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Records in order of (known or likely) recording dates
* Nancy Houston
Peregrinations Goldberg
Naive (France) V 4874 AD 098 [CD] 2000
1. Aria: basso continuo (5‘31) 2. Canzona terza (Frescobaldi) (4‘47) 3. Joual (5‘38) 4. L’Araignée (Deschepper-Godard)(3‘02) 5. Mesure (6‘12) 6. Vert (6‘47) 7. Figer (4‘34) 8. Roche (6‘34) 9. L’Aile de la mort (Godard-Eichelberger)(1‘31) 10. Tumeur (5‘46) 11. Faux (4‘16) 12. Variation sur variation (Godard) (2‘52) 13. Aria‘ basso continuo (7:38)
Nancy Houston - narrator, text; Freddy Eichelberger - harpsicord; Michel Godard - serpent
recorded March 2000 at Studio AGC (Les Lila, France)

NEW ENTRY (May 2005):
Various Artists
Une promenade musicale en Pays d'Auge. Des Lieux et des notes. Saisonestivale 2001.
Caisse des dépôts et consignations Caen/Association culture etpatrimoine (F) n.n. [CD+printed water drawings] 2001
1. Hermes 1 (Bsiri/Godard) 2. Les Frontières de l'autre (Groult) 3. Hermes 2 (Bsiri/Godard)
Linda Bsiri (1, 3) - voice, trumscheit (or trumpet marine); Michel Godard (1, 3) -serpent, tuba; Walter Quintus (1, 3) - sound processing; Christine Groult (2) - electroacustic music.
no recording dates known.
Note:CD was not sold but presented as a gift in a booklet containing also 12 drawings by Jean Salou.

* Gabriele Mirabassi
Lo Stortino
Egea (Italy) SCA079 [CD] 2000
1. Kramara (6’35) 2. Hotel Danubio (5’59) 3. Parangolé (Pixinguiña) (2’05) 4. Novalis (4’39) 5. Pupariello (5’19) 6. Mascaras (5’27) 7. Lo Stortino (6’50) 8. Madrugadero (3’39)
Compositions except as indicated by G. Mirabassi
Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Luciano Biondini - accordion; Michel Godard - tuba; Francesco D'Auria - percussion
recorded May 22, 2000 at Spello’s Teatro Subasio (Italy)

NEW ENTRY (February 2004)
* Herbert Joos
Adagio 1 + 2
PAO Records (Austria) PAO 10960 [2xCD] (2002)
CD 2
1. Blue (10’27) 2. Red (6’29) 3. Orange (9’12) 4. Green (9’53) 5. Yellow (5’26) 6. Just A Piece (7’15) 7. Blues For Eric (5’17)
All compositions by Herbert Joos
Herbert Joos - trumpet, flugelhorn; Michel Godard - tuba; Wolfgang Puschnig - soprano, alto & bass clarinet; Klaus Dickbauer - bass clarinet (?); Georg Breinschmid - bass (right channel); Achim Tang - bass (left channel); Emil Kristof - drums (right channel); Mario Gonzi - drums (left channel)
Recorded live at Jazzclub Karlsruhe (Germany) on April 19, 2000 by SWR radio
Note: Tenor saxophone playing is also heard (Puschnig and/or Dickbauer); Klaus Dickbauer is mentioned in the liner notes and on the cover, but not in the line-up.
Note: Other CD in the twofer without Michel Godard - beside Joos players are Markus Faller (percussion) and Miriam Ernst (English horn). That CD was recorded February 24, 2000 at Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg and published separtely by FinetoneMusic (Germany) as "Adagio" (FTM 8001)

IMPROVED ENTRY (May 2004)
* Rabih Abou-Khalil
The Cactus Of Knowledge
Enja Records Matthias Winckelmann (Germany) ENJ-9401 9 [Video-DVD] 2001
1. Fraises et crème fraiche 2. Lewinsky March 3. Business As Usual 4. Got To Go Home 5. Oum Saïd 6. Ma muse m'amuse Bonus tracks: 7. Lewinsky March (live recording) 8, Behind the scenes
All compositions and arrangements by Abou-Khalil.
Rabih Abou-Khalil - oud; Eddie Allen - trumpet; Dave Ballou - trumpet; Tom Varner - french horn; Dave Bargeron - euphonium; Michel Godard - tuba; Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Antonio Hart - alto saxophone; Ellery Eskelin - tenor saxophone; Vincent Courtois - cello; Nabil Khaiat - frame drums (mizhar, riq); Jarrod Cagwin - drums; Walter Quintus - sound engineer
recorded July 21, 1999 at NOB Filmstudios, Hürth (Germany), except (7) at Burg Wilhelmstein, Würselen (Germany) at the same day (!!!) and (8) on the road.
Note: This is a well photographed documentation of the "Cactus of Knowledge" tour including interviews with the musicians between the tracks. (8) is a background documentation, not a music piece.

* Rabih Abou-Khalil
The Cactus Of Knowledge
Enja Records Matthias Winckelmann (Germany) ENJ-9401 2 [CD] 2001
1. Lewinsky March 2. Business As Usual 3. Fraises et crème fraiche 4. Got To Go Home 5. Oum Saïd 6. Maltese Chicken Farm 7. Ma muse m'amuse 8. Pont neuf
All compositions and arrangements by Abou-Khalil.
Rabih Abou-Khalil - oud; Eddie Allen - trumpet; Dave Ballou - trumpet; Tom Varner - french horn; Dave Bargeron - euphonium; Michel Godard - tuba; Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Antonio Hart - alto saxophone; Ellery Eskelin - tenor saxophone; Vincent Courtois - cello; Nabil Khaiat - frame drums (mizhar, riq); Jarrod Cagwin - drums; Walter Quintus - sound engineer
recorded July 22-30 2000 at WDR Studio, Cologne
Note: A Video-DVD (ENJ-9401 9) of these recording sessions and an Audio-DVD (ENJ-9401 8), containing the CD and a part of the video DVD, is also on the market..

NEW ENTRY
Alessio Riccio
(In)natural Rhythms
Unorthodx (I) UNHX-003 [CD] (2001)
Michel Godard; Gianluca Petrella; Diana Torto; Mirko Guerrini, Alessio Riccio - drums
recorded 2000

* Beppo “Mr. C” Caruso
Situations
Splasc(h) Records (Italy) CDH732.2 [CD] (2001)
1. Situation One 2. Four Situations 3. “Fuga” (In Crescendo) 4. Sapore Tubifero 5. Ashes 6. Look! 7. La Danza Siculo-Balcania 8. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Mingus)/ Boogie Stop Shuffle (Mingus)
Beppe Caruso - trombone, tuba, shells; Roberto Cecchetto - guitars; Tiziano Tononi - drums, percussion; Michel Godard - tuba on # 2,3,4,7;Lucia Minetti - vocals on # 3,5
Recorded and mixed at Obelix Studio, Uboldo (Italy), on December 7-9, 2000 and January 22, 2001

* Battaglia, Rabbia, Pifarely, Courtois, Godard
Atem
Splasc(h) (Italy) CS CDH2501.2 [CD] 2002
1. Sonet (Battaglia) (7’48) 2. Misture (Battaglia-Rabbia) (4’28) 3. Le chant du Triton (Battaglia-Godard) (3’41) 4. Carte du tendre (Pifarély-Rabbia) (0’42) 5. Le sublime est un depart (Pifarély-Courtois-Godard) (1’49) 6. Dileguando (Battaglia-Rabbia) (1’55) 7. Antique (Pifarély-Courtois) (1’10) 8. Bella Donna (Pifarély-Battaglia) (1’24) 9. Teatro Meccanico (Battaglia-Rabbia) (4’03) 10. Tango de l’adieu (Pifarély-Courtois-Battaglia-Godard-Rabbia) (3’34) 11. Funamboli (Pifarély-Rabbia) (1’18) 12. Hommage à Emil Zapotek (Pifarély-Battaglia-Godard) (2’35) 13. Palpebra (Pifarély-Battaglia-Godard) (3’13) 14. Urania (Battaglia-Rabbia) (2’48) 15. Le plainte du triton (Battaglia-Godard) (1’56) 16. Rapido distacco (Pifarély-Rabbia) (0’59) 17. Lamentation des anges (Pifarély-Courtois-Battaglia-Godard-Rabbia) (4’25) 18. Porte des Lilas (Pifarély-Courtois-Godard) (2’54) 19. L’ame-oiseau s’élance (Battaglia-Rabbia) (3’47) 20. Espace mouvant (Pifarély-Battaglia-Godard) (1’58) 21. Glissant tableau (Pifarély-Battaglia-Godard) (2’19) 22. Atem (Battaglia) (10’46)
Dominique Pifarély (1,4, 5, 7, 8, 10-13, 16-18, 20-22) - violin; Vincent Courtois (1, 5, 7, 10, 17, 18, 22) - cello; Stefano Battaglia (1-3, 6, 8, 9, 12-15, 17, 19, 20-22) - piano; Michel Godard - tuba (1, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20-22), serpent (3); Michele Rabbia (1, 2, 4, 5, 9- 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22) - percussion
recorded in January 2001 at “le Triton”, Les Lilas (France); tracks 2, 9, 14, 19 recorded at Auditorium di via Roma, Gorizia

*Gabriele Mirabassi
Latakia Blend
Enja Winckelmann (Germany) ENJ-9441 2 [CD] 2002
1. Girotondo (4‘17) 2. Gorizia (9‘04) 3. My Mixture (7‘38) 4. Passacaglia (4‘13) 5. Isfahan (4‘47) 6. Non Che Resta Che Chora (3‘40) 7. Segura Ele (1‘57) 8. Burley E Perique (4‘36) 9. Michelone (3‘48)10. Les Vieux Allemands (6‘12) 11. Hotel Danubio (4‘02)
Compositions except as noted by G. Mirabassi
Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Luciano Biondini - accordion; Michel Godard - tuba
recorded February 1- 3, 2001 at Studio La Buissonne, Pernes les Fontaines (France)
Note: Read the in all means fantastic liner-notes by Lebanese oud-player Rabih Abou Khalil !!

*Dave Bargeron / Michel Godard
Tuba Tuba
Enja Weber (Germany) Enja CD 9133-2 [CD] 2001
1. To Be Tuba (5'16) 2. Soji (8'34) 3. Puligny montrachet (Godard) (3'25) 4. Valencia (7'22) 5. Giant Steps (J.Coltrane) (3'15) 6. Bass Bees (Godard) (2'43) 7. Joanda (3'55) 8. The Night Is Still Young (Godard) (4'34) 9. Donna Lee (M.Davis) (6'21) 10. Tuba Tuba (4'57) 11. What I See In Your Eyes (5'36)
All compositions by Bargeron except as noted
Michel Godard - tuba; Dave Bargeron - tuba; Joe "Sunny" Barbato - accordion; Kenwood Dennard - drums
recorded April, 4-6, 2001 at the Loft, Cologne

* Pierre Favre, Michel Godard
Deux
altrisuoni (Switzerland) AS101 [CD] 2002?
1. Deux-primo (Favre, Godard) 2. Pierre (Godard) 3. Deux-secondo (Favre, Godard) 4. Penthésilée (Godard) 5. Deux-terzo (Favre, Godard) 6. Angelica (D. Ellington, B. Strayhorn) 7. Deux-quarto (Favre, Godard) 8. Deux-quinto (Favre, Godard) 9. Lucia (Favre, Godard) 10. Deux-sesto (Favre, Godard) 11. De Mémoire de Tuba (Godard) 12. Deux-settimo (Favre, Godard) 13. Beatiful Love (V. Young) 14. Deux-ottavo (Favre, Godard) 15. Altre Carezze (Godard) 16. Deux-nono (Favre, Godard)
Pierre Favre - percussions; Michel Godard - tuba (2, 3, 5-12, 14-16), serpent (1, 4, 13)
recorded April 10 & 11 and July 30, 2001 at Radio Svizzera di Lingua Italiana, Lugano (Switzerland)
No times of the pieces indicated on CD or leaflet.

* Michel Godard
Castel del Monte II: Pietre di Luce
Enja Winckelmann (Germany) ENJ-9431 2 [CD] 2002
1. Princess Song (Godard) (0‘47) 2. Psalmodia Serpent (trad.- Godard) (5‘16) 3. Stupor Munid (Mirabassi) (5‘32) 4. Magnificat (trad.) (5‘49) 5. Pietre Di Luce (Godard & Bsiri) (1‘13) 6. Cantiga De Santa Maria (Trad) (4‘58) 7. Acqua, Aria, Fioco, Terra (Bsiri) (0‘58) 8. Thre Front Door (Courtois) (3‘52) 9. Penthés(il)ée (Godard & Bsiri) (4‘50) 10. Introduction (Godard & Courtois) (1‘29) 11. Puer Apuliae (Godard) (3‘15) 12. Il Manto Porpora (Godard & Bsiri) (6‘25) 13. Psalmodia Clarinet (trad.- Mirabassi) (5‘06) 14. Tintinnabulum (Godard & Petit) (2‘48) 15. Kyrie (trad.) (6‘26) 16. Tourne Ton Esprit (Bsiri) (0‘16)
Michel Godard - serpent, tuba (on 3, 8); Linda Bsiri - voice; Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Vincent Courtois - cello; Marie Ange Petit - percussion
+ Ensemble Calixtinus, dir. by Gianni De Gennaro:Gianni De Gennaro - voice, viella (on 1, 5, 11, 12); Nicola Nesta - voice, lute (on 1, 5, 11, 12, 15); Massimo La Zazzera - recorder; Alexandro Quarta - voice; Dario D'Abbico - voice; Cossimo Giovine - voice; Francesco Regina - voice; Gaetano Magarelli - voice
recorded April 18-21, 2001 at Castel de Monte, Ruvo di Puglia, Italy
(1) also on the Italian CD "Jazz Magazine" JM 5, which was published in 2001 in "hi-end" quality and attached to the Italian printmedium "Jazz Magazine", but not sold separately.

IMPROVED ENTRY (MAY 2003)
*Gabriele Mirabassi
1-0 (Una a zero)
Egea (Italy) SCA088 [CD](2001)
1. Um a Zero (Pixinguinha) (2’20) 2. Ainda me recordo (Pixinguinha) (5’12) 3. Ingenuo (Pixinguinha) (6’05) 4. Proezas de Solon (Pixinguinha) (2’18) 5. Seu Lorenço no vinho (Pixinguinha) (2’19) 6. Non ci resta che ... chorar! (Mirabassi) (5’47) 7. Vou vivendo (Pixinguinha) (4’53) 8. Chorei (Pixinguinha) (2’47) 9. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha) (6’25) 10. Apanhei - te cavaquinho (E. Nazareth) (5’23) 11. A Ginga do Mané (J. Do Bandolim) (2’16) 12. Vidinha (E. Nazareth) (5’23)
Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Patrick Vaillant - mandolin; Luciano Biondini - accordion; Michel Godard - tuba
recorded May 2001 at Spello’s Teatro Subasio (Italy)

Fleur de Prunus/ XVIII - 21 Musique De Lumières
Chine: Jesuites et Courtisanes/China: Jesuits & Courtiers
Buda Musique 198487 [CD] 2002
1. Sur la Plage Les Oies Se Posent (8‘58) 2. Tempio Armonico Della Beatissima Vergine N.S. No. 3 (2‘28) 3. La Lune Est Haute (6‘49) 4. Tempio Armonico Della Beatissima Vergine N.S. No. 1 (2‘51) 5. À l'Ombre des Fleurs Sous la Lune Silencieuse (14‘31) 6. Incantation de Pu'an (21‘07) 7. Le Vol de la Perdix (4‘36) 8. La Feuille de Saule (3‘36) 9. Monica (1‘53) 10. Le Mouton Sur la Colline (4‘04)
Wu Suhua - vielle; Michel Godard - serpent; Francois Picard - lute, sheng, guanzi; Wang Weiping - percussion, lute, chant; Jean-Christophe Frisch - flute, percussion, carillon

IMPROVED ENTRY
*Wolfgang Puschnig/Klaus Dickbauer/Herbert Joos/Michel Godard
3 & 4 - Ob'n und unt'n/Austrian Songs
Universal Music/Emarcy Records (Austria) EmArcy 018872-2 [CD] 2002
1. Almenrausch, Enzian, Edelweiss (Alpine Flowers)(10'15) 2. In die Berg bin i' gern (Up In The Mountains)(6'06) 3. In der Wiedersschwing (My Girl In The Valley)(6'25) 4. In der Molltalleitn (A Place In The Sun) (6'54) 5. Bottled Yodels (Flaschen-Jodler)(Puschnig)(2'31) 6. Über den Berg (Across The Mountain)(Dickbauer/trad.)(2'08) 7. Oh Glöckle vom Hamattol (Bells Of Childhood) (7'11) 8. Ein Zwiefacher (Upper Austrian Dance)(Dickbauer)(6'02) 9. Der Wildschütz (Forbidden Hunting) (Dickbauer/trad.)(7'04) 10. Ein Hund in die Küche (A Dog In The Kitchen) (3 & 4/J.Benedict) (2'21) 11. Zwei Jodler und Schleinige (Two Yodels Slow & Fast) (trad./Dickbauer (3'02) 12. We Reach For The Sky (Bis in Himml aufe) (Puschnig-Sharrock) (9'34)
All compositions by Puschnig/trad. except as noted
Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flutes, whistle, jews harp; Klaus Dickbauer - alto and baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, jews harp; Herbert Joos- trumpet, flugelhorn; Michel Godard - tuba (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12)
+ Linda Sharrock (on 12) - voice
quartet/quintet recorded November 26-29, 2001 at SWR studio Baden-Baden (trio tracks recorded November 2000 in Vienna)

NEW ENTRY
* Michel Godard / Linda Bsiri / Michelle Rabbia / Gabrielle Mirabassi
Le Regard d'un Ange
Symphonia Records (Italy) Symphonia Odyssey SYO 01710 [CD](2003)
1. Passagiere (Bsiri-Godard) (3'50) 2. Le regard d'un ange (Godard, Rabbia) (2'37) 3. Angel Eyes I ( Dennis-Brent) (3'59) 4. Penthes(il)ee IV (Bsiri-Godard) (6'21) 5. Regard d'oiseau (Bsiri-Godard; Mirabassi)(3'45) 6. Memoire memoi (Bsiri-Godard) (3'49) 7. Caiman (Bsiri-Bsiri) (1'12) 8. Battements d'aille (Godard, Rabbia) (1'29) 9. Cric-crac (Bsiri-Godard) (2'07) 10. Reflet d'oiseau (Bsiri-Godard, Rabbia, Mirabassi)(2'07) 11. Plume (Bsiri-Godard, Rabbia)(1'34) 12. Soloiseau (Bsiri-Bsiri) (1'17) 13. Combattiment (Bsiri-Godard, Rabbia) (4'08) 14. Soli-tu (-Bsiri-Bsiri) (4'27) 15. Reflet d'en haut (Bsiri, Godard, Rabbia, Mirabassi) (2'46) 16. Angel Eyes II (Dennis-Brent) (4'02)
Michel Godard - tuba (3,5,6,8-11,14-16), serpent (1,2,4,13); Linda Bsiri - voice (except 8,16); Michelle Rabbia - percussion (1.4,8-11,13,15,16); Gabrielle Mirabassi - clarinet (4-6,10,15,16)
recorded December 2001 at the church of San Zeno, Pisa (Italy)
Note: In the CD leaflet there is also October 2001 mentioned as the recording date

IMPROVED ENTRY April 2005):
* Paolo Sorge
"Trinkle Trio"
Auand (Italy) AU9003 [CD] (2003)
1. Prologo (Sorge) (3'24) 2. I Mean You (4'27) 3. Evidence (5'31) 4. Bye-Ya (5'54) 5. Crepuscule With Nellie (5'41) 6. Trinkle Tinkle (5'11) 7. Misterioso (3'43) 8. Ask Me Now (4'24) 9. Monk's Mood (5'12) 10. Friday 13th (3'44) 11. Locomotive (5'13) 12. Little Rootie Tootie (5'04) 13. Epilogo (Sorge) (3'30)Paolo Sorge - guitar, electronics; Michel Godard - tuba; Francesco Cusa - drums, percussion
recorded at Sonora Studio, Scordia (Italy), on February 27-28, 2002

*Francesco D’Auria/Maurizio Aliffi
Cercando La Tigre
Splasc(h) Records (Italy) CDH 780.2 [CD] 2002
1. Hotel Cinema (D’Auria) (8’50) 2. Un Amore (D’Auria) (5’16) 3. Pino Pumilo (Aliffi) (6’42) 4. Mister Nitzan (D’Auria/Mirabassi/Godard) (3’26) 5. Mamba Nero (Aliffi) (8’15) 6. Alidà (Aliffi) (5’17) 7. Era Domani (Aliffi) (4’43) 8. Cercando La Tigre (D’Auria) (4’15)
Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Mario Arcari - soprano saxophone, oboe d’amore; Michel Godard - tuba; Riccardo Fioravanti - bass; Marizio Aliffi - guitar; Francesco D’Auria - drums, percussion
recorded March 20, 21, 2002 at Tala Studios, Milano

*Patrick Bebelaar
You Never Lose An Island
dml-records (Germany) CD 015 [CD] 2002
1. You Never Lose An Island (44'30) 2. Will We Meet Again (8'03) 3. Tango (8'17) 4. Maienlied (6'32) 5. Pos pregatz mi (6'36)
All compositions by Bebelaar
Patrick Bebelaar- piano; Herbert Joos- trumpet, flugelhorn; Frank Kroll- soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Michel Godard - tuba, serpent
Recorded live June 16, 2002 by SWR broadcasting at Leonberg (Germany)

*Lucilla Galeazzi - Vincent Courtois - Michel Godard
Trio Rouge
Intuition/Schott (G) INT 33532 [CD](2005)
1. Bella Ciao (trad.) (3'43) 2. Voglio Una Casa (Galeazzi) (5'25) 3. Per Vita Bella (Courtois) (2'29) 4. Ah, Vita Bella (Galeazzi) (4'04) 5. La Luze De Oro (Eidel-Marin) (4'08) 6. C'era Una Volta (Godard/Courtois) (2'42) 7. Una Serenata (Galeazzi) (5'45) 8. Stornelli A Saltarello (trad.) (1'51) 9. Per La Ninna Nanna (Courtois/Godard) (2'08) 10. La Muntagnella (trad.) (4'54) 11. La Tarantelle Translucida (Courtois) (3'17) 12. Per Gorizia (Godard) (2'27) 12.Gorizia (trad.) (3'33) 14. Rosso (Galeazzi/Courtois/Godard) (3'25)
Lucilla Galeazzi - voice; Vincent Courtois - cello; Michel Godard -serpent, tuba
recorded January 10-11, 2003

*Rabih Abou-Khalil
Morton's Foot
Enja (Winckelmann) (Germany) ENJ-9462 [CD] (2003)
1. Ma Muse M'abuse (6'22) 2. Morton's Foot (8'12) 3. Il Ritorno del Languore (7'24) 4. Lobotomie Mi Baba Lu (7'11) 5. L'histoire d'un Parapluie (6'04) 6. O Papaia Balerina (6:17) 7. Dr. Gieler's Wiener Schnitzel (7'16) 8. Il Sospiro (6'52) 9. Hopping Jack (7'33) 10. Waltz For Dubbya (4'07) 11. The Return of the Maltese Chicken (0'11)
All compositions by R. Abou Khalil
recorded February 25 – March 6, 2003, at Sound Studio Zerkall/Eifel (Germany)
Rabih Abou-Khalil - oud; Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Luciano Biondini - accordion; Gavino Murgia - vocals; Michel Godard - tuba; Jarrod Cagwin - drums, frame drums

IMPROVED ENTRY (February 2004)
* Michel Godard / Dave Bargeron
TubaTubaTu
enja records Horst Weber/Werner Aldinger (Germany)enja CD 9148-2 [CD] (2003)
1. Owww (Dave Bargeron) (4'35) 2. Passamezzo (Michel Godard ) (5'10) 3. Sweet Georgia Brown (4'55) 4. Choro Loco (Luciano Biondini) (4'14) 5. Clara C (Bargeron) (4'57) 6. Pultaney Bridge (Bargeron) (6'50) 7. Murmure (Godard) (5'07) 8. Old Town (Bargeron) (2'36) 9. Chiacona intro (3'00) 10. Chiancona (Godard) (4'03) 11. G-Dance (Bargeron) (6'04) 12. Kardamone (Godard) (4'58) 13. 45th (Bargeron) (5'17)
recorded and mastered May 7 & 8 and July 1st, 2003 at Topaz Studios, Cologne (Germany)
Michel Godard - tuba, serpent (7, 8); Dave Bargeron - tuba, sacqueboute (8); Luciano Biondini - accordion; Kenwood Dennard - drums
Note: The sacqueboute or sackbut is a renaissance version of the trombone. It differs from today's trombone by its smaller bore, its bell which is less flared, and in the lack of a water key, slide lock, and tuning slide on the bell curve.

NEW ENTRY (May 2004)
* Pierre Favre with ARTE Quartett and Michel Godard
Saxophones
Intakt Records (Switzerland) Intakt CD 091 [CD](2004)
1. Sito (7'53) 2. Solar Wheel (3'19) 3. Music 4 & 7 (2'54) 4. Stampede (3'54) 5. Anecdote (11'15) 6. Les jeuxsont faits (2'57) 7. Lea (7'13) 8. Options (1'52) 9. Passage (4'36) 10. Hippopotamus (3'23) 11. Saxophones (1'33)
All compositions by Pierre Favre
Pierre Favre - drums, percussion: Michel Godard - tuba (3, 5, 7 - 11), serpent (1); ARTE Quartett (1, 3, 5, 7, 9-11): Beat Hofstetter - soprano saxophone; Sascha Armbruster - alto saxophone; Andrea Formenti - tenor saxophone; Beat Kappeler - baritonesaxophone
Recorded 2003 at Radio Studio DRS Zürich; (2), (4), (6) recorded at Basel (Switzerland).

NEW ENTRY (May 2004)
* Various Artists
Blue Lamp. WDR 3 Live-Konzerte: Jazz und Weltmusik
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Germany) without number [CD] (2003)
4. Morton’s Foot (Abou Khalil) (8’58)
Rabih Abou Khalil - oud; Gavino Murgia - voice; Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet; Michel Godard - tuba; Luciano Biondini - accordion; Jarrod Cagwin - drums, percussion.
recorded live at the Weltmusikfestival Bonn, August 2, 2003 by WDR radio.
Note: MG is only heard on (4). Other tracks include excerpts from other concerts of that afternoon and other 2003 jazz performances organized or supported by WDR broadcasting in Western Germany, e.g. with the John Scofield Quartet and the "Fuera" duo of Jean-Louis Matinier and Renaud Garcia Fons. This CD is not for sale (distributed by the WDR PR department in Cologne, Germany).

NEW ENTRY (May 2005):
* Various Artists
Alpentöne - Ein Querschnitt durch das Festival '03
Migros/Musiques Suisses (Switzerland) MGB CD 6208 [CD] 2004
3. Ecce virgo (Godard) (3'23) 4. Le feu et l'eau (Godard) (4'14)
Michel Godard - serpent, tuba; Linda Bsiri - voice, trumscheit (or trumpet marine); Christina Zavalloni - voice; Gabrielle Mirabassi - clarinet; Hélène Breschand - harp; Pierre Favre - drums; Calinxtus - gregorian chant (conducted by Gianni di Gennaro
recorded Altdorf (Switzerland), August 15-17, 2003.
Note: Godard is not playing on the other tracks. CD documents the Swiss Festival "Sounds of the Alps" and includes recordings with Barbara Thompson, Jon Hiseman, Chris Biscoe, Kate and Mike Westbrook, Lucas Niggli, Franco Ambrosetti, Patricia Draeger and many others. The CD is published by the Swiss Migros food and non-food co-operative, but distributed by Helikon Harmonia Mundi (G, AU), CDDiffusion (F), Milano Disci (I), Qualiton (USA), Tokyo M-Plus (J), Musikk-Huset (N) and Lavial (B, NL, LUX).

NEW ENTRY (February 2004)
*Patrick Bebelaar
Point Of View
dml-records (Germany) CD 017 [CD] (2004)
1. Point of View: Part I - Alab-Medium-Fast (11'26) 2. Point of View: Part II - Rest Freak Out (5'47) 3. Point of View: Part III - Sarrod (4'07) 4. Point of View: Part III - Saxofon (2'56) 5. Point of View: Part III - Piano/Sarrod/Tabla (5'33) 6. Point of View: Part III - Piano (4'20) 7. Point of View: Part III - Serpent/Tabla (2'56) 8. Point of View: Part III - Tutti (2'07) 9. Raga (15'48)
All compositions by Patrick Bebelaar
Patrick Bebelaar - piano; Michel Godard - tuba, serpent; Frank Kroll - saxophone; Pandit Prakash Maharaj - tabla; Pandit Vikash Maharaj - sarrod; Subhash Maharaj - tamboura
Recorded September 7, 2003 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (Germany) except (9) recorded live at the European Music Festival, Liederhalle Stuttgart September 6, 2003 by SWR radio.

IMPROVED ENTRY (May 2005):
* Freddy Eichelberger, Michel Godard, Ludus Modalis
Une Messe pour la Saint-Michel & tous les saints anges
disques alpha/Les Chants de la terre (France) alpha 514 [CD] (2004)
1. Introït (4’11) 2-6. Kyrie (12’38) 7-15. Gloria (15’02) 16. Graduel (3’28) 17. Alleluia (3’53) 18. Credo (8’25) 19. Offertoire (4’01) 20. Offertoire sur les grands jeux (5’22) 21. Sanctus (2’13) 22. Benedictus (1’05) 23. O salutaris Hostia (1’34) 24. Élévation (2’19) 25-26. Agnus Dei (2’53) 27. Communion (2’28) 28. Fantaisie (2’47) 29. Domine salvum fac Regem (1’19) 30. Ite Missa est (0’52)
All titles are modal improvisations by the artists.
Freddy Eichelberger – organ, Michel Godard – serpent, Ensemble vocalis Ludus Modalis (Bruno Boterf, Vincent Bouchot, FrançoisFauché) - voices.
Recorded October 17 & 18, 2004 at the church of Juvigny-sur-Marne.

NEW ENTRY (June 2005):
*Michel Godard
Cousins Germains
Creazioni Artistiche Musicali / CAM Jazz (Italy) CAMJ 7770-2 [CD] (2005)
1. Visite (5’31) 2. Nutty's Cousin (5’04) 3. Nutty's Cousin (Reprise) (1’20) 4. Sur l'échelle des sphères (5’45) 5. Luna Nera (Tortiller) (5’18) 6. Cross Culture (Puschnig) (7’15) 7. Pastorale (Joos) (5’02) 8. Deep Memories (6’57) 9. Le feu et l'eau (4’50) 10. Beautiful Love (V. Young) (5’06) 11. Alla Ciaccona (4’37)
Compositions by M. Godard except as noted
Michel Godard - tuba, serpent (5,10); Christof Lauer - soprano and tenor saxophone; Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flute; Herbert Joos - trumpet, flugelhorn; Franck Tortiller - vibraphone, marimba; Wolfgang Reisinger - drums.
Recorded January 10-12, 2005 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (Germany).


Michel Godard is playing on Patrick Bebelaar's "You Never Lose An Island" (dml-records CD 015) - a fresh and encouraging document of a very fine concert. Buy it online: http://www.dml-shop.de