SHAMEK FARRAH & NORMAN PERSON – Live! (Expressions of a Heritage, 1991)

Shamek Farrah & Norman Person – Live!
Expressions of a Heritage – EH184
US, 1991
private press
cassette

A1 Aisha
A2 Footprints
A3 Timeless Beginnings
B1 Negative Forces
B2 I Remember Clifford





Shamek Farrah & Norman Person - Live! 

THOM MASON – Be Do Have (Affinity Records, 1980)

Thom Mason – Be Do Have
Affinity Records – CL-10201
US, 1980
private press

A1 Awakening
A2 Odyssey
A3 Touch Me Like You Do
B1 Be - Do - Have
B2 Shadows
B3 It Must Be Some Other Blues

Thom Mason – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Dave Zoller – keyboards
Howard Alden – guitar
Paul Farnen – bass
Alex Camp – bass
Lou Fischer – bass
Mike Jochum – drums
Banks Dimon – drums
Steve Houghton – drums


http://www.mediafire.com/file/cvhx72tsx71nz8e/be+do+have.zip

PRINCE BILLY MAHDI WRIGHT - You Got Dat Wright (Raenii, 1982)

Prince Billy Mahdi Wright - You Got Dat Wright

Raenii - RA-037

US, 1982

private press

A1 Tune Weaver

A2 You Got Dat Wright

A3 Excuse Me

B1 Summer Love (or Verano De Amor)

B2 79th Street Blues (or Concert In Woo)

B3 Love Dream (Or Reve D'Amour)

Billy Mahdi - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, bells, kalimba

Corky McClerkin - piano

Eldee Young - bass

Ruben D'Andrea - drums

Newson Otis - trumpet

Dave Baldwin - sax

Bruce Thompson - synthesizer

Eve Garnett, Brenda Sims, Ozana Chavis - vocals

https://mega.nz/#!PoAGVbTK!FTYtTq6jhZ8f3Glfpa9kmqjYGa0MLHcEbkHVMvmKgrs 

SUNAO WADA QUINTET + 1 featuring MINORU IKENO - Four Scenes (Three Blind Mice, 1976)

 Sunao Wada Quintet + 1 featuring Minoru Ikeno - Four Scenes

Three Blind Mice - TBM-75

Japan, 1976

A1 Sunset on the Street

A2 Ambushin' the Blues

B1 Jumping Dog

B2 The Shimmer of the Morning Sun

Sunao Wada - guitar

Minoru Ikeno - alto sax, flute, percussion

Sizuo Nakayama - piano, electric piano
Hitomi Ueda - vocals, whistle, cowbell

Kazuaki Yamamoto - bass

Koji Yamada - drums

https://mega.nz/#!64xkXCQZ!FgwmfSXDS1sZSwPcWrpXXxf9qglxgKdA9UJ7L54E5-w

SAM SANDERS & VISIONS - The Gift Of Love (That African Lady, 1983)

Sam Sanders & Visions - The Gift of Love
That African Lady - TAL-935
US, 1983
private press

A1 Gift of Love
A2 Slightly Anxious
A3 Day After Yesterday
A4 Un-Stable
B1 Free Fall
B2 Mickey's Tune
B3 Fantasy

Sam Sanders - tenor sax
Michael Zaporski - piano
Ed Pickens - bass
Jon Knust - drums
Kenny Cox - piano

You may recognize Sam Sanders from the 2013 release by 180 Proof Records of a previously unreleased Strata Records date 'Mirror, Mirror' (http://fleamarketfunk.com/2013/08/05/sam-sanders-mirror-mirror/). For most though, this Detroit soul jazz veteran will likely be unknown, and unfortunately so because not only was Sanders a great saxophonist with his own warm and lyrical post bop sound, he was an important fixture of historical significance in the Detroit jazz scene with important Motown and Strata connections.  Jazznation explains, "Sam Sanders and Visions - for many years with bassist Ed Pickens and drummer Jimmy Allen, was known for extremely aggressive post bebop jazz bordering on the Avant garde.  Sanders mainly played the tenor and soprano saxophones, however he would often close his concerts with a signature slow blues on the alto saxophone, revealing his deeply ingrained 'roots' and distinctly Detroit sound" (http://www.jazznation.com/CBP/SamSanders1.html).

In a 1976 article for the Ann Arbor Sun, David Weiss describes, "Sam Sanders is one of Detroit's most precious natural resources... His artful saxophone work has graced the ensembles of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Smokey Robinson and countless Motown dates'" (http://freeingjohnsinclair.aadl.org/node/201718).  Moreover, Jazznation notes, "Prior to forming Visions, Sanders and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave fronted a band with pianist Harold McKinney called the Creative Profile.  Belgrave and Sanders would continue to perform together, often with Sanders' big band, the Pioneer Orchestra"(http://www.jazznation.com/CBP/SamSanders1.html). Sanders also served as an instructor at both Oakland University and the Detroit Metro Arts complex as well as helping create the Detroit Jazz Center. 

Although most of the sessions with Sanders from the 60s or 70s are either nowhere to be found or still unreleased, 'The Gift of Love' - perhaps the only release of Sanders as a leader during his lifetime and privately pressed by what I presume to be his own label That African Lady - offers a document of this Detroit great's music with his band Visions.  Fellow Strata musician Kenny Cox, who has also gotten a recent release from 180 Proof records, even sits in on keys on a few tracks.  Unfortunately Sanders passed away in 2000, but hopefully the small amount of recordings we do have of him do justice to his musicianship, Visions and the Detroit jazz scene.  Here is a rare video from 1990 of Sanders playing the last song 'Fantasy' from this session live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CygX2RRUUI.

https://mega.nz/#!LwwgGJiQ!M9YYioxaPyBzaN6sD6L4lBZa29O6eVpoUojsG9FhBpM

GREG ADAMS – Koolin Out (Hip City, 1983)

 Greg Adams – Koolin Out

Hip City Records – HCR 101

private press

A1 Little Bee's Poem

A2 Moments Notice

B1 Mr. P.C.

B2 Armageddon

B3 Recordame

Greg Adams - drums

Dadisi Komolafe - alto sax, flute

Rickey Kelly - vibes

Jon Williams The Mad Capp - cornet

Bobby West - piano

Al Threats - bass

Kaeef Ruzaden - piano (A2, B3)

____

life's ups & downs

smiles & frowns

koolin out is what

it's all about 

– greg adams

https://mega.nz/#!fpITQD6K!HOZQNdTHCNTm_T2-xWdekZvdLoURIRTXAKv5n49Opyc

PIERRE LEDUC ET SON QUATUOR – S/T (Radio Canada International, 1967)

Pierre Leduc Et Son Quatuor - Pierre Leduc Et Son Quatuor
Radio Canada International – 267
Canada, 1967

A1 Synchronisation
A2 Modulation
A3 Tonus
B1 Soya
B2 Emo
B3 Poussiere D'Etoile

Pierre Leduc – piano
Brian Barley – tenor sax, clarinet
Roland Haynes – bass
Blaine Wikjord – drums



https://mega.nz/#!uwoxXABa!VMdpJlieTKQW3ooxtoK41swRbQyggUNPbUoO9rRUPTI

KARLTON HESTER AND THE CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ART MOVEMENT – Hesterian Musicism (Hesteria, 1982)

Kartlon Hester and the Contemporary Jazz Art Movement – Hesterian Musicism

Hesteria – Hesteria 00002

US, 1982

private press

A1 El Paso Sunrise

A2 Y La Estacîon De Lluvias Comienza

A3 The Pee Cal Flute Experiment – flute quintet

B1 Visitor From The Outside

B2 For The Affect Of It – flute trio

B3 Felicitous Circus (Postlude to "Pan African Ballet Music")

Contemporary Jazz Art Movement
Kartlon Hester – flute
Bette Hered – oboe, English horn
Sonja Williams – oboe
Patricia Weise – violin
Dwaine Spurlin – trumpet, flugelhorn
Will Ozier – guitar
Terry Elliott – piano
Charles Thomas – electric bass
James Lewis – acoustic bass
Kamau Seitu – drums
Pamela Jackson – vocals

Flute Quintet
Karlton Hester – flute
Coral Adee – piccalo
Bette Hered – oboe
Maurette Beansnap – alto flute
Susan Smith – bass flute

Flute Trio
Karlton Hester – flute
Carol Adee – flute
James Lewis – bass

Felicitous Circus

From a dream I slowly rise
to a realm in a place with gold and azure skies.
I feel the universe is all mine
and wonderous days of youth shall always guide me kindly high.

I see my inner self as a balanced whole.
I'm free to trust with my new perennial soul, new perennial soul.
While I'm centered here I will dance and sing;
with subtle energy I now sense everything.

Beautiful thoughts of love are in my mind,
all at tune to a sound with shapes of every kind.
Then as the light we see beams far beyond the cloud
the tones sound very clear, but not from being loud.

We blend into an orchestra of celestial sound.
We join this orchestra in a never ending round, never ending round…
and suddenly there's the harmony
that all my life I've sought so deep inside of me.

It's here we all can be so kind;
I know this peaceful place knows the rhyme and time.
There's room for everything and everyone
to learn what magic is so soon they all will come.


https://mega.nz/#!X0wgWTCS!I4NvO0nNnQKm2U34CLEmXf_RhViQuiBFDzW8UsC1nBI

FRED TOMPKINS - Cécile (F.K.T., 1979)

Fred Tompkins - Cécile

F.K.T. - 103

US, 1979

private press

A1 Cecile

Susan Deaver - flute

Lawrence Feldman - soprano & tenor sax

Norman Carey - piano

Frank Tusa - bass

Rick Cutler - drums 

A2 Preludes & Four Lines

Lee Volckhausen - flute

Pamela Epple - oboe

Noah Young - bass

Billy Mintz - drums

B1 Trio for Dr. Taussig

Fred Tompkins - flute

Odile Tompkins - alto recorder

Norman Carey – piano

B2 Waltz Variations

Bryant Hayes - Bb clarinet

Norman Carey - piano

Michael Moore - bass

Billy Mintz - drums

https://mega.nz/#!H143lYzQ!fqpz6w3nE2uV94I2h5r29WYXZoJ9lhnEuCCUpXczXDE

DON THOMPSON / SONNY GREENWICH – Love Song For A Virgo Lady / The Old Man And The Child (Sackville, 1970)

Don Thompson – Love Song For A Virgo Lady / Sonny Greenwich – The Old Man And The Child
Sackville Recordings (Radio Canada International)  – C2002 (CBC 303 MS8815) /  Sackville Recordings – C2003
Canada, 1970

Love Song For A Virgo Lady
A1 Emily
A2 Mumba
A3 As Long A I'm Dreaming
B1 Love Song For A Virgo Lady
B2 Loving

Don Thompson – piano
Sonny Greenwich – guitar
Ron Park – tenor sax
Michel Donato – bass
Jerry Fuller – drums

The Old Man And The Child
A1 Haunted Heart
A2 When The World Was Young
A3 Stranger In The City
B1 The Old Man And The Child

Sonny Greenwich – guitar
Don Thompson – piano
Michel Donato – bass
Clinton Houston – bass
Clayton Johnston – drums

https://mega.nz/#!vxA2DZAR!7jabdm3YLGPPXGhnCbL5JXUKt8Gxzx6-zP6fhAlibus

ALBERT DAILEY – Renaissance (Catalyst, 1978)

Albert Dailey – Renaissance
Catalyst Records – CAT-7627
US, 1977

A1 Black Raspberry
A2 The Dues We Have To Pay
A3 I Love You
B1 Mimosa
B2 Mr. Pogo
B3 Gee Monetti
B4 Autumn Rain

Albert Dailey – piano
Carter Jefferson – tenor sax, soprano sax
Cheryl Alexander – vocals
Cecil McBee – bass
Adam Nussbaum – drums (A2, B2)
Charles Persip – drums


https://mega.co.nz/#!2xRAyAaA!Pen6qci4GzRuDH6E3GTjIUdL_SizrXfvrLRzayHuV4k

LA COCINA – Musica Para Bailar (Alebrije, 1988)

La Cocina – Musica Para Bailar
Discos Alebrije – n/a
Mexico, 1988
private press

A1 Minimo Menaje Carla Bebopera
A2 Blues de la Region del Polvo y la del Moho
B1 Estos no son modos
B2 Para mi que ya oiste a Pharoah Sanders

Alain Derbez – saxofón soprano y piano
Arturo Escalante – percusiones
Evodio Escalante – saxofón soprano y piano
Ariel Guzik – saxofón tenor
Jazzamoart – bateria

'Esta es la grabación de lo que sucedió en concierto alguna vez en la Casa del Laga de la UNAM (Chapultepec, Mexico, D.F.) en el 88.  Un concierto que no pretendió ser disco y lo es.  Esta, aqui, es una más de las opciones de la improvisación, como todo lo que hace (y ha hecho por casi diez años) la Cocina, Tertulias, Contubernios y Festines.'

https://mega.co.nz/#!ixZkjSiS!JaQ0ap8K4F-q7OG17XmVEg1flI8MbtAKZ5H7wcxPXZY

THE CHARLES MOFFETT FAMILY – Vol. 1 (Charles Moffett Recording, 1975)

The Charles Moffett Family – Vol. 1

Charles Moffett Recording/codaryl publications – LRS-RT-6142

US, 1975

private press

A1 Gypsy Lady

A2 Wishbone Suite

B1 Peace On My Mind

B2 Jubilee!

Charles Moffett – percussion and trumpet

Patrick McCarthy – string bass

Codaryl Moffett – percussion

Charles Moffett, Jr. – alto and tenor sax

Charnett Moffett – string bass and trumpet

Mondre Moffett – trumpet, flugelhorn, baritone

JOYFUL

Your music

     swallows me

     inside myself,

A flood of feelings

     washes over

   and I ache…

feeling small,

           helpless,

Because you give me

   so much,

And I have nothing

  I can give you

       in return

  except my tears

    so I cry

          I

      cry

        joyful,

                … Judy Rosenberg

http://www.mediafire.com/download/c2g40wtxall2csn/charles_moffett_family.zip

BILLY ROBINSON – Evolution's Blend (Radio Canada International, 1972)

Billy Robinson – Evolution's Blend
Radio Canada International – RCI 375
Canada, 1972

A1 The Family
A2 It's Raining Ashes
A3 Homing
B1 Pivot
B2 Quebec On My Mind
B3 Evolution's Blend

Billy Robinson – tenor sax
Pierre Leduc – piano
Peter Leitch – guitar
Erroll Walters – bass
Jim Norman – drums


http://www.mediafire.com/download/757fhgybow1wyb2/evolution%27s+blend.zip#39;s_blend.zip

SEXTETO DO BECO – s/t (Fundação Cultural Do Estado Da Bahia, 1980)

Sexteto do Beco – Sexteto do Beco

Fundação Cultural Do Estado Da Bahia – CB-001 / 5.26..404.024

Brazil, 1980

private press

A1 Flutuando

A2 Siamass

A3 Kiua

A4 Suíte 312: swing em 4, swing em 5

B1 Águas Cristalinas

B2 Cromosamba

B3 Um segundo

B4 Cantilena

Aderbal Duarte – guitar

Thomas Gruetz – guitar

Antônio Sarquiz – acoustic bass

Guilherme Maia – electric bass

Zeca Freitas – electric piano

Guillermo Migoya – drums

Francisco Cabral – percussion

Andrea Daltro – soprano vocals

Sérgio Souto – flute

Oscar Dourado – flute

Paulo Andrade – flute

Samuel Motta – flute

Paulo Bento – flute

Marco Esteves – soprano sax

Tuzé de Abreu – alto sax

Valéu Cerqueira – tenor sax

Juraci Pereira – trumpet

Gerson Barbosa – trombone

For Andy…thanks for the support!

http://www.mediafire.com/download/9ozj2z280xhx1no/sexteto.do.beco.zip

VIBRATION SOCIETY – The Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Stash, 1986)

Stash Records – ST-261
US, 1986

A1 Serenade to a Cuckoo
A2 Theme for the Eulipions
A3 A Handful of Fives
A4 Spirits Up Above
B1 The Inflated Tear
B2 My Delight
B3 Bright Moments
B4 Steppin' Into Beauty

Bill Hardman – trumpet
Steve Turre  – trombone, bass trombone, bells, four conch shells
Junior Cook – tenor sax
Hilton Ruiz  – piano
Paul Brown – bass
Leroy Williams – drums
Suzanne Klewan – vocals (A2, A4, B3)
Timmy Shepherd – vocals (A2, A4, B3)
Andromeda – effects (A1)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/cteju4i91t479wj/vibration.society.zip

KARLTON HESTER AND THE CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ART MOVEMENT – S/T (Hesteria, 1981)

Hesteria Records – HESTERIA 00001
US, 1981
private press

A1 The Jive Cycles Within An Integrated Force-Field
A2 Ballad
A3 It's About Time The Rain Came
B1 Pan African Ballet Music

Karlton Hester – flute, piccolo flute
Dwaine Spurlin – soprano sax, tenor sax
Chioke Okpara – tenor sax
Mpenda – tenor sax
Lewis Jordan – alto sax
Ray Collins – clarinet, alto clarinet
Rasul Siddik – trumpet
Larry Douglas – trumpet, flugelhorn
Matthew Harrell – bassoon
Hawley Currens – violin
Bette Hered – oboe, english horn
Charles Thomas – bass
Terry Elliott – piano
Kamau Seitu – drums

http://www.mediafire.com/download/tk5ya0eeb05sok7/karlton.hester.and.the.contemporary.jazz.art.movement.zip

A Tribute to the Prince of Peace: Covers & Devotions for John Coltrane

A Tribute to the Prince of Peace: Covers & Devotions for John Coltrane by Empedocles on Mixcloud

BRIDGEWATER BROTHERS – Generation Suite (Denon, 1979)

Denon – YX-7802-ND
Japan, 1979

A1 African Sunrise
A2 Bororo
A3 Sade
A4 Synapse
B1 Your Ballad
B2 Something I Saw Thru My Mind
B3 Samba Para Ustedos Dos

Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ron Bridgewater – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Hubert Eaves – piano, kalimba
Donald Smith – electric piano, flute
Reggie Workman – bass, percussion
Michael Carvin – drums

http://www.mediafire.com/download/62yhmthp7dlld5h/generation.suite.zip

THE CONTEMPORARY JAZZ QUINTET – Location (Strata, 1973)

Strata Records – SRI 1001-73
US, 1973

beginnings or endings depending on your level of entry

Bang! / Tao / Noh Word / Nguzo Saba (Struggle) / Inner Beckoning

Ken Cox – electric piano, piano
Charles Eubanks – electric piano
Charles Moore – flugelhorn, trumpet, percussion
Leon Henderson – tenor sax, soprano sax
Ron English – guitar
Ron Brooks – bass
Bud Spangler – drums, percussion
Dan Spencer – drums, percussion

http://www.mediafire.com/download/zq47sr9a97klmri/location.zip