#NowPlaying Dollar Brand / Johnny Dyani - Good News From Africa
Under : the original Cameo Records release (Switzerland 1974)
Above : the Enja Records version released the same year in Germany and reissued 10 years after.
#NowPlaying The Heshoo Beshoo Group - Armitage Road (Columbia, France 1971).
Great South African jazz and the best "Abbey Road" inspired artwork cover I've ever seen 🖤
1971 French release, one pristine copy of which was used to press the "We Are Busy Bodies" 2020 reissue.
#NowPlaying Errol Parker Tentet - Live at the Wollman Auditorium (Sahara Records, US 1985).
Wallace Roney, Graham Haynes (tp), Doug Harris (soprano sax), Steve Coleman (as), Bill Saxton (ts), Robin Eubanks (tb), Patience Higgins (bs), Rory Stuart (guitar), Kevin Harris (bass), Errol Parker (dm).
#NowPlaying Michel Portal - ¡Dejarme Solo! (Cy Records, France 1979).
Michel Portal plays alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenora, soprano, sopranino, bandoneon, percussion.
#NowPlaying Pierre Favre, Léon Francioli, Michel Portal - Arrivederci Le Chouartse (Hat Hut Records, US 1981).
Great one!
Pierre Favre - percussion
Léon Francioli - bass
Michel Portal - alto & tenor sax, clarinet & bass clarinet
#NowPlaying Schlippenbach Quartet - Anticlockwise (FMP, Germany 1983).
Alex von Schlippenbach - piano
Evan Parker - soprano & tenor saxophone
Alan Silva - bass
Paul Lovens - drums
#NowPlaying Charles Tyler - Voyage From Jericho (Frederiksberg Records, US 2026).
Reissue with a 28 pages booklet full of text, photos & posters.
Charles Tyler - alto, baritone sax
Ronnie Boykins - bass
Earl Cross - trumpet
Steve Reid - drums
Arthur Blythe - alto sax on 2 tracks
#NowPlaying Charles Tyler - Live In Europe : Jazz Festival Umea (AK-BA Records, US 1977).
"Recorded as it actually happened at the Umea Jazz Festival - Umea Sweden 1975".
Charles Tyler - alto, baritone sax
Ronnie Boykins - bass
Steve Reid - drums, percussion
Melvin Smith - guitar
#NowPlaying Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. (Arista/Freedom, US 1977 promo pressing).
Until I find the early pressing of this masterpiece on Hemphill's Mbari label, I'm glad to have this copy 🖤
Julius Hemphill - alto sax, flute
Baikida E.J. Carroll - trumpet
Abdul Wadud - cello
Philip Wilson - drums
#NowPlaying Karin Krog & Archie Shepp - Hi-Fly (Compendium Records, Norway 1976).
Great vocal jazz record with a band led by Archie Shepp.
Karin Krog (vcl), Archie Shepp (ts), Charles Greenlee (tb), Jon Balke (piano), Arild Anderson (p), Cameron brown (B), Beaver Harris (dm).
#NowPlaying Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - The Way Out Easy (International Anthem, 2024).
Jeff Parker - electric guitar with electronics and sampler
Josh Johnson - amplified alto saxophone with electronics
Anna Butterss - amplified double bass
Jay Bellerose - drums, cymbals and percussion
#NowPlaying Chicago Underground Duo - Hyperglyph (International Anthem, 2025).
Chad Taylor (Drum Kit, Percussion, Mbira, Kalimba)
Rob Mazurek (Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, RMI Electric Piano, Modular Synths, Samplers, Voice, Flutes, Bells)
#NowPlaying Freddie Hubbard - Breaking Point (Blue Note, Tone Poet 2022).
Recorded on May 7, 1964.
With Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), James Spaulding (alto sax and flute), Ronnie Matthews (piano), Eddie Khan (bass) & Joe Chambers (drums).
#NowPlaying Jackie McLean - Jacknife (Blue Note, Tone Poet 2025).
Recorded on September 25, 1965.
With Lee Morgan and/or Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Jackie McLean (alto sax), Larry Willis (piano), Larry Ridley (bass) & Jack DeJohnette (drums).
#NowPlaying Jackie McLean - Action (Blue Note, Tone Poet 2024).
Recorded on September 16, 1964.
With Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Jackie McLean (alto sax), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Cecil McBee (bass) & Billy Higgins (drums).
#NowPlaying Paul Bley Trio - Closer (ESP-Disk, US 1966).
Paul Bley (piano), Steve Swallow (bass) & Barry Altschul (percussion).
#NowPlaying Archie Shepp + The New York Contemporary Five (Storyville, France 1972).
And for a tape that has been in DeJohnette’s personal archives for nearly 60 years, it's far above bootleg quality in my opinion. I read that most of the issues have been fixed digitally and the job was done right 🙌
The concert was recorded by engineer Orville O’Brien - who recorded classic 1960s jazz albums such as Freddie Hubbard’s The Night of the Cookers, Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc. and Alice Coltrane’s Journey to Satchidananda - so the guy knew his job.
#NowPlaying John Gordon - Step By Step (Strata-East, US 1976).
I love this album. But anyway, with players such as Charles Tolliver, Andrew Cyrille or Stanley Cowell, what could go wrong?
If someone knows if the signature on the cover seems legit…
#NowPlaying McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson - Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' (Blue Note, 2024)
Recorded live at Slugs' in New York in 1966.
With Henry Grimes on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums.
I finally took the time to explore this glorious 2xLP live set 🎶
#NowPlaying The Awakening - Mirage (Black Jazz Records, US 1973).
First spin of the day 🎶
#NowPlaying Jimmy Smith - Root Down Live! (Verve Records, Germany 1972).
Me too 🙌
#NowPlaying Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (Contemporary Records, US 1959)
#NowPlaying Noah Howard Quartet (ESP Disk, US 1966).
Noah Howard's first album, an overlooked gem in the ESP catalog 🖤
Noah Howard - alto sax
Rick Colbeck - trumpet
Scott Holt - bass
Dave Grant - percussion
#NowPlaying David Wertman - Kara Suite (Mustevic Sound Records, US 1976).
Heavy album released on drummer Steve Reid's Mustevic Sound label.
With Steve Reid (drums), Charles Tyler (alto sax), David Wertman (bass), Ken Simon (tenor/soprano sax) and Richard Schatzberg (French horn).
#NowPlaying Alvin Queen - Ashanti (Nilva Records, Switzerland 1981).
Great record from drummer Alvin Queen with James Spaulding on alto and flute, Dusko Goykovich on trumpet, Billy Saxton on tenor, John Hicks on piano and Ray Drummond on bass.
#NowPlaying Praed Orchestra! - The Dictionary Of Lost Meanings (Discrepant, Portugal 2025).
A blend of Egyptian Shaabi, free jazz and improvisation. Great record 🖤
I can relate!
