Too bad you were not picking it for me!!!!!!
It's one of my long long sought after LPs! Of course the mighty UFO did a
cover (not so recently. maybe 4-5 yrs ago), but there is a remix 12" out now
on the Italian Mo Smog label (of Paolo Scotti or what was the guy's name).
shuriken
PS the vinyl police is gonna getcha. it's just a matter of time....
----- Original Message -----
From: Nathaniel Rahav <nat@rhythmlove.com>
To: Mark Turner <nugroove@pacbell.net>
Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: New Jazz Acquisitions (was: Alison David (was Re:
JazzadelicaTop Ten for January 2001))
>
> Speaking of catching up on old school Jazz records, here are a couple of
> sweet gems I picked up in Philly over the weekend:
>
> Archie Shepp: Sea of Faces (Black Saint, 1975)
> From the catalog number this looks like the second record released on the
> Italian Black Saint jazz label, and it is SLAMMIN. The first side is one
> whole song that starts out with a nice (samplable...) groove and escalates
> into intense and highly tonal improvisations. Reminiscent of that track on
> New Thing at Newport with the french name, but much more intense and wild
> especially towards the end. On the flipside is 'Song For Mozambique' a
> tune which I immediately recognized thanks to a recent Acid Jazz remix (
> though I cant remember by who... anyone know?? )... which also features
> Shepp reciting a poem he wrote. This song is definitely worth checking out
> for those on the Black History Month thread....
>
> Max Roach: Deeds not Words (Riverside, mid 60's)
> Somehow all the songs on here sounded familiar, but oh what a sweet and
> solid record this is! Check the last song on the second side for the
> excellent Roach solo track Conversation... Overall I guess this record is
> hard bop or post bop or whatever you call early/mid-60's jazz at its best.
>
> Now that I think of it, coincidence or not: one of my favorite records of
> all time, which I cant recommend enough, is a double album on Hat Hut
> Records: Max Roach and Archie Shepp, "The Long March"
> This features just the two of them improvising, in a 'free jazz' kind of
> style where each song is so frought with emotion, tone, complexity, and
> just straight up chops, its an absolute pleasure to experience.
>
>
> OK peeps keep swingin
>
> Nat
>
>
> >
> > I should confess that watching Ken Burn's "Jazz" series is what prompted
me
> > to buy the Mingus album. Also picked up MOANIN' by Art Blakey and the
Jazz
> > Messengers, which is very fine too. So the series was good for
something.
> > ;-)
> >
> > _____________________
> > Mark Turner
> > nugroove@pacbell.net
> > www.jazzadelica.com
> > _____________________
> >
> >
> >
>
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