MICHAEL STUART - KEITH BLACKLEY QUARTET – Determination (1979)

Not On Label – ST1001

Canada, 1979

private

A1 Compassion (Stuart)

A2 Awakening (McFeteridge)

B1 In View (McFeteridge)

B2 Determination (Stuart)

Michael Stuart – tenor sax, soprano sax

Keith Blackley – drums

Steve Wallace – bass

George McFeteridge – piano

Private deep, spiritual jazz out of Toronto from 1979.  You may recognize saxophonist Michael Stuart either from Doug Riley's excellent album Dreams released on PM or the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, whom he would have been on tour with shortly before cutting this recording.  Anyway, his playing here along with the rest of the musicians is exceptional, moving from soulful to fierce to exploratory. A very highly recommended album that seems to have been largely neglected in the dustbins—until now!  Check out the soaring modal track 'Awakening' below

http://www.mediafire.com/download/kwahh3af1h2cr8r/determination.zip