Move Ever Onward
(Ikef) Used LP $18.00 (Out-of-stock)
2002 pressing of this 1975 album of spiritual jazz with a more worldly sound that incorporated robust African and Asian influences. Its eight eclectic tracks feature vocals from by Dara, Aiisha, Kwesi Gilbert Northern, and Ayida Tengemana, along with cacaphonous percussion, flute and stringed instrument flourishes. Liner notes by Jean Carn
Sound Awareness
(Ikef) Used LP $18.00 (Out-of-stock)
Two side-long tracks by renowned French horn player Robert Northern with notable appearances by percussionist Max Roach, the M’Boom Re:percussion Ensemble, and a 90-piece vocal choir. 2002 pressing of this boundary-pushing album recorded and originally released by Strata East in 1972 after much extensive work with the Sun Ra Arkestra. Liner notes by Roach
Birth Speed Merging 1976
(Ikef) Used LP $25.00
This great lost black group from the ’70s put a California twist on the Art Ensemble Chicago via Eastern influences, Shepp / Sanders style grooves, and large-ensemble funk with a harder edge. 2009 reissue of 1976 classic.
Poetic Excursion
(Ikef) Used LP $10.00
Righteous poetry and jazz recorded live in the studio in the early 1970s. Redmond introduces his work, and moves into dramatic recitations backed up by small combo jazz instrumentation that includes guitar, percussion, and soprano sax. The feel is open and free, almost an African-American take on the beat poetry style of late ’50s San Francisco – but with themes and style that puts this in the same sphere as Camille Yarbrough, Jayne Cortez, Wanda Robinson, and even Iceberg Slim. 2001 reissue