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Andi Chorley May 8

Why Not? is an album by American saxophonist Marion Brown. It was recorded in October 1966 in New York City, and was released in 1968 on the ESP-Disk label...

Clifford Allen remarked on All About Jazz:

"The most immediately striking thing about Why Not? is its utter and complete dedication to both wistful, romantic lyricism and the edgy, insistent 'cry.' There are few recordings in this music which balance hunger and fullness so well."

"At the corner of the Rue Washington, near the Arc de Triomphe, there was a huge publicity poster depicting the red and blue Bonnet Phrygien, the headwear of participants in the French Revolution. The poster had a 'Revolutionnaire' sign and was a teaser for a publicity campaign for an undisclosed product. Berger thought it might be worth a try to have photos taken of Marion in front of the colorful poster.."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPgqDUPXc3I

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Andi Chorley Apr 29

Juba-Lee is an album by American saxophonist Marion Brown. It was recorded in November 1966 in New York City, and was released in 1967 on the Fontana label.

In a review for AllMusic, Brandon Burke wrote: "It should go without saying that any free jazz session featuring either Shorter or Moncur is going to be heavy. Both men, as soloists and as composers, tend to dramatically alter any recording upon which they appear... Unfortunately, this would be the only session upon which the two appeared together, making the historical relevance of this date even more pronounced... Highly recommended." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPPIJN0O4is&list=RDqPPIJN0O4is&start_radio=1

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Andi Chorley Apr 2

Three for Shepp is an album by American saxophonist Marion Brown featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

The authors of the Penguin Jazz Guide wrote: "Brown's Impulse! records are routinely overlooked... In the wake of this, his first successful record, Brown took to the road, playing tirelessly but curbing his studio activities. Impulse! had already released Shepp's Four For Trane. This was explicitly intended as a companion project and its arresting opening... establishes it as one of the most inventive in the label's distinguished catalogue... Brief as it is at just 35 minutes, Three For Shepp is so densely packed with musical information that it takes many, many listens to deconstruct: a living lesson in musical history, a passionate manifesto for the future." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkKHe9WHOsk&list=PLon2-cxcP6JNr2o78td9OqXl_AajKn62-&index=1

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Andi Chorley Mar 28

Ended the week and welcomed the weekend with Gesprächsfetzen by Marion Brown / Gunter Hampel, released on Calig in 1968

Matthew Wright wrote for Jazz Journal:

"...There’s a pattern here of calm beginnings, sometimes just alto and vibes, feeling their way round each other, joined by other instruments which, after Ambrose Jackson’s trumpet clarion call on Gesprächsfetzen, build to intensity, Steve McCall pushing menacingly and urgently. Likewise, ethereal vibes and percussion interrupt the ongoing storm on Tomorrow Is The Beginning...

...An album of contrasts, exploring the divergence, variation and spontaneity within free jazz at the time."

https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/03/22/marion-brown-gesprachsfetzen-in-sommerhausen/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDbNM_lLm7k&list=OLAK5uy_lX-4QWmqd6hUxLcptXD-bemN8x63t21NM&index=1

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Andi Chorley Feb 28

Fire Music is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965. "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" is dedicated to Malcolm X, whilst "Los Olvidados" is a homage to the 1950 film of the same name. Featured musicians include trumpeter Ted Curson, trombonist Joe Orange, alto saxophonist Marion Brown, bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Joe Chambers.

Writing for All About Jazz, Robert Gilbert called Fire Music "an often-fascinating album, rich in compositional and improvisational prowess", and commented: "Shepp puts together a record that is both challenging and accessible to most listeners... Fire Music is an album that belongs in any serious jazz fan’s collection." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCo8R8t6_U&list=PLMAB89BlQ_bnCbn8QG-4o3TzsDZJI4ycz&index=1

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Xris Dec 28

Marion Brown - "Afternoon of a Georgia Faun" (1970)

Got a bunch of jazz records in Detroit. This is the first listen.

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https://youtu.be/VTHcYM1JN44

Andi Chorley Jul 17, 2025

Marion Brown Quartet is an album by American saxophonist Marion Brown, his debut as a leader. It was recorded in November 1965 in New York City, and was released in 1966 on the ESP-Disk label. The album features Brown on alto saxophone, Alan Shorter on trumpet, Bennie Maupin on tenor saxophone, Reggie Johnson and Ronnie Boykins on bass, and Rashied Ali on drums.

Writing for Point of Departure, David Grundy described Brown as having a sound that "tended towards the abstrusely melodic, with a marked lyrical tendency offset by an astringent bite that could peel the paint off any wall", ...Ali's drums function like sparklers: they crackle and glow; Brown smears and drags high notes around careful, angular melodic figures, while Shorter is at first loud and declarative, before simmering to buzzing smears, as if someone were wailing with their hand over their mouth."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1RWMN5rkMk&list=RDS1RWMN5rkMk&start_radio=1

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