Music Inc. - Live at Slugs - Volume I & II

Previously two separate Strata-East LPs, combined on a CD at some point, and now given a really respectful, deluxe treatment by Mack Avenue.

Remastered by Kevin Gray, pressed at RTI…

Anyway, Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Stanley Cowell (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), and Jimmy Hopps (drums) ride the line between hard bop and avant garde jazz to great effect.

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Charles Tolliver & Music Inc - Live at the Captain's Corner

This set, from a 100-seat venue in Canada, starts full-gas, blowing some avant-garde hard bop right out of the gate.

Lots of sympathetic group playing follows, and while the recording quality may not be stellar, it's very enjoyable.

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