VA - Coolin' (2002)

VA - Coolin' (2002)

David S. Ware - 1992 - Flight Of I

David S. Ware - Flight Of I

Label: Columbia - CK 52956

Credits:

Saxophone [Tenor], Composer – David S. Ware (1, 4, 6)

Bass – William Parker

Drums – Mark Edwards (4)

Piano – Matthew Shipp

Recorded on 10, 11 December 1991 at The Power Station, NYC.

VA - Bilongo - A Third Collection Of Modern Afro Rhythms (2000)

Various ‎– Bilongo - A Third Collection Of Modern Afro Rhythms

Label: Comet Records – CD 017

01 - Eko - Kilimandjaro my home

02 - Kelenkye band - Jungle Music

03 - Richard Raux and Hamsa - A Coltrane

05 - Georges Edouard Nouel - Meci bon dieu

07 - Alfred Panou and Art Ensemble of Chicago - Je suis un sauvage

08 - Les Dums - La danse des grands singes nus

09 - Michel Sardaby - Welcome new warmth

10 - Roots Foundation - Make It funky

11 - Julian Bahulas Jazz Afrika - Woza cindi

12 - Louis Xavier - Steps

JuJu - 1974 - Chapter 2: Nia

Juju – Chapter Two: Nia

Label: Strata-East – SES-7420

Credits:

Bass [Fender] – Branch

Bells – Ngoma Ya Uhuru

Congas – Babatunde*, Simbo (tracks: 2, 5)

Drums – Babatunde

Flute – Plunky Nkabinde

Percussion – Al Hammel Rasul, Plunky Nkabinde

Piano – Al Hammel Rasul

Saxophone [Soprano] – Plunky Nkabinde

Saxophone [Tenor] – Plunky Nkabinde

Shekere – Al Hammel Rasul

Vocals [Poetry] – Ngoma Ya Uhuru

Whistle – Babatunde

Notes:

Recorded June, 1974 at Eastern Recording Studios, Richmond, Virginia. 

Originally released by Strata-East Records, SES7420, 1974. 

Tracks 7, 8 are bonus tracks recorded live at The Brooklyn, NY Cultural Center, The East in 1973.

Foday Musa Suso, Pharoah Sanders, Eberhard Weber - 1997 - Earth Song

Foday Musa Suso - Earth Song

1997-June-08 Frankfurt, 

Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, 28. Deutsches Jazzfestival 1997.

Pharoah Sanders,ts,voc 

Foday Musa Suso,kora,voc 

Eberhard Weber,b

Stephen McCraven - 1979 - Wooley The Newt

Stephen McCraven - Wooley The Newt

Label:  Sweet Earth Records – SER 1006

Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: US

Released: 1979

Credits:

Drums, Percussion – Stephen McCraven

Bass – Jack Gregg

Piano, Percussion – Michel Graillier

Saxophone [Alto, Soprano], Percussion – Sulaiman Hakim

Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano], Percussion – Richard Raux

Recorded at Ramses studio, April 14, 1979. 

Mixed on April 22, 1979. 

Mastered at Masterdisk Studios, NYC.

Angel Group - 2003 - For Those Who Cry

Angel Group - 2003 - For Those Who Cry

Music from the bulgarian vaults with a touch of deep feeling. Those who love the music of ECM

Records im sure will enjoy this peace of art here also.

Dobromira Vaklinova - klarinet, voices

Iliya Velichkov - voices

Ivailo Hristov - drums

Veselin Koychev - synth-bass

Recorded  2003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Part.1

The Lightmen - 1970 - Free As You Wanna Be

The Lightmen - Free As You Wanna Be

JUDNELL LP 1001 1970

Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Alto Flute – Ronnie Laws
Bass – Ed Rose
Conga – Mike O'Connor
Drums – Bubbha Thomas, William Jefferies
Guitar – Kenny Abair
Tenor Sax – Doug Harris
Trombone – Joe Singleton
Trumpet – Carl Adams


Recorded on 26th June 1970.

Here's the title track from this incredibly rare Texas joint on Judnell. The first recording of the Lightmen, before they went on to produce Fancy Pants and Energy Control Center as the "plus one" line-up.

Since people of African decent in America began to openly question the constitution of the United States over their rights as American citizens, a new frontier of thinking among all the people has developed. Among those in the struggle in Houston, Texas, Bubbha Thomas is very active in fighting to achieve not only our civil rights but out human rights as well. I asked him at a Sunday morning rehearsal, "How free are black people in America? ... after giving the question some serious thought, Bubbha replied, "free as they wanna be." With the answer to the question came the name to a tune i had written, the title tune of this album. After the head of tune, there should be no sense of time; each muscian has the freedom to be free musically, as he can imagine himself. 

Nathan Davis - 1972 - 6th Sense In The 11th House

Nathan Davis – 6th Sense In The 11th House

Label: Segue – SEG-1002

Released: 1972

Genre: Jazz

Style: Modal

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Directed By [Musical Director] – Nathan Davis

Bass – Richard Davis

Drums – Alan Dawson

Liner Notes – Bill Powell

Piano – Roland Hanna

Producer – George Bacasa

Recorded By, Mixed By – Olaf Kuuskler

Recorded at WRS Recording Studios, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pete Yellin - 1973 - It's The Right Thing

Pete Yellin - It's The Right Thing 

Label: Mainstream Records  

Catalog#: MRL 397  

Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold

Released: 1973 

Credits: Acoustic Guitar - Jack Wilkins , Roland Prince 

Bass [Acoustic, Fender] - Clint Houston 

Congas - Lawrence Killian 

Drums - Darryl Washington , David Lee, Jr. 

Electric Piano - Hal Galper 

Flute - Mario Rivera (2) , Pete Yellin* 

Percussion - Angel Allendй* 

Producer - Bob Shad 

Saxophone [Alto] - Pete Yellin* 

Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano, Baritone] - Mario Rivera (2) 

Trombone - Barry Rogers

It's The Right Thing

Horace Tapscott - 1979 - Live at I.U.C.C

Horace Tapscott With The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - Live At I.U.C.C

Label: Nimbus West Records 357

Released: 1979

Recorded February to June 1979 at the Imannuel United Church of Christ, 85th and Holmes, Los Angeles.The U.G.M.A.A (Union Of God's Musicians & Artists Ascension) Foundation was involved.

Bass – Alan Hines, Roberto Miranda

Drums – Billy Hinton 

Flute – Adele Sebastian, Aubrey Hart 

Percussion – Daa'oud Woods

Piano, Co-producer – Horace Tapscott

Saxophone [Baritone] – John Williams

Saxophone [Soprano] – Billy Harris

Saxophone [Tenor] – Sabia Matteen

Trombone – Lester Robinson 

Macrame

Billy Harper - 1980 - The Believer

Billy Harper - 1980 -  The Believer
Label: Baystate – RVJ-6083,

Released: 1980

Style: Modal

Bass – Greg Maker

Composed By – Billy Harper

Coordinator – Missey Cecil

Design – Masatami Togo

Drums – Malcolm Pinson

Engineer [Assistant] – Garry Rindfuss, Garry Rindfuss

Engineer [Recording & Mixing ] – Bill Sheniman*

Mastered By – Tohru Kotetsu

Photography By [Additional] – David Tan

Photography By [Cover] – Yasuhina Yoneda

Piano – Armen Donelian

Producer – Fumimaru Kawashiwa, Yoshio Ozawa

Tenor Saxophone – Billy Harper

Trumpet – Everett Hollins

Recorded February, 15, 1980 at Power Station Studios, NYC

Marcio Montarroyos - 1977 - Stone Aliance

Marcio Montarroyos - 1977 - Stone Aliance

Al Jarreau - 1977 - Look To The Rainbow (Live recorded in Europe)

Al Jarreau - 1977 - Look To The Rainbow (Live recorded in Europe)

Singer Al Jarreau's album, Look to the Rainbow, is easily the most jazz-oriented of all of his Warner Bros. recordings. Cut shortly before Jarreau permanently switched to a more mundane version of R&B, these performances feature him as a brilliant scat singer (able to emulate practically any instrument) and a superior ballad interpreter. Unfortunately, Al Jarreau essentially started on top, artistically speaking, and has since been intent on emphasizing potential commercial appeal over any possible innovations or chance-taking.

Recorded live in Europe between January and February 1977.

Personnel: 

Al Jarreau (vocals), 

Tom Canning (keyboards), 

Lynn Blessing (vibraphone), 

Abraham Laboriel (bass), 

Joe Correro (drums).

Steve Grossman - 1977 - Born At The Same Time

Steve Grossman - 1977 - Born At The Same Time

Release Date: 1977

Recording Date: Nov 25, 1977

Label: Owl

Steve Grossman - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)

Patrice Caratini - Bass

Michel Graillier - Piano

Daniel Humair - Drums

5 - March Nineteen

Jan Garbarek - 1973 - Witchi-Tai-To

Jan Garbarek - 1973 - Witchi-Tai-To

ECM 1974

Jan Garbarek - tenor & soprano saxophones
Bobo Stenson - piano
Palle Danielsson - bass
Jon Christensen - drums

Pete La Roca - 1965 - Basra

Pete La Roca - Basra
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 5/19/1965

Personnel:
Pete La Roca - drums
Steve Swallow - bass
Steve Kuhn - piano
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone

"It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this [LP] reissue of his initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece."

Scott Yanow, All Music

01 - Malaguena
02 - Candu
03 - Tears Come From Heaven
04 - Basra
05 - Lazy Afternoon
06 - Eiderdown

Shamek Farrah - 1974 - First Impressions

Shamek Farrah - First Impressions
Produced by Shamek Farrah / Janfar Productions
1974 Strata-East Records


Alto Sax - Shamek Farrah
Bass - Milton Suggs
Trumpet - Norman Person
Piano - Kasa Mu-Barak Allah

Piano - Sonelius Smith
Drums - Clay Herndon

Drums - Ron Warwell

Conga - Calvert "Bo" Satter-White

Percussion - Kenny Harper

As Strata-East Records got rolling, one of the admirable things it was able to do was offer a platform to some more obscure artists who weren’t being heard elsewise, folks like Billy Parker’s Fourth World (including DeeDee, Ronald, and Cecil Bridgewater); the Washington, DC ensemble Juju (who evolved from an Art Ensemble knock-off into the great jazz-funk band Oneness of Juju by the mid-70s); and alto sax player Shamek Farrah. I don’t really know too much about Shamek except that he made two great albums of spiritual jazz for Strata-East in 1974 and ’77 (the second and half of the first in collaboration with pianist Sonelius Smith).

01 "Meterologicly Tuned" (11:20) - Shamek Farrah
02 "Watch What Happens Now" (5:41) - Fredger Dupree
03 "Umoja Suite" (7:23) - Norman Person
04 "First impressions" (10:28) - Shamek Farrah

Jimmy Owens - 1970 - No Escaping It

Jimmy Owens - No Escaping It
1970/3/6,13 NYC
24-4031/POLYDOR/USA

Jimmy Owens(tp,flh),
Kenny Barron(p,el-p),
Chris White(b,el-b),
Billy Cobham(dr),
Howard Johnson(tuba,bs),
Billy Harper(ts,fl),
Ray Alonge(frh),
Sam Brown(g).

side A:

DIDN'T WE

LO-SLO-BLUZE

PUT IT ALL TOGETHA

COMPLICITY

side B:

CHICAGO LIGHT GREEN

NO ESCAPING IT

MILAN IS LOVE

FUNK-A-DE-MAMA

Reggie Moore - 1971 - Wishbone

Reggie Moore - Wishbone
( LP Mainstream Records, 1971 )
Catalog # MRL 341
 

“A Red Lion Production” Stylized Lion Logo
Produced by: Bob Shad
Engineer: Carmine Rubino
Photography: Raymond Ross
Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff

Personnel:
Reggie Moore - Piano
Hank Haynie - Electric Bass & Fender Bass
Chip Lyles - Drums


Wishbone- 3:42 (Reggie Moore)
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life- 8:21 (M&A Bergman)
Fuzzy- 5:07 (Reggie Moore)

Pinnochio- 3:40 (Wayne Shorter)
Vonetta- 5:48 (Wayne Shorter)
Have Mercy- 4:35 (Reggie Moore)
A Love Remembered- 5:30 (Reggie Moore)