DISCOGRAPHY
ghislain Muller discography
Quoted below only recordings as soloist and composer.
(TV : only complete concerts, other studio/TV recordings not indexed here)
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1973 : first concerts.
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1977 : - Vinyl Disc LP (Palm Record Distr.). ref.: Christal SCA 02.
Festival "Free Music Meeting" In Strasbourg. First disc live in concert :
"Transport Terrestre". trio : with Jean Baptiste Antonioli (saxes) Ghislain Muller (vibraphone / perc./ wood bass flute) and Philippe Poirier (double bass)
(Nb : illustration, vinyl disc cover Philippe Poirier)
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1980 : - live in concert (France 3 Alsace TV)
"Jazz pressions festival"
in Strasbourg with the band
"Paul Arzo Cie", Ghislain Muller is the band cofounder with Jean Pierre Demas: el. bass
Ghislain Muller : vibraphone & marimba
"Paul Arzo Cie" has played mainly in France until 1987
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1984 : Vinyl Disc LP "Sweet Chorus" OMEGA ref.: OM 67055 with : Mandino Reinhardt (guit. solo), Ghislain Muller (vibraphone), Marcel Loeffler (accordeon), Pierre Zeidler (clar.) Sony Reinhardt (guit.), Patrick Andresz (guit.), Jean Pierre Demas (double bass). "Sweet Chorus" has played regularly in Europe of 1983 to 1999 (Festivals, art centers, clubs, TVs, radios ...)
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1986 : - Vinyl Disc LP : "Mandino Reinhardt and Sweet Chorus" OMEGA
ref.: OM 6762
with Mandino Reinhardt (guit.) , Marcel Loeffler (accordion ,key) , Ghislain Muller (vibraphone) , Sony Reinhardt (guit) , Jean Luc Miotti (double bass)
(Nb: vinyl disc cover painting by Ghislain Muller.)
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1988 :
- Vinyl Disc LP : "Plan B" - Ange D'or Diffusion" ref.: AOD j001
All compositions, arrangements : Ghislain Muller,.
with Ghislain Muller (vibraphone) Serge Bringolf (Dr. & mix) , (Nb: vinyl disc cover graphic design by jean Louis Hess (photos) and Ghislain Muller) .
Concerts with this band in Europe with : Pilou Wurtz (el. bass), Michel Jehlen (guit), Serge Bringolf etc.: Stuttgart Festival (D). Leicester, Birmingham (UK), Festival Jazz in Mulhouse.(F) Geneva "Sud des Alpes" (CH), etc.
- With Cecile Verny (voc.) TV public concert recording for France 3 Alsace TV. "prelude to a kiss"
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1991 : Film "les fils du vent" Prod. Canal +/Pierre Grise (Extracts in with "Sweet Chorus") N.B.: this film is a "collector" for gipsy music amateurs, because many "manouches" musicians were first time recorded here
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1995 : CD LP : "Vibraphone Special Project & the Brass Gang in concert" ref.: NIGHT & DAY. ref. : Doc. 016 (Label: "Quoi de neuf docteur" directed by the trumpet player Serge Adam) , graphic design / illustration : Boyan Drenec , photos : Jean Louis Hess , Bernard Meyer.
- "VSP orkestra" directed by the trombonist and arranger Pascal Beck,
- all the compositions and the main part of the arrangements are by Ghislain Muller
- the musicians :
Serge Haessler (tp, Shells, conch)
Jean Christophe Mentzer (tp, shells) Pierre Lamboley (tp, Tb, shells) Renaud Leipp (frenchorn, alphorn) Pascal Beck (Tb, shells)
Francis Baur (bass Tb, alphorn, shells) Ghislain Muller (vib.) Luc Grislin (vib., perc) Simon Pomara (perc) Jeremy Lirola (el bass, double bass) Francesco Rees (Dr.).
- Nb : shells are prepared and tuned by our "specialist" Pascal Beck
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- On CD "Patchwork" compil : 2 titles by "Sweet Chorus" (july 95) with: Mandino Reinhardt (guit.), Ghislain Muller (vibraphone), Marcel Loeffler (accordeon), Jeremy Lirola (double bass) and Francesco Rees (dr.) . Label : Free son & Jazzdor Festival coprod. ref.: FSP 002
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1997 : CD LP : "Tonight's episode" ref. : NIGHT& DAY. ref. : Doc. 039
label : "quoi de neuf docteur" , photos : jean Louis Hess, Bernard Meyer ,
illustration, cd cover : Boyan Drenec.
"V S P orkestra" rec. (see above the musicians) with in more the percussionnist Guy Broglé on all recordings and Lotfi Ben Ayed (derbuk) only on : "fantastic Peplum"
- 6 x Ghislain Muller compositions
- 3 x Pascal Beck compositions
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- 2001 :
- MAXI CD : "Super Alpen King"
Octa Prod production â„— . ref. : ORK 001
photos : jean Louis Hess, graphic design, cd cover : Etienne Arondel.
- recorded in March 2001 with the VSP orkestra - 2 x Ghislain Muller compositions and 1 x Pascal Beck composition (It mainly uses shells and Alphorn)
- the musicians :
Jean Christophe Mentzer (tp, shells) Serge Haessler (tp, Shells, conch)
Fred Bocquel (tp, shells)
Pierre Lamboley (Tb)
Renaud Leipp (frenchhorn, alphorn) Pascal Beck (Tb, shells, conch)
Jean Lucas (Tb, shells, conch)
Laurent Walter (tuba)
Ghislain Muller (vibraphone)
Luc Grislin (vibraphone, perc)
Simon Pomara (percussions)
Jeremy Lirola (el bass, double bass) and Francesco Rees (Dr.). _____________________________
- 2005 :
VSP orkestra & Arkady Shilkloper "piment"
CD LP , Octa Prod production â„— , ref. : ORK 002
Photos Jean Louis Hess , graphic design Nicolas Picard.
5 x Ghislain Muller compositions , 4 x Pascal Beck compositions and 1 x Arkady Shilkloper composition
(Cd publication > September 2005)
- the musicians :
Jean Christophe Mentzer (trumpet, shells, conch)
Fred Bocquel (trumpet, shells)
Serge Haessler (trumpet, french horn, shells, conch)
Arkady Shilkloper (french horn, alphorn)
Renaud Leipp (french horn, alphorn)
Francis Baur (alphorn) " guest"
Jean Lucas (trombone, shells)
Pascal Beck (trombone, shells + conductor)
Laurent Walter (tuba)
Ghislain Muller (vibraphone)
Luc Grislin (vibraphone, percussions)
Simon Pomara and / or Guy Broglé (percussions)
Jeremy Lirola (el. bass, doublebass)
Eric Echampard (drums)
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- 2007 :
ZeroKluB :
1 / "time is running out"
2 / "imagine a nation"
- the musicians :
Eli Finberg "Mr E" : voc., slam, rap & text
Serge Haessler (trumpet + fx.)
Fred traverso (PC, key, fx)
Ghislain Muller(vibraphone , vibe fx.)
Gael Neimark (turntables, fx.)
Christian Vallon (el. bass)
Nicolas Picard (dr)
CD cover and all graphic design by Nicolas Picard
(ZEROKLUB electro band Strasbourg France)
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- 2016 : DVD "VSP orkestra concert live" ,
concert film recorded at the jazz festival in "La Petite-Pierre" (France)
Octa Prod , ref : octaprod001 , Octa Prod production â„— ,
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https://myspace.com/vsporkestra
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https://www.youtube.com/user/VSPorkestra
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- 2021 : "Franco Manzecchi Hommage" Live rec concert.
CD LP , Ladwig Jazz Records , ref : LJR202159
Co-producer, Design, Liner Notes : Patrick Manzecchi â„—
Freddy Sargeant (congas) (#5)
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