Odyssey Of The Oblong Square by Steve Reid, released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1977.

Issued via Reid's own Mustevic Sound imprint in 1977, the album features bassist David Wertman, percussionist Mohammad Abdullah, trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah and Saxophonists Arthur Blythe and Charles Tyler....

"Drummer legend extraordinaire, Vietnam conscientious objector, ex- Black Panther, Steve Reid has played with everyone from James Brown to Sun Ra, Fela Kuti and Miles Davis, was a friend of John Coltrane, worked at Motown and, in the latter part of his career, worked extensively with Kieran Hebden, following his path of a radical, revolutionary music up until his untimely death in 2010... - Boomkat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voaoc2Kv-9s&list=RDvoaoc2Kv-9s&start_radio=1

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Visions of the Third Eye by New Life Trio released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1980.

"...A string trio of Wertman, Ross and violinist Terry Jenoure was set to record, but Jenoure dropped out just prior to the date. This led Wertman to call his friend Steve Reid to come join the two at the Tin Pan Hollow Studios in Vermont to record what would become ‘Visions Of The Third Eye’ on December 6, 1978. Originally conceived as an all-acoustic date, the recording would morph slightly when Ross added electric guitar muscle on a number of pieces. Reid would then take the helm and release the recording in 1980, giving a very auspicious birth to what has now become a classic spiritual jazz recording..." - Finder Keepers Records

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lbDssO_wr0

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