Two Is One is an album by American saxophonist Charles Rouse recorded in 1974 and released on the Strata-East label.

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the music "pretty startling," and commented: "It's a difficult performance to locate within Rouse's overall output, but there is no denying its effectiveness."

A writer for Billboard remarked: "this is an appreciated release and shows another side of Rouse, as it presents him in a funky feeling."

Guitarist Jeff Parker wrote: "This album introduced me to Strata-East Records, and I've been... following the label and collecting the records ever since." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUYc__M1Qc4&list=RDjUYc__M1Qc4&start_radio=1

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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

Prelude by John Stubblefield, released on Storyville in 1977.

Hardly a prelude -- as the album's a fully-formed, fully-stated set right from the start -- easily one of the best moments ever for reedman John Stubblefield -- and an overlooked spiritual classic from the 70s! There's a vibe here that rivals the Strata East scene at their best -- no surprise, given that in addition to Stubblefield on tenor and soprano sax, the record also features Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet, Onaje Allen Gumbs on keyboards, Cecil McBee on bass, Joe Chambers on drums, and Mtume on percussion! The approach is quite different than the usual Storyville record of the 70s -- with long-spun tracks all composed by members of the group -- wonderful tunes that really give John a great chance to show the full range of his talents...- Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrWHO5oEQwI

#JohnStubblefield #Storyville #CecilMcBee #SpiritualJazz #Jazz #Music #CecilBridgewater #Mtume

Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen by Doug Hammond & David Durrah, released on Tribe in 1975

Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen is the masterpiece debut release from drummer, percussionist and vocalist Doug Hammond in collaboration with keyboardist David Durrah, who is known for his session work for Black Jazz and Tribe Records. Originally planned for issue on Strata-East, Hammond instead took the record to Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison’s Detroit-based Tribe Records. Hammond’s velvet smooth vocal shimmers on the soul-jazz number “Wake Up Brothers” and the poetry-laced “Moves,” while Durrah’s Fender Rhodes and Moog synthesizer add a cosmic, avant-garde flavor to record with the instrumental pieces “Reflections” and “Space I + II.”... - In Sheep's Clothing Hi Fi

https://doug-hammond.bandcamp.com/album/reflections-in-the-sea-of-nurnen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPRx476Vf9Y&list=RDDPRx476Vf9Y&start_radio=1

#DougHammond #DavidDurrah #TribeRecords #SpiritualJazz #Jazz #Madlib #Music

Love & Life di Chip Wickham

https://chipwickham.bandcamp.com/track/love-life

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Unfolding Orchestra - 10/10, 21:00 @ Scala Teatern, Stockholm

https://my-place.social/display/e599373b-5568-e7d9-8b15-2a0232591820

Hey everyone! Tomorrow, Friday 10/10 at 21:00 V. Bromanders Unfolding Orchestra will be playing att Scala Theater! This concert is part of the Stockholm Jazz Festival. Come join us! More info and a little video in the link ...

https://stockholmjazz.se/artist/vilhelm-bromander-unfolding-orchestra/#2025-10-10T21-00

#music
#spiritualjazz
#svenskjazz
#improvisedmusic
#stockholmjazzfestival

Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after a swim with Altera Vita by Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi released on BBE in 2024.

Altera Vita' is the first studio album by World renowned multi-award winning artists Tony Kofi (tenor saxophone) and Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) as a duo. The album is saxophone and harp in perfect harmony with Tony and Alina also providing the bulk of the percussion to accompany their recordings...

'Altera Vita' mirrors the human experience, from conception through to the inevitable end or new beginning. Throughout the journey the appreciation of our environments is paramount, 'Altera Vita' guides us through an intensified refocus on our senses through the medium of sound.

https://alinahipharp.bandcamp.com/album/altera-vita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM6ClIOt4c8&list=RDfM6ClIOt4c8&start_radio=1

#AlinaBzhezhinska #TonyKofi #BBE #Jazz #AmbientJazz #SpiritualJazz #Harp #Music #TenorSax

Matthew Halsall Live Sessions at Hamburg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxhEPCYqXSw&list=RDlxhEPCYqXSw&start_radio=1

#musica #jazz #SpiritualJazz #live #MatthewHalsall