Karl Berger

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Leader
(composer/performer):
 
"Duets 1"                    John Lindberg / Karl Beger (between the lines Records )
"On and On"               Ingrid Sertso / Karl Berger  ACR Records“
"Stillpoint”                  Karl Berger + Friends, Double Moon Records
“NoManIsAnIsland”,   Karl Berger + Friends, Instinct  Records (Knitting Factory

“Around”                     Karl Berger + Friends, Black Saint Records
“Conversations”         Duets w. Ray Andersen, Mark Feldman, Carlos Ward, Blood Ulmer,  Dave Holland, Ingrid Sertso, 
                                    In+Out Records
“Crystal Fire”             Trio w. Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell, Enja Records
“Transit”                     Trio w. Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell,  Black Saint Records
“Moon Dance Suite”   Composition for the Sudpool Ensemble, Bellaphon Records
“Berger/Shigihara”     Duets with Paul Shigihara, Bellaphon Records
“Just Play”                 Duets with Ed Blackwell, Emanem Records
“Changing the Time”  Duets with Dave Holland, Sackville Records

“Lines and Spaces”      Duets with Hozan Yamamoto,  JVC Japan
“With Silence”               Quartet, feat. Masahiko Sato, Enja Records
“We are you”                 Quartet, feat. Ingrid Sertso,  Enja Records
“Karl Berger”                 Quartet, w. Henry Grimes, Carlos Ward, Ed Blackwell,  ESP Disk
“Tune In”                      Quartet, w.Dave Holland, Carlos Ward, Ed Blackwell, Milestone Records
 “Woodstock Workshop Orchestra”   MPS Records (LP)
“Peace Church Concerts”   CMC Records (LP)

soloist with
( selection ):

Ingrid Sertso :             “Dance with it”  with Don Cherry a.o., Enja Records
Don Cherry :                "Eternal Rhythm”with, Pharoah Sanders a.o.,  MPS Records
Don Cherry :        “        Symphony for Improvisers” with Pharoah Sanders a.o., Blue Note Records
Don Cherry:                 “Multikulti”, A&M Records
John McLaughlin :        “When Fortune Smiles”  with Dave Holland, John Surman a.o.
Charles Mingus:    “       Epitaph” (Gunther Schuller),  CBS Records
Bill Laswell:                  “Jazzonia”,  Douglas Records
Conjoint:        “              Earprints”,  Source Records
Vitold Rek:                   “2x2”,  Taso Music Production
Les Gammas:              “Exercices de styles”,  Compost Records
Ed Sarath:                   “Timescape”
Beppe Alipandri:           “Blue Flowers”,  Splasc(h) Records
Francisco Mondragon:   “Ancient Civilization”, Pulque Records
Marzette Watts:             “Marzette Watts”, ESP Disk
Alan Silva:                     “Alan Silva”, ESP Disk
 


String Arrangements / Orchestrations


Jeff Buckley:        “Grace”, Sony/Columbia Records
Natalie Merchant :    “Ophelia”, Elektra Records
Better than Ezra:    “How Does Your Garden Grow”, Elektra Records
Bill Laswell:        “Operazone”, Instinct Records ( Douglas/Knitting Factory)
            “Jazzonia”, Instinct Records (Douglas/Knitting Factory)
“Material: The Third Power”, Axiom Records
Angelique Kidjo:    “Black Ivory Soul”, Sony/Columbia Records
Nina Persson:        “A Camp”, Stockholm Records
Sly Dunbar :        “Rhythm Killers” with Robbie Shakespeare, Island Records

Further arrangements for recordings by:
the Cardigans, , Afrika Bambaataa, Shinedown, Lili Haydn, Sonna, Manbreak, Mark Black,
Gigi, Coheed & Cambria, Brendan James and others.

 
 
All Music Guide Discography of Karl Berger arrangements and performances on CD:
 
A Camp     A Camp (2001)    Conductor, String Arrangements
A Camp     A Camp [Japan Bonus Tracks] (2001)    String Arrangements, String Conductor
Beppo Aliprandi Quartet     Blue Flowers (1995)    Piano, Vibraphone
Better Than Ezra     How Does Your Garden Grow? (1998)    Strings, Arranger, Vibraphone
Marc Black     White Water Depot (2001)    String Arrangements
Jonatha Brooke     10 Cent Wings (1997)    Arranger, Conductor
Buckethead     Giant Robot (1994)    Conductor, String Arrangements
Jeff Buckley     Grace (1994)    Strings, String Arrangements
Don Cherry     Symphony for Improvisers (1966)    Piano, Vibraphone
Don Cherry     Eternal Rhythm (1968)    Piano, Gamelan, Vibraphone, Gender Barung
Don Cherry     Multikulti (1988)    Vibraphone
Steve Cohn     Beggar & the Robot in Diamonds (1996)    Vibraphone
Conjoint     Earprints (2000)    Melodica, Talking, Vibraphone, Instructor
Creative Music Studio     Woodstock Jazz Festival, Vol. 1 (1997)    Liner Notes, Art Direction
Les Gammas     Exercices des Styles (2000)    Synthesizer, Piano, Conductor, Vibraphone
Angélique Kidjo     Black Ivory Soul (2002)    Conductor, String Arrangements
Lee Konitz     Lee Konitz Duets (1967)    Vibraphone
Lee Konitz     Seasons Change (1979)    Piano, Vibraphone
Bill Laswell     Moody's Mood for Love (1998)    Vibraphone, String Arrangements
Bill Laswell     Jazzonia (1998)    Synthesizer, Piano, Conductor, Vibraphone, String Arrangements, Keyboard Bass
Bill Laswell     Filmtracks 2000 (2001)     
Bill Laswell     Points of Order (2001)    Piano, Keyboards
Joe Lovano     Sounds of Joy (1991)    Supervisor
Machine Gun     Machine Gun (1988)    Vocals, Melodica

Material     Third Power (1991)    Strings, Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements
John McLaughlin     Where Fortune Smiles (1970)    Co-Producer, Vibraphone
Natalie Merchant     Ophelia (1998)    Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements
Mico Wave     Cookin' from the Inside Out!!!     Arranger
Charles Mingus     Epitaph (1990)    Vibraphone, Cowbell
Musica Elettronica Viva     United Patchwork (1977)    Piano, Piano (Electric), Vibraphone
Robert Musso     Innermedium (2000)    Piano (Electric), Vibraphone
Frederic Rzewski     Coming Together/Attica/Les Moutons (1990)    Vibraphone
Ed Sarath and Timescape     Timescape (2000)    Piano, Vibraphone
Ingrid Sertso     Dance with It (1994)    Vibraphone
Alan Silva     Alan Silva (1968)    Vibraphone
Sly & Robbie     Rhythm Killers (1987)    Conductor, Melodica, Vibraphone, String Arrangements
The Clifford Thornton New...     Freedom and Unity (1967)    Vibraphone
The Marzette Watts...     Marzette Watts and Company (1971)    Vibraphone
Bernie Worrell     Blacktronic Science (1993)    Conductor
Original Soundtrack     Life Less Ordinary (1997)    String Arrangements
Various Artists     Cylinder Jazz: Early Jazz from... (1982)    Banjo
Various Artists     Illuminations: An Axiom... (1991)    Conductor, String Conductor
Various Artists     Jazz from the Windy City (1994)    Guitar
Various Artists     Best of the Jazz Saxophones, Vol.... (1994)    Vibraphone
Various Artists     Time and Love: The Music of Laura... (1997)    Keyboards, Vibraphone
Various Artists     Art of Saxophone (1997)    Vibraphone
Various Artists     Art of Jazz Saxophone: Impressions (1997)    Vibraphone
Various Artists     Ragtime to Jazz, Vol. 2: 1916-1922 (1997)    Banjo
Various Artists     Operazone (2000)    Keyboards, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Various Artists     Woodstock Jazz Festival, Vol. 2 (2000)    Liner Notes, Art Direction
Various Artists     Jazz Cities: New Orleans, Chicago, (2000)    Banjo
Various Artists     Time Remembered: LRC Jazz Legacy... (2001)    Vibraphone
Various Artists     Compost 100 (2001)    Producer, Vibraphone
Don Cherry     Brown Rice
Les Gammas     Exercices des Styles
Lee Konitz     Seasons Change
Robert Musso     Innermedium
Ingrid Sertso     Dance with It
Sly & Robbie     Rhythm Killers