Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Lloyd McNeill & Marshall Hawkins- Tanner Suite (Asha #2, 1969)
"Lloyd McNeill is a multidisciplinary artist – a painter who lived in Paris in 1965 and was a friend of Picasso, a musician who has worked with Nina Simone, Nana Vasconceles, Ron Carter, Cecil McBee and many more and a music anthropologist, poet and teacher. In the 1960s he was involved in the civil-rights movement and produced music for ballet, paintings and installations. His music mixes jazz with Latin, Brazilian and African rhythms that McNeill learnt was studying anthropology in his travels through much of Africa and Brazil (where he joined with Dom Salvador, Paulinho da Viola, Paulo Maura and Martinho da Vila)."---Souljazz Records
Transcendent 70's spritual jazz delicacy. Flautist Lloyd McNeill & bassist Marshall Hawkins offer their improvised musical tribute to African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner at the Smithsonian National Gallery Of Art on July 20th, 1969. Released in a mono edition of 1000 on McNeill's own private imprint, Asha Records, of Washington DC. The mighty Souljazz Records just gave its welcome treatment to Asha #1. All thanks to Innerspace for the 320 rip & Just Jazz Art for the image scans. FYI- there's a routine click at the start of Black Expatriate. All just part & parcel of the rare territory we're in here, folks. Enjoy.
Download: Lloyd McNeill & Marshall Hawkins- Tanner Suite (Asha #2, 1969)
1. Black Expatriate
2. Tanner Blue
3. Daniel in the Lion's Den
4. The Banjo Lesson
Labels:
asha,
jazz,
lloyd mcneill,
marshall hawkins,
souljazz records,
tanner suite
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Paradox- Drifting Feather: Polish Jazz Vol. 26 (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1971)
"I thought it a paradox to play jazz without drums, with a bassoon and cello, which hums and groans in bebop diminshed fifths. At that time, the very sound combination of the bassoon, trombone cello and bass mae me happy and inspired me to [play] some musical tricks and jokes on the borderline of jazz and folk. I don't hesitate to to write pieces in the spirit of of Polish folk music, to draw original examples from the rich sources of folklore, Polish and European. Continuing our work in 1971, with some changes in instrumentation (alto sax, trombone, cello, bass and guitar), we realize that our sound resembles a folk band manned by modern jazzmen. However, I think this is where our originality lies, and the lack of drums makes no difference to the soloists,who can swing well enough by themselves." -Andrezej Brzeski
An excellent and unconventional 1971 Polish jazz classic. I find the string arrangements- including cello- especially superb. My pal Baker just brought this back for me from his recent stay in Poland. Been loving it, so I up and scrounged this 320 mp3 rip. Looks like it might've originated from a FLAC upload on Avax. Those are my own LP image scans, up above. Anyone with tips on where my good man should dig for sweet vinyl in Warsaw, Kracow, etc? The real local lowdown would be forever appreciated....Enjoy!
Download Link: Paradox- Drifting Feather: Polish Jazz Vol. 26 (1971)
Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0745
Andrzej Brzeski: trombone, arranger, bandleader
Michał Górny: Cello
Stanisław Kulhawczuk: Double Bass
Sławomir Piwowar: Classical Guitar
Włodzimierz Szląskiewicz: Alto Saxophone
A1 Malaguena 13:15
A2 Intymne Życie Wuja Leona / Uncle Leo's Intimate Life 3:58
A3 Czy Są Świeże Jaja, Czyli Na Podwórku Pani Bronki / Do You Have Fresh Eggs, Or In Mrs. Bronka's Backyard 3:30
B1 Lotne Piórko / Drifting Feather 5:05
B2 Pietrek / Pete 3:50
B3 Kokoszka Babuni / Grandma's Hen 4:12
B4 Ploteczki Cioteczki / Auntie's Chitchat 6:40
Labels:
drifting feather,
jazz,
paradox,
polish
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Marion Brown, R.I.P.
...In homage to the great Marion Brown, 1931-2010.
The Marion Brown Quartet (1965)
Juba-Lee (1966) @Inconstant Sol
In Sommerhausen (1969) @Nothing Is
Why Not? (1968) @ Holywarbles
Les Temps Fou OST (1968) @ Inconstant Sol
In Sommerhausen (1969) @ HFS4000
Porto Novo (1969) @Streams of Expression
Live in Esslingen (1970)@Nothing Is
The Marion Brown Quartet (1965)
Juba-Lee (1966) @Inconstant Sol
In Sommerhausen (1969) @Nothing Is
Why Not? (1968) @ Holywarbles
Les Temps Fou OST (1968) @ Inconstant Sol
In Sommerhausen (1969) @ HFS4000
Porto Novo (1969) @Streams of Expression
Live in Esslingen (1970)@Nothing Is
Labels:
e.s.p. disk,
jazz,
marion brown
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Pyramids- Lalibela (1973)
The Pyramid's First Album. "Lalibela" is an extended polyrhythmic spiritual-jazz jam, heavily steeped in righteous mid-70s Afrocentrism and ensemble collaboration. A 28 minute experimental acoustic dynamo that builds on a driving organic groove for a good 16 minutes before engaging into freakout mode- a burst of ecstatic "freeness" that never fails (nor is failed by) the groups' apparent devotion to tempo. Great stuff. Never too skronky. Led by saxophonist/composer Idris Ackamoor. More Roland Kirk + Moondog than Anthony Braxton, et al.
Mediafire Download Link: The Pyramids- Lalibela (1973)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Krzysztof Komeda- Astigmatic (1966)
Classic 1966 Polish Jazz LP from Krzysztof Komeda.
Mediafire Download Link: Krzysztof Komeda- Astigmatic (1966)
1 Astigmatic 22:50
2 Kattorna 7:20
3 Svantetic 15:50
Mediafire Download Link: Krzysztof Komeda- Astigmatic (1966)
1 Astigmatic 22:50
2 Kattorna 7:20
3 Svantetic 15:50
Labels:
Astigmatic,
jazz,
Krzysztof Komeda,
polish
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