SYNTHESIS - SIX BY SIX (CHIAROSCURO RECORDS, 1977)

A1. Contribution
A2. The Way She Moves
A3. Carousel With Carol

B.  Six By Six


Arthur Blythe, alto and soprano saxophone
Ken Hutson, bass
Ron Rahsaan, drums
Richard Dunbar, French horn
Courtney Wynter, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bassoon
Olu Dara, trumpet


Recorded on 17 August 1977 at Downtown Sound, N.Y.C.

Chiaroscuro Records - CR 172

LP Rip

GROUP EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING & EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING (1970)

GROUP EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - HINO'S "JOURNEY TO AIR" (LOVE RECORDS, CANYON RECORDS, 1970)

A. Journey To Air 1

B. Journey To Air 2

Dave Liebman, alto & tenor saxophone
Steve Grossman, alto & tenor saxophone, flute
Lanny Fields, bass
Teruo Nakamura, bass
Mike Garson, piano, electric piano
Terumasa Hino, trumpet, flugelhorn
Dave Holland, bass
Gary Pribec, alto saxophone
Pete Yellin, alto saxophone, flute
Bobby Moses, drums
Motohiko Hino, drums, handclaps
Olu Dara, trumpet


Recorded at Upsurge Studio, New York City, March 1970.

Love Records - TP-103; Canyon Records ‎– CAJ-1001

Vinyl Rip


EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING - JUST FLASH IN THE COSMIC PAN (COLUMBIA, 1970)

A.  In To The Heaven

B1. Jun's Dreams
B2. Just Flash In The Cosmic Pan


Dave Liebman, soprano & tenor saxophone
Steve Grossman, soprano & tenor saxophone
Lanny Fields, bass
Teruo Nakamura, bass
Mike Garson, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
John Carbone, bass
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Joe Bonner, electric piano
John Abercrombie, guitar
Lenny White, drums
Steve Jackson, percussion
Yosuke Tonoki, percussion, flute


Recorded on 15 June 1970.

Columbia - YS-2400-AX

Vinyl Rip

SYNTHESIS - 'SENTIMENTS'

ARTHUR BLYTHE, alto sax and percussion
OLU DARA, trumpet and piano
DAVID MURRAY, tenor sax and percussion
KEN HUTSON, bass
RAHSAAN, drums and telephone bells

1. Back from where you came  8:44
2. Flowers for Albert  10:17
3. Sentiments for the New World patriots  9:12
4. A woman is such a lovely being  1:53
5. Sentiments for the African patriots  7:44

Compositions by SYNTHESIS except 'Flowers for Albert' by David Murray

Rec NYC 1976   RA Records RA/101  LP

Arthur Blythe needs our help

Frank Lowe-Doctor too Much 1977, PKO2 LP

For Tony Continued ... Frank Lowe really was on a Roll, at this point... every release seemingly more potent than the last , this one has a terrific line up.. .. and Lowe had worked frequently with all of them,in various combos
 .. some years ago i believe we posted a contemporaneous show recorded from the Audience at Angouleme FR. without Wadada.Leo Smith.. i'll try to reupload that soon..

As with most Recordings on Kharma , which was run on a shoe string budget, the sound is a little one dimensional, whatever its sonic shortcomings Musically this is superb!
As i may have mentioned a few thousand times ... for me Lowe was the greatest!.. and he is certainly Sorely missed.
his late work has equal gravitas , go to the cadence website and check the audio samples of 'Vision Blue', Bodies and Soul'...' Legends streets one and two'

Kharma 2 USA LP NYC 5/21/77
Frank Lowe-ts; Olu Dara-tp; Leo Smith-tp; Phillip Wilson-d; Fred Williams-b
Trombone (dedicated to George Lewis & Joseph Bowie) (Lowe) 4:30
Crush (Lester Bowie) 7:45
Parts (Lowe) 7:30
Doctor Too-Much (Lowe) 7:55
Structuralism (Lowe) 3:35
Broadway Rhumba (Lowe) 5:30
Future Memories (Lowe) 4:45

Enjoy!!

David Murray-Quintet Unkown Venue NYC,13-Oct 1976,AUD

Here's a great gig , of David Murray  with Bluiett's Quartet, or Visa Versa, the lineup is similar to Endangered Species, with Dara and Wilson again in fine form , yeah an excitingly exploratory show!
thanks to the Dime sharer JackMw for this one!
Exceptional music , despite the tape being Rough around the Edges!
if others want to help out with mirrors please do! i'll try not to use Mega in future.


David Murray Quintet
Unknown venue
New York, NY
October 13, 1976

David Murray ts
Hamiett Bluiett bs
Olu Dara crnt
Fred Hopkins b
Philip Wilson d

Source: Stereo audience tape > ? > CD > EAC v. 1.0 beta 2 (extraction and FLAC encoding) > FLAC compression level 8

Disc one
d1t01 [0:22:35.56]
d1t02 [0:26:29.27]
d1t03 [0:10:52.27]
Total time: 0:59:57.35

Disc two
d2t01 [0:23:23.06]
d2t02 [0:08:01.70]
Total time: 0:31:25.01

Hamiet Bluiett-Endangered species,1976

All i can say is that this music has some primal atavistic soul  searching quality ,which challenges and ultimately offends the dull mediocre stultifying formalism &/conservatism of our era shaped as it is by a cold heartless, bloodless consumer consensus global economy.

One could quite happily reside in the vacuum .of this music... the drag is having to snap out of such deep dream listening states , and be jolted back to a harsh unyielding reality of alienation, imminent decay and  collapse.
This album has just that inexplicable shamanic power. all misanthropic repulsion aside....its so joyously alive...and vulnerable.

Hamiet Bluiett , is a faith healer of sorts ,who purveys an aural balm , which will in large enough doses sensitize one to the injustice of being trapped in an ever encroaching nightmare , and who therefore deserves support.

(click on the back cover for the line up and other info).... its a great band with Olu Dara , and Phillip Wilson.. in great form.
Some of the best records of Bluiett's in print can be bought from Cam Jazz who own the black saint catalog, they are selling them as both downloads and physical cds.
Jazz based Music of the late 70's doesnt get much better than Resolution or dangerously Suite

Phillip Wilson Trio - Live in Rome '79

A "prequel" to this post.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St.Louis", Rome, Italy, on March 24, 1979
(mix recording)

Phillip Wilson,drums
Olu Dara,trumpet,harmonica,vocals
Donald Smith,piano,flute,vocals

1. 1st Set (40:44)
2. 2nd Set (50:05)

Total Time 1:30:50

Lush Life

Phillip Wilson Trio plus Guests - Live in Rome '79

Just following the previous onxidlib's post, here Luther Thomas is
involved in a jam with the P.Wilson Trio and other two members
of the Human Arts Ensemble (J.Bowie and D.Mixon), in Rome in
those days.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St.Louis", Rome, Italy, on March 25, 1979
(mix recording)

Phillip Wilson,drums
Olu Dara,trumpet
Donald Smith,piano,flute,vocal
+
Joseph Bowie,trombone (3-5)
Darrell Mixon,bass (3-5)
Luther Thomas,alto sax (4-5)

1. Track #1 (14:17)
2. Track #2 (05:43)
3. Track #3 (13:40)
4. Track #4 (17:08)
5. Track #5 (13:46)

Total Time 1:04:37

2. Track #2

Julius Hemphill Quartet - Live in Verona '80

This performance took place just few hours after the group had finished
the recording of "Flat-Out Jump Suite" at Barigozzi Studio in Milan.
The Verona Festival programme quoted at the trumpet Baikida Carroll,
then worthily replaced by Olu Dara.

Rec. live at "Teatro Romano", Verona, Italy, on June 5, 1980
(mix recording)

Julius Hempill,alto & soprano saxophones
Olu Dara,trumpet
Abdul Wadud,cello
Warren Smith,drums

1. Heart (16:46)
2. Body (24:46)
3. Unknown (14:07)
4. Unknown (09:41)
5. Unknown (17:01)

Total Time 1:22:22