FRANK LOWE - FRESH (1975)

epistrophy
play some blues
fresh
mysterioso
chu's blues

tk 1-4
frank lowe (ts)
lester bowie (tp)
joseph bowie (tb)
abdul wadud (cello)
steve reid (d) (1)
charles bobo shaw (d) (2, 3, 4)
selene fung (cheng) (3)

tk 5
frank lowe (ts)
plus the memphis four

MICHAEL CARVIN - THE CAMEL (1975)

osun
naima
kwebena`s blues
MC blues
the camel
billy boy
osun 9 (take 1)

michael carvin (d)
cecil bridgewater (tp, flgh)
sonny fortune (as, ss)
ron burton (p)
calvin hill (b)

CHARLES BRACKEEN - RHYTHM X (1968)

rhythm X
hour glass
charles concept
C. B. blues

charles brackeen (ts)
ed blackwell (d)
don cherry (tp)
charlie haden (b)

CECIL PAYNE - ZODIAC (1968)

martin luther king jr.
girl, you got a home
slide hampton
follow me
flying fish

cecil payne (bs)
winton kelly (p)
wilbur ware (b)
albert 'tootie' heath (d)
kenny dorham (tp)

HERBIE HANCOCK - DEDICATION (1974)

It seems it still is a hard-to-find japanese import - can't believe it - so here it is @320. One side acoustic, one side electric, complete solo performance.

maiden voyage
dolphin dance
nobu
cantaloupe island

TRIBUTE TO THE COOL GUYS

LEE HAZLEWOOD - COWBOY IN SWEDEN (1970) featuring the vocals of nina lizell

pray them bars away
leather and lace
forget marie
cold hard times
the night before
hey cowboy
no train to stockholm
for a day like today
easy & me
what's more I don't need her
vem kan segla

FRANK SINATRA - THE WORLD WE KNEW (1967)

the world we knew (over and over)
somethin' stupid
this is my love
born free
don't sleep in the subway
this town
this is my song
you are there
drinking again
some enchanted evening

RUFUS HARLEY - RE-CREATION OF THE GODS (1972)

re-creation of the gods
nobody knows the trouble we've seen
this little light of mine
hypothesis
malika
etymology

rufus harley (bagpipes, electric soprano sax, sermonette)
bill mason (org)
larry langston (perc)
larry randolph (el b)
... and the baby!

JACKIE McLEAN & THE COSMIC BROTHERHOOD - NEW YORK CALLING (1974)

new york calling
star dancer
camel driver
some other time
adrian's dance

jackie mclean (as)
rene mclean (as, ts, ss)
billy skinner (tp)
billy gault (p)
james 'fish' benjamin (b)
michael carvin (d)

YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED - PLAYS SUPER FLY (1973)

freddie's dead
give me your love
pusher man
superfly
hey pancho
could it be I'm falling in love
(they long to be) close to you
people make the world go round
mystical man

eldee young (b)
isaac "redd" holt (d)
ringo (org, g)
ken chaney (el p)
derf (cgas)

WALT DICKERSON - WALT DICKERSON 1976

sky
awareness
key of wisdom
yesterdays
I love you

walt dickerson (vb)
jamaaladeen tacuma ( el-b)
wilbur ware (b)
edgar leon bateman (d)

HUGO MONTENEGRO - LADY IN CEMENT O.S.T. (1968)

lady in cement
jilly's joint
kit
love is a many splendored thing
yales pool room
the shark
tony's theme
give me the simple life
rubys burlesque
again
sugar seymour
tony's theme (alternate version)
lady in cement (alternate version)

DUKE PEARSON - PRAIRIE DOG (1966)

the fakir
prairie dog
hush-a-bye
soulin'
little waltz
angel eyes

duke pearson (p, celeste)
harold vick (ss, ts)
james spaulding (fl, as)
george coleman (ts)
johnny coles (tp)
gene bertoncini (g)
bob cranshaw (b)
mickey roker (d)

BYRON MORRIS & UNITY - VIBRATIONS, THEMES & SERENADES (1975-1978)

ERAA
suite for rahsan, mingus and lester young
panamanian aire
sun shower
eyewitness news bluze
like a galaxy of stars

byron morris (as, ss, fl)
vincent mcewan (tp, flgh)
jay clayton (vcl)
gene adler (p, el-p)
tyronne walker (d)
frank clayton, milton suggs (b, el-b)
abu sharif (indigenous drummer)

WALTER BISHOP JR - SPEAK LOW (1961)

sometimes i'm happy (alt.take)
blues in the closet
green dolphin street
alone together
milestones
speak low
sometimes i'm happy
blues in the closet (alt. take)
speak low (alt. take)

walter bishop Jr (p)
jimmy garrison (b)
G.T.hogan (d)

GARY BARTZ & LEON THOMAS - PRECIOUS ENERGY (1987)

recorded live at ethell's, baltimore

precious energy
you treat me like a yo-yo
sunflowers
cousin mary
woman
close your eyes
boom, boom, boom

gary bartz (as)
leon thomas (vcl)
eddie henderson (tp)
bob butta (p)
geoff harper (b)
steve johns (d)

TERUMASA HINO QUINTET - LOVE NATURE (1971)

each other
sister mayumi

terumasa hino (tp)
gary bartz (as)
kiyoshi sugimoto (eg)
reggie workman (b)
eric gravatt (d)

DONALD SMITH - LUV (1976)

mystic man
stillness
nameless
call of liberation
magnetic A
to yaisa and wanda with luv

donald smith (p)
jack dejohnette (d)
cecil mcbee (b)

TONY SCOTT - IN AFRIKA (1957-1970)

great guy, passed away too soon

mayibue afrika! uhuru! (long live afrika! freedom!)
calling the gods
freedom day
rain prayer
aaee-aaoo
the witch doctor
voodoo
penny whistle song
the zulu walk

tony scott plays clarinet, flute, trumpet, drums and bells with the senegal tribal group, recorded in dakar in 1970 (tracks 1-7)
tony scott plays clarinet, bass, guitar, drums with the south afrika penny whistles serenaders, recorded in johannesburg in 1957 (tracks 8-9)

ARCHIE SHEPP - TRAY OF SILVER (1979)

no smokin'
if you could see me now
nika's dream
cookin' at the continental

archie shepp (ts)
mickey tucker (p)
takashi mizuhashi (b)
roy brooks (d)
howard johnson (tb)

TERUMASA HINO SEXTET - FUJI (1972)

this guy is really the hero of this blog!

be and know
reaction
fuji
a child is born

terumasa hino (tp)
takao uematsu (ts)
mikio masuda (p)
kiyoshi sugimoto (g)
yoshio ikeda (b)
motohiko hino (d)