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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