Tuesday, January 07, 2014

THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDING ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE OF OLIVER LAKE, DAVID MURRAY, ANDREW CYRILLE

OLIVER LAKE - THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE: HOLDING TOGETHER / PROPHET / CLEVONT FRITZHUBERT / EXPANDABLE LANGUAGE / EDGE-ING / DEDICATED TO DOLPHY / A NEW ORGANIZATION (7-CD)

Some of the greatest work ever recorded by reedman Oliver Lake – all packaged together in one great set! The package shows Lake really maturing both as a player and as a group leader – working with a range of contemporaries to move his sound past the loft jazz modes of the 70s, but still with all the deep spirit of collaboration that always made his contributions to jazz so important. The first few albums are key standouts in the Black Saint catalog, and the later titles are great surprises from some years when folks might have taken Lake for granted, but he was still always able to pull out some new modes of expression. Players on the sessions include Michael Gregory Jackson, Fred Hopkins, Baikida Carroll, Donald Smith, Pheeroan Ak Laff, Russell Gunn, Charles Eubanks, Reggie Workman, and Andrew Cyrille – and the set features 7 full albums, all with original artwork – Holding Together, Orphet, Clevont Fitzhubert, Expandable Language, Edge-ing, Dedicated To Dolphy, and A New Organization. (All albums come in cardboard sleeve replicas of the original album covers!) ~ Dusty Groove

DAVID MURRAY - THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE: SWEET LOVELY / MORNING SONG / I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU / THE HILL / A SANCTUARY WITHIN / BODY AND SOUL / WINWARD PASSAGES (7-CD)

Amazing small group work from saxophonist David Murray – and a body of material that really shows the reedman coming into his own! The Black Saint/Soul Note label was one of the first to really show faith in Murray – and allow him to step from the underground into the limelight of global jazz – working with key players who helped him really find his voice, and show the world that he was a saxophonist who could be freely creative one minute, then damn soulful the next! All albums in the set are classics from this amazing run in Murray's career – and some might argue that they represent a high point in his talents as well – wonderfully expressive sessions that feature players that include Fred Hopkins, Richard Davis, Ray Drummond, or Reggie Workman on bass; Dave Burrell, Sonelius Smith, or John Hicks on piano; Sunny Murray, Joe Chambers, Ed Blackwell, or Steve McCall on drums. The set features 7 full albums, all with original artwork – Sweet Lovely, Morning Song, I Want To Talk About You, The Hill, A Sanctuary Within, Body & Soul, and Windward Passages. (All albums come in cardboard sleeve replicas of the original album covers!) ~ Dusty Groove

ANDREW CYRILLE - THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE: METAMUSICIANS' STOMP / NUBA / SOMETHING IN RETURN / SPECIAL PEOPLE / THE NAVIGATOR / X MAN / GOOD TO GO, WITH A TRIBUTE TO BU (7-CD)

Some of our favorite work on the legendary Black Saint/Soul Note label – a wonderful set of recordings that really allowed percussionist Andrew Cyrille a chance to express himself freely! Cyrille had been making music on record for almost two decades before he reached this stretch in his careery – but with these albums he really gets a chance to present his music at the height of its expression – in a range of settings and groupings that really get at the wide range of Andrew's skills on drums and percussion. Highlights include a very spiritual session with the Manolo group – David S Ware on tenor and Ted Daniel on trumpet; a set of duets with altoist Jimmy Lyons, a partner of Cyrille in the Cecil Taylor group; a trio date with Jeanne Lee on vocals and Lyons on alto; a trio tribute to Art Blakey; and another recording with Daniel and pianist Sonelius Smith. Every record's a gem, and the set presents them each with original artwork – in a box that includes the albums Metamusicians' Stomp, Nuba, Something In Return, Special People, The Navigator, X Man, and Good To Go. (All albums come in cardboard sleeve replicas of the original album covers!) ~ Dusty Groove


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