Black Monk Records

07/09/2026

The last Muriel Grossmann and the Echoes of Swing ( A Lester Young tribute) on Dreamland Rec. LP is now in our shop. Also a CD release. 🎷🎺🎼

20/08/2026

Hartmut Geerken and Chris Trent, Omniverse Sun Ra discography on Art Yard, 2026 3rd release. Limited edition. €75 in our shop.

08/08/2026

Some new records from Brauil …. Now in our shop in Neubaugasse!

08/08/2026

Some new WeWantRecords arrived this week our shop. Come and see. 🙏🏻

08/08/2026

New Soul Records from label Numero Group in our shop now. Check also our discogs account. 🙏🏻

08/08/2026

08/08/2026

New Fat Possum SOUL Records now in our shop in Neubaugasse 51 and online discogs shop

30/07/2026

Many new jazz vinyls have arrived.

16/07/2026

A new 3LP Sun Ra set has arrived plus CD.

01/08/2020

Our next new release end of September 2020:

THE BREATH OF THE MASTERS, "Smile", Black Monk BMLP-05

Limited edition of 200 copies!

Harun Ghulam Barabbas, alto saxophone
Alaeddin Adlernest, bassoon

Recorded at "Jazzspelunke", Vienna 1982

A1 Einstein (9:15)
A2 Smile (10:49)
B1 Al Bab (9:38)
B2 Music Navigation (12:19)

https://soundcloud.com/user-427588702/the-masters-of-the-breath

The Breath of the Masters (of Unorthodox Jazz) is the name Barabbas gave the aerophonic duo with Alaeddin Adlernest (Horst Brückl) on bassoon and himself on saxophone. Smile was recorded live at Jazzspelunke, Vienna, on 28 April 1982.

Claus Mayrhofer Barabbas a.k.a. Harun Ghulam Barabbas (1943‒2009) was a visual artist and musician. Even before he moved to Bali in 1986 and eventually settled in Australia, Barabbas clearly stood out in the art scene in post-war Austria with his transcultural mentality. His main concern was the “timeless exploration of the unmeasurable”, for which he coined the term “OVERGROUND”. By this he meant a way of life that embraces relaxation, a subtle spirituality, unity in art and the desire to integrate that art into all spheres of life.

Barabbas: “I try with both (music and painting) to touch and reveal the essential.”

He was a member of the legendary Masters of Unorthodox Jazz and the founder of the free jazz ensembles Public Music, Rhythm & Breath, Athanor, M’Boom, Starlight, and The Breath of the Masters.

Alaeddin Adlernest (Horst Brückl, 1940‒2017) was a classically trained musician and an improviser (bassoon, bass clarinet). In 1960 he became a bassoonist of the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra. From the early 1960s onwards he also started playing in Vienna’s free jazz scene, first as a member of the Masters of Unorthodox Jazz and later joining the Reform Art Unit.
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The Breath of The Masters

„The Breath of The Masters of Unorthodox Jazz“ nannte Barabbas das aerophone (Saxophon und Fagott) Zusammenspiel seiner selbst und Alaeddin Adlernest (Horst Brückl). „Smile“ wurde am 28. April 1982 in der Wiener Jazzspelunkte aufgenommen.

Claus Mayrhofer Barabbas, auch Harun Ghulam Barabbas genannt (geb. 1943, gest. 2009).
Bevor sich Barabbas 1986 auf Bali und anschließend in Australien niederließ, war er mit seiner transkulturellen Einstellung als Maler und Musiker ein Indikator der österreichischen Kunstszene der Nachkriegszeit. Ihm ging es um das „zeitlose Erfassen von Nichtmessbarem“, wofür er den Begriff „OVERGROUND“ geprägt hat. OVERGROUND – das bedeutet Lebenshal¬tung aus dem Relaxing, subtile Geistigkeit, Einheit in der Kunst und das Bestreben, diese Kunst in alle Lebensberei¬che zu integrieren.

Zitat Barabbas: „Ich versuche mit beiden (Musik und Malerei) das Wesentliche zu berühren und aus dem Wesentlichen heraus zu offenbaren.“
Er war Mitglied der legendären „Masters of Unorthodox Jazz“ und Gründer der Free-Jazz-Formationen „Public Music“, „Rhythm & Breath“, „Athanor“, „M’Boom“, „Starlight“ und „The Breath oft the Masters“.

Alaeddin Adlernest (Horst Brückl, geb. 1940, gest. 2017) war ein klassischer und Improvisationsmusiker (Fagott, Bassklarinette). Seit 1960 war er als Fagottist Mitglied bei den Grazer Philharmonikern. Ab den frühen 1960ern spielte er auch in der Wiener Free-Jazz-Szene, war Mitglied der „Masters of Unorthodox Jazz“ und ab 1975 der „Reform Art Unit“.

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