk

Side A
1. Hendrik Jan (Termos) (6’20”); 2. Marina di Pisa (Altena | Sauer) (4’20”); 3. Beertjes (Altena) (4’35”); 4. Duizendpoot (Sauer) (5’55”)
Side B
1a. Portret van Emo Verkerk, 1b Gemacramatiseerd portret (Termos) (3’16”); 2. Traan (Altena) (6’27”); 3a. Prettig weekend, 3b. Bleekgezicht (Horsthuis) (5’06”); 4. Bakkum (Altena) (4’20”)

Maarten Altena (double bass)
Maud Sauer (oboe’s)
Paul Termos (alto saxophone)
Maurice Horsthuis (viola)

Recorded April 13, 1981 (live concert in Pisa)
Sleeve design Wouter Hooymans

All compositions by Altena and Horsthuis
Side 1
1. Grand Duo (15’) ; 2. Fantasie nr. 1 (4’29”)
Side 2
1. Fantasie nr.2 (1’13”); 2. Fantasie nr.3 (0’54”); 3. Fantasie nr.4 (6’41”); 4. Fantasie nr.5 (7’07”); 5. Fantasie nr.6 (2’33”), 6. Fantasie nr.7 (1’40”); 7. Fantasie nr.8 (1’25”)

Maarten Altena (double bass, violoncello)
Maurice Horsthuis (viola)

Recorded February 9, 1980 (Grand Duo) and  April 4, 1981, Amsterdam
Sleeve design Maarten Altena | Photo Inge van der Vlies

Side 1
1. Op stap (Altena) (6’58”); 2. 36 (Altena) (3’25”); A Dutch Triptych: a. Klomp (Altena) (1’06”), b. Verloren klomp (Altena) (2’10”), c. Hendrik-Jan (Termos) (00’51”); 4. Mier (Altena) (2’23”); 5. Vivace (Horsthuis) (2’13”); 6. The Young Cigar (Altena) (3’21”)
Side 2
1. Modern Tango (Altena) (3’58”); 2. 7-over (Sauer) (2’24”); 3. Alva (Altena) (3’24”); 4. Spreeuw (Altena) (4’50”); 5. Backyard desert (Termos) (3’45”); 6. Henri v.d. Vuyst (Altena) (3’36”); 7. Je reviens (Altena) (1’57”)

Maarten Altena (double bass, violoncello, cigar box)
Maud Sauer (oboe, alto oboe, soprano saxophone)
Paul Termos (alto saxophone)
Maurice Horsthuis (viola)

Recorded February 5-8, 1980, Amsterdam
Sleeve design Maarten Altena

Side 1
1. Pisa Wind Duet 1 (5’32”); 2. Pisa Wind Duet 2 (9’40”);  3. Pisa Wind Duet 3 (10’18”)
Side 2
1. San Zeno Quintet (12’04”); 2. Pisa Quintet (11’27”)

Maarten Altena (double bass)
Derek Bailey (guitar)
Barry Guy (double bass)
George Lewis (trombone)
Paul Lovens (percussion)
Paul Lytton (percussion, live electronics)
Evan Parker (soprano saxophone)
Paul Rutherford (trombone)
Giancarlo Schiaffini (trombone)
Phil Wachsmann (violins, electronics)

Recorded June 26-28, 1980 (live concerts)
Sleeve photographs Roberto Masotti; Gerard Rouy

Side A
1. Cicim (12’07”) (Altena, Christmann, Lovens); 2. Sumak (7’05”) (Altena, Christmann, Lovens)
Side B
1. Yaylak (4’55”) (Altena, Christmann, Lovens); 2. Kishlak (5’41”) (Altena, Christmann, Lovens); 3a. Raffia (3’01”) (Altena); 3b. Details (2’ 09”) (Christmann); 3c. Al.ith
(1’ 35”) (Lovens)

Günter Christmann (trombone)
Paul Lovens (percussion, etc.)
Maarten Altena (double bass)

Recorded December 1979 and June 1980 (live concerts)
Sleeve design unknown

All titles by the musicians
Side A
1a. Der Schornsteinfeger / 1b. Im Taubenschlag / 1c. Entfernungen (11’35”); 2. Paul Lovens (solo) (1’35” ); 3. Bonbonbäcker asturiet (2’53”); 4. Ensemble I (2’25”);
5. Maarten van Regteren Altena (solo) (1’15”); 6. Fichtengrün und Tannengrün (6’33”)
Side B
1. Zum Teil mit Filtz (4’15”); 2. der Westenwind (2’38”); 3. Derek Bailey (solo) (2’10”); 4. Das Lied von der Äffin (3’05”); 5. Condace Natvig (solo) (1’12”); 6. Derek Bailey  + Paul Lovens (2’04”); 7. Günter Christmann (solo) (1’35”); 8. Ensemble II (3’28”), 9. Bailey, Johansson + Natvig (trio) (2’30”); 10. Bugsierschiff (3’)

Sven-Åke Johansson (voice, accordion, percussion)
Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano, ‘drahtklavier’, celesta)
Maarten Altena (double bass, cello)
Derek Bailey (guitar, voice)
Günter Christmann (trombone)
Wolfgang Fuchs (sopranino, bass clarinet)
Paul Lovens (percussion, saw, citer, etc.)
Candace Natvig (violin, voice)

Recorded November 26, 1979, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg
Sleeve design Marina Kern

Side 1
1. Utrecht (6’04”); 2. Delft I (3’47”); 3. De Kroeg (7’30”); 4. Rotterdam (6’57”)
Side 2
1. Delft II (23’03”)

Evan Parker (soprano, tenor saxophone)
Terry Day (drums, percussion)
Peter Cusack (guitar)
Guus Janssen (piano)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass, violoncello)
Paul Termos (clarinet)
Paul Lytton (perdussion)

Recorded between January 29, 1978 and June 6, 1978 (life concerts)
Sleeve design and the bus drawing by Wim Janssen

All compositions by Lacy and van Regteren Altena
Side 1
1. High (2’34”); 2. Off-hand (4’29”); 3. Post (5’44”); 4. Low (4’08”); 5. Blush (2’24”)
Side 2
Inconsistent-shuffle (6’57”); 2. Notice (3’33”); 3. Order (2’02”); 4. Hop (3’13”); 5. Breeze (3’50”); 6. Kiss (2’19”)

Recorded December 9-10, 1978
Sleeve design Ger van Elk

Side 1
1. Alkmaar II (8’50”); 2. Bimhuis (2’25”); 3. Alkmaar III (4’25”); 4. Leuven I (6’03”)
Side 2
1. Alkmaar I (1’50”); 2. Leuven III (13’26”), 3. Leuven II (3’46”)

Günter Christmann (trombone)
Paul Lovens (percussion, saw, zither)
Peter Cusack (guitar)
Guus Janssen (piano)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass, violoncello)

Recorded between January 1978 and February 1979 (life concerts)
Sleeve design and the bus drawing by Wim Janssen

All compositions by the performers
Side A
1. Marmite (Altena | Bailey) (10’48”); 2. Omelette à la valse (7’39”); 3. Peultjes (3’55”)
Side B
1. Lady of the prunes (9’56”); 2. Met mes en vork (6’42”); 3. Banana split (4’) 

Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass, cigar box, voloncello)
Derek Bailey (electric and acoustic guitar)
Terry Day (percussion, mandoline, balloons, toys, clarinet)
Tristan Honzinger (violoncello)
Maurice Horsthuis (viola)

Recorded between December 14 and 16, 1977 (live concerts)
Sleeve design Maarten Altena

Side 1
1. Ansage (Mengelberg) (0’24”); 2. Polizei (Mengelberg) (3’17”); 3. Rainopus (Tchicai) (8’11” ); 4. In memoriam J. Hodges (Bergeyck) (4’42” ); 5. Tetterettet nr. 13 (Mengelberg) (2’25”); 6. Tetterettet nr. 11 (Mengelberg) (3’30”)
Side 2
1. Ludwig’s blue note (Bergeyck) (5’32”); 2. Improvisation (orchestra) (8’23” ); 3. Kwik, Kwek, Kwak (Koppelaar) (4’39”); 4. I forgot rhythm (Van Regteren Altena) (3’36”);
5. Rumbone (Mengelberg (3’43”); 6. La Madelon (traditional, arr. by Mengelberg) (0’38”)

Waisvisz (crackle box)
Brötzmann (alto, tenor and baritone saxophone)
Honsinger (violoncello)
Van Regteren Altena (double bass)
H. Bennink (drums)
P. Bennink (alto saxophone, bagpipe)
Mengelberg (piano)
Koppelaar (trombone)
Tchicai (alto saxophone)
Van Bergeyck (alto saxophone)

Recorded April 11, 1977 (live during the workshop Freie Musik /Berlin Akademie der Künste)
Sleeve design Brötzmann

Side 1
1. AB / EP (8’3”); 2. TH / MR / SB / HB / DB (10’29”); 3. SL / EP / AB / LC (4’27”)
Side 2
1. TH / LS (2’ 35”); 2. LC / AB / MR (6’26”),  3. HB / LC / MR / TH (4’54”); 4. EP / LS / DB (4’19”)

Derek Baily (acoustic and electric guitars)
Han Bennink (drums, viola, banjo, etc.)
Steve Beresford (piano, guitar, etc.)
Anthony Braxton (clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones)
Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone)
Tristan Honsinger (violoncello)
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone)
Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophones)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (bouble bass)
Leo Smith (trumpet and flute)

Recorded  May 25 - 27, 1977
Sleeve design Nicolette Amette / Photo Roberto Massotti

Side 1
1. LS / TH / AB / SL / MR (14’22”); 2. EP / HB / DB (5’30”)
Side 2
1. SB / MR / HB / LC (5’35”); 2. MR / SL (5’11”);  3. HB / AB / DB (8’39”); 4. LC / TH / LS (6’50”)

Leo Smith (trumpet, flute)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (bouble bass)
Evan Parker (soprano, tenor saxophone)
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone)
Tristan Honsinger (violoncello)
Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone)
Anthony Braxton (clarinet, flute, soprano, alto saxophones)
Steve Beresford (piano, trumpet, etc)
Han Bennink (drums, viola, banjo, etc.)
Derek Baily (acoustic, electric guitars)

Recorded May 25, 1977
Sleeve design Nicolette Amette | Photo Roberto Massotti

Side 1
1. LS / MR / DB / TH / AB / SL / EP (25’39”)
Side 2
1. SL / AB – 1 (10’02”); 2. SL / AB – 2 (4’24”); 3. EP / TH / AB - 1 (6’10”); 4. EP / TH / AB (1’42”)

Leo Smith (trumpet, flute)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (bouble bass)
Derek Baily (acoustic, electric guitars)
Tristan Honsinger (violoncello)
Anthony Braxton (clarinet, flute, soprano, alto saxophones)

Recorded  May 25, 1977
Sleeve design Nicolette Amette | Photo Roberto Massotti

Side 1
1. No South (10’16”); 2. No North  (8’18”)
Side 2
1. No East (10’26”); 2. No West (10’01”)

Maarten van Regteren Altena (bouble bass)
Tristan Honsinger (violoncello)
Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)
Derek Baily (acoustic and electric guitars)

Recorded  May 9, 1976
Sleeve drawing Ian Petterson | Design Avril Hodges

Side 1
Composed and played by Tristan  Honsinger (violoncello)
1. Garlic and the fever (3’24”); 2. She (12’58”); 3. On clapping (6’45”)
Side 2
Composed and played by Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass)
1. The mute (I (8’15”); 2. Circles (10’26”); 3. Alegretto balinoso (3’ 2”); 4. The mute II (3’ 15”)

Recorded November 7, 1976, Berlin (Side 1); October 29 and 31, 1976, Berlin (side 2)
Sleeve design and photographs Dagmar and Jost Gebers

All compositions by Steve Lacey
Side A
1. The new duck (3’30”); 2. Torments (10’30”); 3. Lumps (6’30”)
Side B
Snips (10’); 2. Chops (11’)

Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone)
Michel Waisvisz (synthesizer)
Han Bennink (drums, home made junk, vibra pan, wailophone, hanrinet(te) in torments)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass)

Recorded September 23-24, 29, 1977
Sleeve design Marja Samson
 

All compositions by Altena
Side 1
1. Tuning the bass (2’30”); 2. Spaghetti (3’12”); 3. The grater (1’15”); 4. Tuning (18”); 5. Derek, Wilbur and the blues (8’12”); 6. Smoking the cigar (5’56”); 7. Tuning (23”)
Side 2
1. Ricordato (2’47”); 2. Martinez (3’07”); 3. CDL (2’13”); 4. Handicaps III (6’15”); 5. Macanudo (1’31”); 6. The elephant II (2’28”)

Maarten Altena (double bass)

Recorded May 2, 1975, Amsterdam
Sleeve design Marja Samsom
 

All compositions by Altena
Side A
1. Handicaps I (17’35”); 2. Marja’s dream (1’35”)
Side B
1. Strabasky (2’47”); 2. Woody Woodpecker (3’08”); 3. Basta (1’41”); 4. Dog’s delight (1’17”); 5. Handicaps II (8’50”); 6. The elephant (1’20”)

Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass)

Recorded June and July 1973
Sleeve design Marja Samson | Photo Pieter Boersma

Excerpt of an opera in 3 acts by Willem Breuker (on a libretto by Will Spoor), in conjunction with mime theatre Will Spoor
Side 1
1. Ouverture; 2. Suffering; 3. Suicide song (vocal Willem Breuker); 4. Collision stomp
Side 2
1. Thanksgiving aria (vocal Will Spoor); 2. Trauermusik; 3. Telephone song; 4. Ominous; 5. Final

Willem Breuker (clarinet, tenor saxophone)
Willem van Manen (trombone)
Peter Bennink (soprano, alto saxophone)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass)

Recorded January 23, 1971
Sleeve design Han Bennink

All compositions by Nedly Elstak
Side A
1.The Machine (6’13”); 2. Shades (5’42”); 3. 5 Machine Songs (6’25”)
Side B
1. Love You So (4’02”); 2. The Principle (4’02”); 3.Hypocrisy (5’56”)

Nedly Elstak (trumpet, piano consuelo)
Maarten Van Regteren Altena (double bass)
Martin Van Duynhoven (drums)
Sofie Van Lier (voice, maracas)

Recorded 1969
Sleeve design Rob Buschman | Photo Dolf Groenink
 

All compositions by Theo Loevendie
Side 1
1. Mr. Brook (9’); 2. Trompedly (6’10”); 3. Timbuktu (4’41”)
Side 2
1. Trombomanie (6’51”); 2. Pepy (5’22”); 3. Monday (4’06”); 4. Mandela (5’)

Nedley Elstak (trumpet)
Willem van Manen (trombone)
Hans Dulfer (tenor saxophone; bambooflute)
Theo Loevendie (alto saxophone, piano)
Joop Mastenbroek (baritone saxophone, clarinet, percussion)
Maarten van Resteren Altena (double bass)
John Engels (drums)
Martin van Duinhoven (drums)

Recorded December 1 and  4, 1969 (live concerts)
Sleeve design Jan Fijnheer

All compositions by Marion Brown
Side A
1. Similar Limits (6’25”); 2. Sound structure (6’10”); 3. Improvisation (5’50”)
Side B
1. Qbic (6’32”); 2. Porto Novo (11’55”)

Marion Brown (alto saxophone)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass)
Han Bennink (drums)

Recorded  ABP Ltd. Recording, 1969
Sleeve design Diogenic Attempts Ltd.

All compositions by Theo Loevendie
Side A
1. Midas (8’15”); 2. Darn that dream (5’05”); 3. Lady Penelope (5’50”)
Side B
1. Esma (4’50”); 2. Stairs (11’20”)

Theo Loevendie (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, piano)
Maarten van Regteren Altena (double bass)
John Engels Jr. (drums)

Recorded March 19-20, 1967
Sleeve design John J. Vis