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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

#SteveReid #FreeJazz #Music #DavidWertman #MohammadAbdullah, #AhmedAbdullah #ArthurBlythe #CharlesTyler #SpiritualJazz #MustevicSound

Andi Chorley Oct 13

Rhythmatism by Steve Reid, released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1976.

Drummer and composer extraordinaire Steve Reid’s ‘Rhythmatism’ is one of his deepest and most radical of albums of all time and features some of the heaviest jazz players - Arthur Blythe AKA Black Arthur, Charles Tyler, David Wertman and others. The album was originally released on Reid’s own Mustevic Sound label in 1976.

Reid was born in the South Bronx and grew up in Queens, New York. He played in the house band at Harlem's Apollo Theatre, accompanying James Brown as well as playing in Sun Ra’s Arkestra...He began his career as a teenager in the 1960s as a drummer at Motown when he played on Martha and The Vandellas’ ‘Heatwave’ (aged 14).

At the end of the 1960s Reid was sentenced to four years in jail as a conscientious objector of the Vietnam war... - Phonica Records

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-OHb8P84jE&list=RD8-OHb8P84jE&start_radio=1

#SteveReid #ArthurBlythe #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #FreeJazz #Music #MustevicSound #MoTown #Heatwave

Andi Chorley Jun 4, 2025

Bridge into the New Age is an album by saxophonist Azar Lawrence which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label. - Wikipedia

Soulful sultry spiritual jazz masterpiece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuwhzCvIcpU&list=OLAK5uy_kmSkMVxF8RPEl7Yv6T1nfohhZfJMsdiBo

#azarlawrence #woodyshaw #SpiritualJazz #prestigerecords #orrinkeepnews #arthurblythe

Mrowster Oct 7, 2023

#NowPlaying #ModernJazz

My favourite major label-backed 80s jazz artist? Hands down, it would be #ArthurBlythe. He wove a huge, breathtaking sound on #LennonAvenueBreakdown, drawing from trad swing, bebop, r&b, AfroCuban jazz, free jazz and beyond. “Odessa” is my pick of the bunch, what with its mysterious Eastern European motif and amazing #JamesBloodUlmer solo. But the whole album and his later Blythe Spirit and Illusions LPs are beautiful, inspired works that still stand tall.

https://youtu.be/t-8jA1UJz_A?si=XnODrZbYy3nuKzrV