Label:
Strata-East – SES-7431
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: US / Released: 1974
Style:
Contemporary Jazz, Modal, Hard Bop
Recorded, mixed
and mastered at Generation Sound Studio, New York City.
Album
Design, Art Supervision – Creative Hands, Inc.
Photography
– Jim Dunn
Engineer
[Recording] – Eddie Korvin
Mastered
By – David Crawford
Mixed
By – Tony May
Produced
– Harold Vick / Blue Rock Studio, New York City
Matrix
/ Runout (Side A etched): SES-7431-A
Matrix
/ Runout (Side B etched): SES-7431-B
A1
- Don't Look Back
...................................................................................... 6:04
A2
- Melody for Bu ..........................................................................................
7:22
A3
- Senor Zamora
.........................................................................................
5:40
B1
- Stop and Cop
..........................................................................................
6:38
B2
- Lucille ......................................................................................................
9:20
B3
- Prayer ..................................................................................................... 1:05
All
compositions by Harold Vick
Personnel:
Harold
Vick – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Virgil
Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks A1-A3)
Kiane
Zawadi – euphonium (tracks A1-A3)
Joe
Bonner – electric piano, piano, percussion, tuba
George
Davis – guitar, flute (tracks A1-B1)
Sam
Jones – bass (tracks A1-B2)
Billy
Hart – drums, percussion (tracks A1-B2)
Jimmy
Hopps – percussion (track B1)
"Don't
Look Back" is an album led by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in
1974 and released on the Strata-East label.
This
is one of my favourite Strata-East albums and a complete joy to listen to.
There's something unique about Harold Vick's saxaphone sound that made me want
to look deeper into his career.
"Don't
Look Back" was recorded and released in the wake of Harold Vick's recovery
from a heart attack, which may partially explain the passion with which he
approaches his playing throughout.
One
of the best-ever Strata East sessions! The album's a masterfully conceived
session by reed player Harold Vick – best known to the world as the funky
tenorist from albums by John Patton and Jack McDuff in the 60s, but emerging
here as an incredibly sensitive soul jazz player, capable of turning out some
incredibly sophisticated and emotional compositions. Vick produced and wrote
all the material on the album, and other players include Joe Bonner, Virgil
Jones, and Sam Jones. The record's darn tough to find, and is a treasure all
the way through. Titles include "Don't Look Back", "Melody For
Bu", "Stop & Cop", "Senor Zamora" and "Lucille". (Dusty
Groove, Inc.)
If
you find it, buy this album!
