Larry Ochs

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Larry Ochs is an American jazz saxophonist and composer, specializing in tenor and sopranino saxophones. He initially studied trumpet but switched to saxophone early in his career. In 1978, he founded Metalanguage Records and co-founded the Rova Saxophone Quartet. From 1986, he has played in the trio Room and the What We Live Ensemble with Lisle Ellis and Donald Robinson. He is also the leader of the ensemble The Fictive Five along with Nate Wooley, Ken Filiano, Pascal Niggenkemper, and Harris Eisenstadt.

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EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY

℗ 2025 ESP Disk': 11-04-2025

EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY

01	YAY-HIDDEE-YONK-YO	Larry Ochs	EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY			07:31
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joe Morris - Charles Downs
02	YONK-HIDDEE-YO-YAY-YAY	Larry Ochs	EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY			07:12
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joe Morris - Charles Downs
03	HIDDEE-YAY-YOH-YONK - YOHHH	Larry Ochs	EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY			16:10
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joe Morris - Charles Downs
04	YOH-YONK-YONK - HIDDEE-YAY	Larry Ochs	EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY			08:57
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joe Morris - Charles Downs
05	EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY	Larry Ochs	EVERY DAY → ALL THE WAY			12:08
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joe Morris - Charles Downs

What is to Be Done

(P) 2019 Clean Feed Records: 25-01-2019

What is to Be Done

01	Outcries Rousing	Gerald Cleaver	What is to Be Done			21:32
	Composers: Gerald Cleaver - Nels Cline - Larry Ochs
02	A Pause, A Rose	Gerald Cleaver	What is to Be Done			06:07
	Composers: Gerald Cleaver - Nels Cline - Larry Ochs
03	Shimmer Intend Spark Groove Defend	Gerald Cleaver	What is to Be Done			20:34
	Composers: Gerald Cleaver - Nels Cline - Larry Ochs

The Fictive Five

2015 Tzadik: 30-10-2015

The Fictive Five

01	Similitude (for Wim Wenders)	Larry Ochs	The Fictive Five			24:48
	Writer: Larry Ochs / Composers: Larry Ochs
02	A Marked Refraction	Larry Ochs	The Fictive Five			04:23
	Writer: Larry Ochs / Composers: Larry Ochs
03	By Any Other Name (for William Kentridge)	Larry Ochs	The Fictive Five			22:36
	Writer: Larry Ochs / Composers: Larry Ochs
04	Translucent (for Kelly Reichardt)	Larry Ochs	The Fictive Five			16:13
	Writer: Larry Ochs / Composers: Larry Ochs

The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)

2007 Larry Ochs: 01-05-2008

The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)

01	Hit	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			01:34
02	Hung	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			02:30
03	Radar	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			03:46
04	Sonor	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			02:39
05	Pulsar	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			04:37
06	Screen	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			02:11
07	Reflector	Rova Special Sextet	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 2 - Wall)			04:33

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The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)

Larry Ochs: 01-01-2007

The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)

01	The Marks	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			04:50
02	Palm	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			04:59
03	Fable	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			07:45
04	That Hunts	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			02:04
05	Full House	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			04:11
06	14 Fingers	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			08:46
07	Itself Now Corresponding To Sand	Larry Ochs and Orkestrova	The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) (Realization 1 - Hand)			03:57

Fly Fly Fly

2004 Intakt Records: 01-01-2004

Fly Fly Fly

01	Fly Fly Fly	Larry Ochs	Fly Fly Fly			08:44
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joan Jeanrenaud - Miya Masaoka
02	Mystery Street	Larry Ochs	Fly Fly Fly			12:57
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joan Jeanrenaud - Miya Masaoka
03	Heart of the Matter	Larry Ochs	Fly Fly Fly			23:12
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joan Jeanrenaud - Miya Masaoka
04	It Happened One Night	Larry Ochs	Fly Fly Fly			10:17
	Composers: Larry Ochs - Joan Jeanrenaud - Miya Masaoka

The Neon Truth

Kepach Music S.r.l.: 28-12-2002

The Neon Truth

01	Wrong Right Wrong	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			06:31
	Composers: Donald Robinson
02	The Neon Truth	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			04:20
	Composers: Larry Ochs
03	Give Me 209	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			02:45
	Composers: Larry Ochs
04	Finn Crosses Mars	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			11:49
	Composers: Larry Ochs
05	Xanic Rides Again	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			06:44
	Composers: Larry Ochs
06	And Nothing But...	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			02:30
	Composers: Larry Ochs
07	Red Shift	Larry Ochs	The Neon Truth			14:01
	Composers: Larry Ochs

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What We Live: Trumpets

Kepach Music S.r.l.: 28-12-1999

What We Live: Trumpets

01	Second Breath	Dave Douglas	What We Live: Trumpets			20:05
	Composers: Donald Robinson - Larry Ochs - Lisle Ellis - Wadada Leo Smith
02	Stone Heated Distance	What We Live	What We Live: Trumpets			16:48
	Composers: Donald Robinson - Larry Ochs - Lisle Ellis - Wadada Leo Smith
03	Orbital	What We Live	What We Live: Trumpets			09:22
	Composers: Dave Douglas - Donald Robinson - Larry Ochs - Lisle Ellis
04	Soft City	What We Live	What We Live: Trumpets			11:27
	Composers: Dave Douglas - Donald Robinson - Larry Ochs - Lisle Ellis
05	Song Of Roland	What We Live	What We Live: Trumpets			11:14
	Composers: Dave Douglas - Donald Robinson - Larry Ochs - Lisle Ellis

The Secret Magritte

Kepach Music S.r.l.: 28-12-1995

The Secret Magritte

01	Pts. 1 & 2	Larry Ochs	The Secret Magritte			23:09
	Composers: Larry Ochs
02	Pt. 3	Larry Ochs	The Secret Magritte			13:07
	Composers: Larry Ochs
03	Pts. 4 & 5	Larry Ochs	The Secret Magritte			20:22
	Composers: Larry Ochs

Splits

Continental Drift

(P) 2020 Clean Feed Records: 26-06-2020

Continental Drift

01	Another Night	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			08:02
	Composers: Aram Shelton
02	Slat	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			08:43
	Composers: Larry Ochs
03	Switch	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			06:04
	Composers: Aram Shelton
04	Continental Drift	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			05:24
	Composers: Larry Ochs
05	Anita	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			06:22
	Composers: Aram Shelton
06	Strand	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			05:51
	Composers: Larry Ochs
07	Test Shots	Larry Ochs	Continental Drift			07:14
	Composers: Aram Shelton

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The Throne

: 01-11-2015

The Throne

01	Open to the Light (For Glenn Spearman)	Larry Ochs	The Throne			03:42
02	Red Tail	Larry Ochs	The Throne			07:36
03	Push Hands (For Lester Bowie)	Larry Ochs	The Throne			06:37
04	Song 2	Larry Ochs	The Throne			06:42
05	El Niňo	Larry Ochs	The Throne			05:09
06	Breakout	Larry Ochs	The Throne			06:03
07	Failure	Larry Ochs	The Throne			06:03

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Beat Kennel

Kepach Music S.r.l.: 28-12-1987

Beat Kennel

01	El Amor En Los Tiempos De La Finca	Rova	Beat Kennel			07:54
	Composers: Andrew Voigt
02	The Aggregate	Rova	Beat Kennel			10:08
	Composers: Jon Raskin
03	Sportspeak	Rova	Beat Kennel			05:09
	Composers: Rova
04	Composition 30 Egn Kbm	Rova	Beat Kennel			05:42
	Composers: Anthony Braxton
05	What Was Lost Regained	Rova	Beat Kennel			10:52
	Composers: Jon Raskin

The Catbird Sings

Kepach Music S.r.l.: 31-12-2000

The Catbird Sings

01	Float-ing Fanfare	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			04:55
	Composers: John Lindberg
02	Waltz Four	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			06:04
	Composers: John Lindberg
03	Hydrofoil (for Fred Hopkins)	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			03:27
	Composers: John Lindberg
04	Ascendant	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			07:00
	Composers: Jimmy Garrison
05	Nostaglia In Times Square	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			07:19
	Composers: Charles Mingus
06	Ground Multiple	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			09:32
	Composers: John Lindberg
07	Area 6	John Lindberg Ensemble	The Catbird Sings			04:28
	Composers: John Lindberg

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The Crowd

: 01-01-1992

The Crowd

01	Sport	Rova	The Crowd			03:05
02	The Crowd	Rova	The Crowd			19:12
03	Room	Rova	The Crowd			10:39
04	Knife in the Times 1-8	Rova	The Crowd			29:25
05	Terrains	Rova	The Crowd			16:19

Bounce

Kepach Music S.r.l.: 28-12-1997

Bounce

01	Firewood Duet	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			06:24
	Composers: John Lindberg
02	The Terrace	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			09:35
	Composers: John Lindberg
03	Bounce	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			07:21
	Composers: John Lindberg
04	Fortune On A Sphere	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			08:47
	Composers: John Lindberg
05	Common Goal	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			07:34
	Composers: John Lindberg
06	Eleven Thrice	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			07:31
	Composers: John Lindberg
07	Off Right	John Lindberg Ensemble	Bounce			08:33
	Composers: John Lindberg