I'm always amazed at the great jazz records that came out while I was in high school. Great records that I never heard and probably would have completely dug given my frame of mind at that time.Unfortunately I sheepishly followed some of the more far out trends but never discovered the music I would really come to admire.
Two recording dates, three bands, one of which consists of Lake and 3 violins, and a solo outing. Now that's how to make a great record.
Oliver Lake
Heavy Spirits
1. While Pushing Down Turn
2. Owshet
3. Heavy Spirits
4.Movement Equals Creation
5. Altoviolin
6. Intensity
7. Lonely Blacks
8. Rocket
Oliver Lake - alto sax
Tracks 1 - 3
Olu Dara - trumpet
Donald Smith - piano
Stafford James - bass
Victor Lewis - drums
Tracks 4 - 6
Al Philemon Jones, Steven Piesch and C. Panton - violins
Track 7
solo lake
Track 8
Joseph Bowie - trombone
Charles Bobo Shaw - drums
1-3,8 recorded 1/31/75
remaining recorded 2/5/75