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Discovered this album while researching "People Make The World Go 'Round" covers, and dicovered just how damn near perfect this album actually is. Lead by session Saxophonist Ramon Morris, this was (unfortunately) his only solo outing as a band leader, and apparently one of the rarest albums on the "Groove Merchant" label. He gained notable recognition throughout the Jazz community by playing with the likes of both Woody Shaw & Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The most notable track on the album (for me) is "Lord Sideways," which takes use of the almost confusing at times 6/8 time signature, and has Morris and other players layering their solos almost oozingly of the track in the standard 4/4 progression. Take a listen, and you'll know what I'm talking about...

The Players:

Ramon Morris (ts)
Albert Daily (el-p)
Mickey Bass (b)
Granville "Mickey" Roker (dr)
Cecil Bridgewater (tp)
Lloyd Davis (g)
Tony Waters (congas)

Track Listing:

A1 First Come, First Serve
A2 Wijinia
A3 Sweet Sister Funk
B1 Sweat
B2 Don't Ask Me
B3 Lord Sideways
B4 People Make The World Go Round

Thanks to these sites for their original posts of this album: Soul Food, Hard Funk, Avaxhome, and Oufarkhan.

There's also a tremendous write by on of the alumni at this website regarding this same album: http://www.heavysoulbrutha.com/ -- Enjoy everybody. Glad to be back!!

"Gaspare "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from Rochester, New York, United States. Born and raised in Rochester, Mangione's younger brother is Grammy-winning flugelhornist Chuck Mangione. Members of a music-loving family, both Gap and Chuck took up instruments. In 1958, they started performing together as the Jazz Brothers, eventually recording three albums for Riverside Records. In 1968, Gap Mangione released his first solo album, Diana in the Autumn Wind, featuring drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Tony Levin in their first recordings, and new compositions and arrangements by Chuck Mangione who conducted as well. The 1970s brought more solo albums along with tours with his own group and many as featured pianist in his brother's orchestral performances. In the 1980s, Mangione began to spend more time playing in and around Rochester and less time on the road. In 1990, he formed the Gap Mangione New Big Band, which remains the premier dance and concert big band in the Rochester area. The New Big Band has released four CDs since 1998. Many major rappers and producers, including Madlib, Slum Village, and Talib Kweli, have sampled Gap's Diana in the Autumn Wind for their recent works. Today, Mangione continues to make regular appearances at Rochester locations, among them the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa (since May, 1987) and the Rochester International Jazz Festival, as well as private gigs; he can be found playing solo, with the 14-piece New Big Band, the "New Blues Band" (a quartet) or his sextet. He and Chuck continue to play together, mainly for appearances with symphony orchestras, or with Chuck as special guest with Gap's big band.
In 2004 he received the Artist of the Year Award from the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester. Mangione lives in the Rochester suburb of Greece, New York with his wife, Janet; his children are Ardis Mangione-Lindley and Jason Mangione..." courtesy of Wikipedia.

Track Listing:

01. Boy With Toys
02. Diana In the Autumn Wind
03. Long Hair Soulful
04. Yesterday
05. The Xlth Commandment
06. St. Thomas
07. You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
08. Pond With Swans
09. You Are My Sunshine
10. Free Again
11. Dream On Little Dreamer
12. Graduate Medley: Scarborough Fair, The Sounds of Silence, Mrs. Robinson

I'm sure you'll recogonize the all too famous sample by Ghostface, and J DIlla as well. Visit the original post for the link at: SoPedradMusical

Nowhere near as experimental as the last two, but equally good. Steve Reid takes more of a classic Jazz direction with this record, but his methods on the drums are still tremendous... "Steve Reid is a true pioneer of US left-field deep jazz. This release, originally released in 1976, is one of four albums Steve Reid recorded on his own tiny Mustevic record label in the 1970s and has a defining sound. This release follows on from the earlier Steve Reid album, Nova, also released on Soul Jazz Records. Steve Reid is steeped in musical history. He played in Sun Ra’s Arkestra, was a Motown session drummer and backed James Brown at the Apollo! He was imprisoned during the Vietnam war as a conscientious objector and lived in Africa in the early 1970s. Steve Reid has also worked with Freddie Hubbard, Gary Bartz, Ornette Coleman, Lester Bowie, Fela Kuti, Leon Thomas, Miles Davis and many more. There were only 1000 copies of this record pressed when it was originally released in 1974 and it has been a collectors’ album ever since..."

Tracklisting:

1. Kai
2. Rocks (For Cannonball)
3. Center Of The Earth
4. C You Around
5. One Minute Please

Enjoy.

Steve Reid is a true pioneer of boundary-breaking music. This latest project/collaboration is a continuation of a musical path that stretches back to the late 1960s. As a master drummer Steve Reid has played with Sun Ra, James Brown, Ornette Coleman, Fela Kuti, Archie Shepp, Miles Davis, Lester Bowie and many more. (Soul Jazz records)

"Steve Reid is one of the greatest living drummers. He has played with Sun Ra, knew Coltrane, played at Motown. I mean this is a guy who at 19 was playing drums with Fela Kuti in Africa. He is a musical genius. It’s a creative joy and honour to work with him." Kieran Hebden (Fourtet) After a number of groundbreaking live shows between Kieran Hebden (Fourtet) and legendary New York drummer Steve Reid, these two artists have embarked on two amazing new recording projects. The first release is the Steve Reid Ensemble (featuring Kieran Hebden) "Spirit Walk". This will be followed by a second album by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid which will be released by Domino Records at the beginning of 2006. Both albums blend electronic experimentation within the frame-work of Steve Reid’s musical heritage. Gilles Peterson will be touring the UK in November alongside The Steve Reid Ensemble. An ardent fan of the music, Peterson has contributed the sleeve-notes to "Spirit Walk" along with another long-time musical admirer Val Wilmer. Steve Reid is a true pioneer of boundary-breaking music. This latest project/collaboration is a continuation of a musical path that stretches back to the late 1960s. A self-taught master jazz drummer Steve Reid played in Sun Ra’s Arkestra as well as being a session musician at both Motown Records (he plays on for instance Martha and The Vandella’s "Heatwave") and in James Brown’s in-house band at the legendary Harlem Apollo. In the mid-60s Reid went to West Africa, playing and learning the music of Ghana, Nigeria (playing with Fela Kuti), Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal. On returning to New York he joined Sun Ra’s The Science Myth Solar Arkestra. In 1968 as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam war he was sentenced to 4 years in prison where he then taught a Black history course to his fellow inmates. In the 1970’s Reid formed the Legendary Master Brotherhood as well as running his own record company, Mustevic Sound, which released a series of his albums (2 of which have earlier been released by Soul Jazz Records). In a career now spanning over 40 years Steve Reid has worked with artists such as Lester Bowie, Miles Davis, Charles Tyler, Arthur Blythe, Ornette Coleman, Gary Bartz, Chief Bey, Archie Shepp, Sam Rivers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Leon Thomas and more. This new project is the latest part in Steve Reid’s musical odyssey. "A truly phenomenal artist. This is the album we've all been waiting a long time for. Steve Reid is steeped in musical history and yet this album has a modernity all of it's own." Gilles Peterson

Tracklisting

01. Lugano
02. Drum Story
03. Bridget
04. For Coltrane
05. Blind Tom
06. Which One
07. Lions Of Juda
08. It Cannot Be True
09. Unity

Still yet to be heard by myself, personally, but let's give it a go, shall we!?! Everyone report in with you thoughts on this one, I'd love to hear it, and so would everybody else... Divided into two parts, here is one, and here is two... Password in comments...

This classic album of deep Jazz was originally released in 1976. Steve Reid is one of the featured artists on Soul Jazz Records "Universal Sounds of America" alongside The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sun Ra and Pharoah Sanders. This record has never been released in the UK and was limited to 1000 copies in the USA in 1976! Steve Reid has played with, amongst others, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Dionne Warwicke, Archie Shepp, Chief Bey, Olatunji, Arthur Blythe, Lester Bowie, Dextor Gordon, Gary Bartz, James Brown, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sam Rivers, Leon Thomas, Fela Kuti, Fats Domino, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Lonnie Smith, Horace Silver! He has played in the house band at Harlem's Apollo Theatre, accompanying James Brown, as well as playing in Sun Ra's Arkestra! Also, Steve Reid lived next to John Coltrane, worked in a department store with Ornette Coleman, has a son who is the drummer for NWA, spent two years in jail as a conscientious objector of Vietnam, played drums on Martha and The Vandellas "Heatwave" (aged 14), released records on his own Mustevic Sound label in the 1970s and is a very cool person.

Tracklisting

1. Nova
2. Lions Of Judah
3. Free Spirits-Unknown
4. Long Time Black
5. Sixth House

Definately one of my favorite albums. Enjoy. All credit is due to ORGYINRHYTHM for turning me on to this one, long, long ago...

http://rapidshare.com/files/85240766/InUrgV4Giants.zip
Glad to see you all love Joe Henderson as much as I do. Put this up by request. Sorry I been gone so long. Gonna try and maintain this sucka as long as I can. New content this weekend, I promise. Peace!

Picked this one up over at "Blog O Blog," and it's an outstanding conventional Jazz album off the CTI label, with a hint surrealism. The cover alone screams volumes. Get this one, and enjoy the clarity of the CD rip. It's well worth the listen. Happy New Year everyone!

A short, but sweet album. Personnel includes: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Hideo Ichikawa (electric piano); Kunimitsu Inaba (bass); Motohiko Hino (drums). Recorded live at the Junk Club, Tokyo, Japan on August 4, 1971. Another one by request.
Here's to you, anonymous. Enjoy. Back soon. Peace...

The Quintet is: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); Tony Waters (congas); George Cables, Lenny White. Recorded live at the Lighthouse Cafe, Hermosa Beach, California (09/1970). Anonymous, this is for you. Back soon, y'all. Enjoy. Peace.

Yet another from the end of Joe's conventional Jazz period, and I say that lightly. Recorded basically around the same time as "Tetragon," picking up where that album left us, and you can't be sad about it. Another great album in terms of great musicianship. Enjoy it guys. Back soon. Peace... Personnel Include: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Mike Lawrence (trumpet); Grachan Moncur III (trombone); Kenny Barron (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Louis Hayes (drums).

Great album. Shows you where Joe was in terms of conventional jazz, along with a slight hint of where he may be heading, but nowhere near as "out-there" as albums like "Power to the People" & "Canyon Lady." Great Jazz album though... Posted for all you requesting that the Milestone Box Set be re-upped; I didn't forget about you. Personnel Include: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone), Don Friedman & Kenny Barron (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Jack DeJohnette & Louis Hayes (drums).

Taken from two different recording sessions.
Back soon. Peace!

An amazing LP, featuring the likes of Eric Dolphy, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Freddie Hubbard & many more. Borrowed this LP from a friend of mine, and these are the only tacks I managed to swipe from it. If anyone has any of the remaining tracks, let me know. It would be much appreciated. Thanks. Enjoy.

"One of the greatest solo albums ever issued by Latin jazz trumpeter Luis Gasca -- a set that really expands on his debut for Atlantic Records, and which brings in a whole host of early 70s west coast Latin influences! The style here is very laidback and open, but a fair bit more jazz oriented overall, with long solos from both Gasca on trumpet and Joe Henderson on tenor sax, set up in a half-electric set of rhythms laid out on guitar, organ, keyboards, bass, and plenty of percussion! Other players here are all top-shelf too -- and include Carlos Santana, George Cables, Stanley Clarke, Coke Escovedo, and Lenny White." - Dusty Groove America.
Don't know where I found this link but thanx. Enjoy!

This is a good from Henderson's Blue Note days. Contains three very memorable tracks... I'm on the look out for the remainder of his Blue Note recordings, sp please, feel free to drop me a line if you have something I don't. Enjoy! http://rapidshare.com/files/33784981/Inner_Urge.zip Personnel: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass instrument); Elvin Jones (drums). Liner Note Author: Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood, NJ (11/30/1964). "But the music on INNER URGE is unique, too, namely in its improvisational approach. Henderson and company span the gaps between hard-bop and avant-garde jazz with greater ease and cohesiveness than many of their contemporaries, a quality best evidenced on the title track. INNER URGE was Henderson's fourth date as a leader for Blue Note Records, and the first time he set out to record without his trusted friend, trumpeter Kenny Dorham. This release features "Isotope," now a well-known Henderson tune, and a lively version of the standard "Night and Day." Clearly the record's most memorable track, however, is the explorative "El Barrio," a droning piece that offers listeners a plethora of rich musical textures, modal detours, and percussive explosions."

Being since I'm a huge Joe Henderson fan, I decided I post up a few links to this incredibly monstrous 8 Cd collection that I came across on-line. It chronicles his entire career after he left Blue Note to record with Milestone... And to all you beat heads out there, when he was on Milestone, was when he was the most funky. http://rapidshare.com/files/33045618/Milestone.zip This is a rare find. Enjoy!

"Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's most famous recordings are his early Blue Notes and his more recent Verves, but in between he recorded exclusively for Milestone and, although Henderson was in consistently fine form in the diverse settings, he was somewhat neglected during his middle years. This massive eight-CD set contains all of the music from Henderson's dozen Milestone LPs, plus a duet with altoist Lee Konitz and his guest appearances with singer Flora Purim and cornetist Nat Adderley. The music ranges from Blue Note-style hard bop and modal explorations to fusion and '70s funk, with important contributions made by trumpeters Mike Lawrence, Woody Shaw, and Luis Gasca, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, and keyboardists Kenny Barron, Don Friedman, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, George Cables, Alice Coltrane, Mark Levine, and George Duke, among others. Not all of the music is classic (some of the later sets are unabashedly commercial), but none of the 82 selections are dull and the very distinctive Henderson always gives his best. It's highly recommended." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.

Been gone for a bit, have to apologize about that; it sucks havin' a fuckin' job... Anyways, on to the goodies - http://rapidshare.com/files/30464157/Gula_Matari.zip Had this one for a while, just have been lagging on the posts; once again I apologize; I want to keep you hungry souls out there feed & happy... Well, personally, this is the best Quincy Jones album out there. It's Quincy in rare form, displaying his outstanding ability to compose, and assemble great musicians. If you don't believe me, just check the personel:
Pepper Adams,sax; Danny Bank,sax;
Hubert Laws,flute; Jerome Richardson,sax;
Freddie Hubberd,treumpet; Danny Moore,trumpet;
Ernie Royal,trumpet; Marvin Stamm,trumpet;
Gene Young,trumpet;
Wayne Andre,trombone; Al Grey,trombone;
Benny Powell,trombone; Tony Studd,trombone;
Eric Gale,guitar; Toots Thielemans,guitar,whistle;
Herbie Hancock,keyboard; Bob James,keyboard;
Bobby Scott,keyboard;
Grady Tate,drums; Don Elliott,percussion;
Jimmy Johnson,percussion; Warren Smith,percussion;
Ray Brown,bass; Ron Carter,bass;
Richard Davis,bass; Major Holley,bass,voice;
Milt Jackson,vibes;
Seymour Barab,cello; Kermit Moore,cello;
Lucien Schmit,cello; Alan Shulman,cello;
Valerie Simpson,vocal; Marilyn Stewart,vocal;
Barbara Massey,vocal; Hilda Harris,vocal;

For some reason I skipped the opening track, "A Bridge Over Troubled Water," no big miss though, it's by far the weakest song on the album. This one is heavy Jazz, heavy composed in structure (I only say this because throughout, each section is playing identical notes, as if sight-reading while the song progresses) and heavy on the funk as well. Don't pass this one up!
For more Quincy, visit: http://pharaohs-dance.blogspot.com/ He's got something of a Quincy Jones marathon going on right now. See you soon... Just got some new Quincy in the mail, and it's equally as hot... Peace!

A great time to be a jazz musician, as far as I'm concerned... The album is definately a stray aware from the conventional jazz structure, and leans more in the direction of funk rythms, and spontanous playing, (special thanx to Jack DeJohnette on drums, Dave Holland on bass, and Art Jenkins on percussion). Henderson's vocals on some trax help move some of the tunes in a direction that he would pursue even further with later albums, but adds enormously to the melodic playing on this particular venture... He is by far one of the most over looked sax players of his time, but as an artist, I think he enjoyed that fact very much. Features Joe Henderson (trumpet) Larry Willis (keys) James Ulmer (guitars) John Thomas (guitar) Dave Holland (bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums) Arthur Jenkins (percussion).

http://rapidshare.com/files/27938688/Joe_Henderson.zip

1. Tress-Cun-Deo-La 10:36
2. Bwaata 10:56
3. Song For Sinners 6:26
4. Turned Around 6:39
5. Me, Among Others 7:05
6. Turned Around (Exceprt) 2:43

As usual, contains album art, and track listing (for those obsessive conpulsive music listeners such as myself). Ripped @ 192 from the actual CD (don't hate 'cause it ain't vinyl, but I had to get it), curtisy of yours truely. All mp3 format this time, 'cause a few of you cats out there said my files weren't working. Track #6 doesn't appear on the album, but is edited down as it has showed up on about every jazz/funk compilation out there. Enjoy. More Joe to come pretty soon.

Something else I think eveyone should hear...

http://rapidshare.com/files/24223424/_Call_It_Anything..._.m4a

Not many people even knew that Miles played @ the Isle of Wight festival in 1970,
but he did, and totally tore it up. This is Miles & his band in rare form, right before
he took off into that outer space funk. Roughly just before the Cellar Door Sessions
& On The Corner came about. Check it out!!! Add it to your collection.

The cover alone is sick as hell...
http://rapidshare.com/files/24061690/Greek_Today.zip
Very Rare! Thanx to AJ