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Be It As I See It
by Gerald Cleaver and Uncle June, released on Fresh Sound New Talent in 2010.
Nic Jones wrote for All About Jazz:
"...Be It As I See It, his fourth as a leader in his own right—and in the company of his Uncle June ensemble, featuring reed man Tony Malaby and bassist Drew Gress—is as reflective of the times we live in as it is with a broader historical continuum.
...As the final track, "From A Life Of The Same Name" has the effect of closing things out both literally and metaphorically; clarifying the degree to which Cleaver and his cohorts have pulled off the considerable feat of reconciling a past with a present, without wallowing in tiresome, neo-conservative staples. The result is a program of highly individual music, beautifully realized."
https://freshsoundrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/uncle-june-be-it-as-i-see-it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xzdu92lS-M&list=RD1xzdu92lS-M&start_radio=1
#geraldcleaver #freejazz #AndrewBishop
#TonyMalaby #CraigTaborn #MatManeri #migration
Creator Spaces by the Phil Mursa Group, released on Intex Sound in 1974
"Free improvisation, first touched on by messengers like John Coltrane, Sun Ra and Albert Ayler, gives us an exuberant maelstrom that rejoices in life while it shoves back at complex, unforgiving social-political environments. The 70's Boston underground brought twin brothers Phill Musra and Michael Cosmic together with Turkish-born drummer Hüseyin Ertunç; as a trio, and with other Boston jazzers (John Jamyll Jones of Worlds Experience Orchestra, the 2nd Now-Again Reserve Edition entry), the twins each privately issued an album. Potent mixes of spirituality, expressionist fire and electrified newness"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gRwOV67y0&list=RDI1gRwOV67y0&start_radio=1
Secrets by John Carter and Bobby Bradford, released on Revelation Records in 1973.
"Both John Carter and Bobby Bradford were Texans who relocated to Los Angeles, and both worked early on with Ornette Coleman (Carter back in Fort Worth in the late 40s, in fact). The group they co-led in the 60s and early 70s made two LPs for the Revelation label"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq5vIFnEV7A&list=RDlq5vIFnEV7A&start_radio=1
#johncarter #bobbybradford #freejazz #ornettecoleman #texanjazz
Trinity is a live album by American jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee recorded in 1972 in West Park, New York and originally released on the CjR label
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "On Trinity, the listener travels the history of sound through time and space. All that's left to do is nod silently in affirmation or weep and gnash your teeth in defeat. Revelatory. Glorious". On All About Jazz writer Derek Taylor noted "McPhee states that Trinity was the first record where he really began to feel comfortable with his tenor playing. Drinking in his work on each of his horns over the duration of the album it’s startling how much of McPhee the mature player is already solidly in place and his explanation takes on new candor" - Wikipedia
I did a truly badass thing tonight.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN9g9mLgMrK/?igsh=MTIwdjdhNWJkOTAyZw==
Enjoy. I feel like I finally did it justice.
If you’re interested in reading more, “to dance with a cyclone” is the opening ringer of my 2019 poetry collection of the same name.
-Allēna
#catharsis #freeJazz #jazz #jazzGalleryMilwaukee #openMic #poetryPerformance #queerPoet #Riverwest
3 likes, 0 comments - opensorceryy on August 29, 2025: "This is my piece "to dance with a cyclone", feat. A FULL JAZZ BAND. I asked them to give me a tornado for this piece and they FUCKIN DELIVERED OMFG. -Allēna".
Where Fortune Smiles is a free jazz LP credited to John McLaughlin, John Surman, Dave Holland, Karl Berger, and Stu Martin, recorded in 1970 and released on Dawn Records in 1971.
Robert Christgau stated "Recorded in New York in 1969, when McLaughlin's studio appearances were amazing everyone from Jimi to Buddy to Miles, this prefigures Mahavishnu's fusion at an earlier, jazzier stage. Pretty intense. The rock guy (drummer Martin) sounds a lot more original than the jazz guys (keyboard player Berger and--especially--saxophonist Surman), but only the justifiably ubiquitous Holland (on bass) can keep up with McLaughlin. And believe me, even if in historical fact it's McLaughlin who's trying to keep up, that's how it sounds." - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6FEl5iB7m4&list=RDd6FEl5iB7m4&start_radio=1
#JohnMcLaughlin #JohnSurman #DaveHolland #KarlBerger #StuMartin #freejazz
Instant Composers Pool by Instant Composers Pool, released on Instant Composers Pool in 1970.
Instant Composers Pool (ICP) is an independent Dutch jazz and improvised music label and orchestra. Founded in 1967, the label takes its name from the concept that improvisation is "instant composition". The ICP label has published more than 50 releases to date, with most of its releases featuring the ICP Orchestra and its members. - Wikipedia
ICP 007/008 is a wonderful double LP featuring all of the members of the ICP around 1970 in various combinations.
"The long one with the bagpipes is amazing. A drone classic!" Record'n'Tapes on Discogs
#freejazz #instantcomposersorchestra #WillemBreuker #HanBennink #MishaMengelberg #bagpipes
3 Compositions of New Jazz is the debut album by Anthony Braxton, released in 1968 on the Delmark label. It features performances by Braxton, violinist Leroy Jenkins and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith with pianist Muhal Richard Abrams appearing on two tracks.
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "This is a long and tough listen, but it's a light one in comparison to For Alto. And make no mistake: It is outrageously forward-thinking, if not—arguably—downright visionary. Braxton's 3 Compositions of New Jazz is an essential document of the beginning of the end" - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLC0YaI-LF4&list=RDfLC0YaI-LF4&start_radio=1
#anthonybraxton #aacm #leroyjenkins #wadadaleosmith #freejazz #muhalrichardabrams #delmark
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