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A thrilling piece of Swiss jazz history, finally on record. Recorded live at Radio Studio Zurich in 1968, this rare session captures Pierre Favre, Irène Schweizer and George Mraz at the very birth of European free jazz — raw, fearless, and completely alive. An essential document for any serious collection
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Pierre Favre, drums
George Mraz, bass
Irène Schweizer, piano
Recorded live at Radio Studio Zurich, Switzerland on February 19 1968
Mixed and Mastered by Paul Wickliffe, Skyline Productions, NJ in November 2025
Production: 1968 Swiss Radio and Television (SRF)
Executive Producer, Samuel Blaser
Cover art by Niklaus Troxler
Graphic layout by Sophie Morisson Tansini
Photos courtesy of the Favre family
Liner notes by Bill Meyer
SONGS004CD
June 2026
℗ & © SONGS 2026. Songs is a label of BLASER MUSIC.
Pierre Favre Trio
Bird Food
Line up: Pierre Favre (drums), Irène Schweizer (piano), George Mraz (bass)
Recorded at Radio Studio Zurich on February 19, 1968, Bird Food captures the Pierre Favre Trio at the very beginning — the earliest known document of a group that would become one of the defining ensembles of European free jazz. With Irène Schweizer on piano and George Mraz on bass, the music is alive with the urgency and openness of a scene still finding its shape. The recording lay in Pierre Favre's personal archive for more than half a century before coming to light, and it arrives now not as a historical curiosity but as a living thing: raw, joyful, and unmistakably itself.
Format: CD digisleeve + DL
Physical release date: June 19, 2026
Reference: SONGS004CD
Barcode: 0730706018503
Recorded: Radio Studio Zurich, February 19, 1968
Mastering: Paul Wickliffe, Skyline Underground, NJ (November 2025)
Artwork: Niklaus Troxler
Liner notes: Bill Meyer
Production: © 1968 Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
Executive Producer: Samuel Blaser
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