The deepest realms of private press spiritual jazz 1964-1987 with genuine gems of DIY goodness that would cost an arm, leg and a less-favoured gran to pick up 2nd hand
Where previous instalments of the Spiritual jazz series, ongoing since 2008, have reaped from catalogues of legendary big independents such as Blue Note, Prestige, Steeplechase, and Impulse!, this one cuts a whole layer down into the world of “brave and innovative souls who acted ‘privately’, recording and releasing their music without the aid or involvement of a bona fide record company.” Across 14 prime cuts, the set unveils a world normally the preserve of the most ardent (wedged up) collectors, diggers and sample hunters to the inquisitive jazz prole (us!) with a proper education and possible jump-off points for further listening.
As the label point out, these are records made for a variety of reasons; some altruistic, some as educational tools, or just trying to make it big. But they were all made for good of the jazz scenius, dovetailing around a common cause to disseminate deeply rooted, yet progressive new forms of black music that expressed their identity and needed to be heard. We’re talking expressions of heritage in Carmelo Garcia’s modal Afro-Latin jazz blues shimmy ‘Ethiopia’, and the glorious soundscaping of ‘Middle Eastern Fantasy’; a grooving nod to God by Erni Clark, soul-grabbing suss from Cullen Knight; a proper heads-down epic from Don Menza in ‘Spanish Boots’; the quietly breathtaking atmosphere of ‘Morning Rainwalk’ by Belair; subtle hints of Khan Jamal’s rolling verve in ‘Evolove’ from Owen Marshall; and the deadly downstroke of ‘Desiree Song’ by Bobby Jackson - goose pimples on that one, whew!
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The deepest realms of private press spiritual jazz 1964-1987 with genuine gems of DIY goodness that would cost an arm, leg and a less-favoured gran to pick up 2nd hand
Where previous instalments of the Spiritual jazz series, ongoing since 2008, have reaped from catalogues of legendary big independents such as Blue Note, Prestige, Steeplechase, and Impulse!, this one cuts a whole layer down into the world of “brave and innovative souls who acted ‘privately’, recording and releasing their music without the aid or involvement of a bona fide record company.” Across 14 prime cuts, the set unveils a world normally the preserve of the most ardent (wedged up) collectors, diggers and sample hunters to the inquisitive jazz prole (us!) with a proper education and possible jump-off points for further listening.
As the label point out, these are records made for a variety of reasons; some altruistic, some as educational tools, or just trying to make it big. But they were all made for good of the jazz scenius, dovetailing around a common cause to disseminate deeply rooted, yet progressive new forms of black music that expressed their identity and needed to be heard. We’re talking expressions of heritage in Carmelo Garcia’s modal Afro-Latin jazz blues shimmy ‘Ethiopia’, and the glorious soundscaping of ‘Middle Eastern Fantasy’; a grooving nod to God by Erni Clark, soul-grabbing suss from Cullen Knight; a proper heads-down epic from Don Menza in ‘Spanish Boots’; the quietly breathtaking atmosphere of ‘Morning Rainwalk’ by Belair; subtle hints of Khan Jamal’s rolling verve in ‘Evolove’ from Owen Marshall; and the deadly downstroke of ‘Desiree Song’ by Bobby Jackson - goose pimples on that one, whew!
The deepest realms of private press spiritual jazz 1964-1987 with genuine gems of DIY goodness that would cost an arm, leg and a less-favoured gran to pick up 2nd hand
Where previous instalments of the Spiritual jazz series, ongoing since 2008, have reaped from catalogues of legendary big independents such as Blue Note, Prestige, Steeplechase, and Impulse!, this one cuts a whole layer down into the world of “brave and innovative souls who acted ‘privately’, recording and releasing their music without the aid or involvement of a bona fide record company.” Across 14 prime cuts, the set unveils a world normally the preserve of the most ardent (wedged up) collectors, diggers and sample hunters to the inquisitive jazz prole (us!) with a proper education and possible jump-off points for further listening.
As the label point out, these are records made for a variety of reasons; some altruistic, some as educational tools, or just trying to make it big. But they were all made for good of the jazz scenius, dovetailing around a common cause to disseminate deeply rooted, yet progressive new forms of black music that expressed their identity and needed to be heard. We’re talking expressions of heritage in Carmelo Garcia’s modal Afro-Latin jazz blues shimmy ‘Ethiopia’, and the glorious soundscaping of ‘Middle Eastern Fantasy’; a grooving nod to God by Erni Clark, soul-grabbing suss from Cullen Knight; a proper heads-down epic from Don Menza in ‘Spanish Boots’; the quietly breathtaking atmosphere of ‘Morning Rainwalk’ by Belair; subtle hints of Khan Jamal’s rolling verve in ‘Evolove’ from Owen Marshall; and the deadly downstroke of ‘Desiree Song’ by Bobby Jackson - goose pimples on that one, whew!
The deepest realms of private press spiritual jazz 1964-1987 with genuine gems of DIY goodness that would cost an arm, leg and a less-favoured gran to pick up 2nd hand
Where previous instalments of the Spiritual jazz series, ongoing since 2008, have reaped from catalogues of legendary big independents such as Blue Note, Prestige, Steeplechase, and Impulse!, this one cuts a whole layer down into the world of “brave and innovative souls who acted ‘privately’, recording and releasing their music without the aid or involvement of a bona fide record company.” Across 14 prime cuts, the set unveils a world normally the preserve of the most ardent (wedged up) collectors, diggers and sample hunters to the inquisitive jazz prole (us!) with a proper education and possible jump-off points for further listening.
As the label point out, these are records made for a variety of reasons; some altruistic, some as educational tools, or just trying to make it big. But they were all made for good of the jazz scenius, dovetailing around a common cause to disseminate deeply rooted, yet progressive new forms of black music that expressed their identity and needed to be heard. We’re talking expressions of heritage in Carmelo Garcia’s modal Afro-Latin jazz blues shimmy ‘Ethiopia’, and the glorious soundscaping of ‘Middle Eastern Fantasy’; a grooving nod to God by Erni Clark, soul-grabbing suss from Cullen Knight; a proper heads-down epic from Don Menza in ‘Spanish Boots’; the quietly breathtaking atmosphere of ‘Morning Rainwalk’ by Belair; subtle hints of Khan Jamal’s rolling verve in ‘Evolove’ from Owen Marshall; and the deadly downstroke of ‘Desiree Song’ by Bobby Jackson - goose pimples on that one, whew!
Black 2LP in a hand-stamped sleeve with full liner notes and pictures inside.
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The deepest realms of private press spiritual jazz 1964-1987 with genuine gems of DIY goodness that would cost an arm, leg and a less-favoured gran to pick up 2nd hand
Where previous instalments of the Spiritual jazz series, ongoing since 2008, have reaped from catalogues of legendary big independents such as Blue Note, Prestige, Steeplechase, and Impulse!, this one cuts a whole layer down into the world of “brave and innovative souls who acted ‘privately’, recording and releasing their music without the aid or involvement of a bona fide record company.” Across 14 prime cuts, the set unveils a world normally the preserve of the most ardent (wedged up) collectors, diggers and sample hunters to the inquisitive jazz prole (us!) with a proper education and possible jump-off points for further listening.
As the label point out, these are records made for a variety of reasons; some altruistic, some as educational tools, or just trying to make it big. But they were all made for good of the jazz scenius, dovetailing around a common cause to disseminate deeply rooted, yet progressive new forms of black music that expressed their identity and needed to be heard. We’re talking expressions of heritage in Carmelo Garcia’s modal Afro-Latin jazz blues shimmy ‘Ethiopia’, and the glorious soundscaping of ‘Middle Eastern Fantasy’; a grooving nod to God by Erni Clark, soul-grabbing suss from Cullen Knight; a proper heads-down epic from Don Menza in ‘Spanish Boots’; the quietly breathtaking atmosphere of ‘Morning Rainwalk’ by Belair; subtle hints of Khan Jamal’s rolling verve in ‘Evolove’ from Owen Marshall; and the deadly downstroke of ‘Desiree Song’ by Bobby Jackson - goose pimples on that one, whew!