LEROY JENKINS' STING – Urban Blues (Black Saint – BSR 0083 / LP-1984)

Label: Black Saint – BSR 0083

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: Italy / Released: 1984

Style: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation

Recorded live January 2, 1984 at Sweet Basil, New York City.

Artwork [Cover] – Niridan

Photography By [Cover] – Linda Harris

Engineer – Kazunori Sugiyama

Mastered By – Gennaro Carone

Producer – Leroy Jenkins

Executive-Producer – Giovanni Bonandrini

Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): BSR 0083-A- 84 I △ [etched]

Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): BSR 0083-B- 84 I △ [etched]

A1 - Static In The Attic ................................................................................. 6:25

A2 - Looking For The Blues ......................................................................... 9:50

A3 - Come On Home, Baby ......................................................................... 2:25

B1 - Why Can't I Fly ..................................................................................... 5:31

B2 - O.W. Fredrick ....................................................................................... 7:15

B3 - No Banks River .................................................................................... 4:00

B4 - Through The Ages, Jehova .................................................................. 2:53

Leroy Jenkins – violin

James Emery – guitar

Brandon Ross – guitar

Terry Jenoure – violin, vocals

Alonzo Gardner – bass

Kamal Sabir – drums, percussion

Violinist Leroy Jenkins was at the helm of Sting, which played funky and free, did originals and vintage spirituals, and would shift from stretches of collective improvisation to challenging solo exchanges. They were a unique, intriguing group, but sadly didn't last. This 1984 album presented them at their best, displaying the breadth of influences, genres, sources and styles that converged and resulted in the work of a great band.

(_Review by Ron Wynn)

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CHARLES BOBO SHAW / HUMAN ARTS ENSEMBLE – Junk Trap (LP-1978)

Label: Black Saint – BSR 0021

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: Italy / Released: 1978

Style: Free Jazz, Fusion

Recorded in May 1978 at GRS Studios, Milano, Italy

Cover [Cover Art], Photography By – Giuseppe Pino

Design [Cover] – "Gigi" Barbieri

Engineer – "Michel" Carlo Assalini

Producer – Giacomo Pellicciotti

Producer [Assistant] – Walter Prati

Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): BSR 0021-A-78 I △

Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): BSR 0021-B-78 I △

A1 - Beyond The New Horizon .................................................................. 7:42

A2 - Night Dreamer .................................................................................. 10:57

A3 - Brown Rock City ................................................................................ 7:25

B1 - Skiwee ............................................................................................... 6:30

B2 - Junk Trap ........................................................................................... 9:15

B3 - Electric Two ....................................................................................... 6:25

B4 - Sequence ........................................................................................... 2:29

Luther Thomas – alto saxophone

Joseph Bowie – trombone

James Emery – guitar

John Lindberg – acoustic /electric bass

Charles Bobo Shaw – drums, percussion, bugle

A wonderfully focused record from drummer Charles Bobo Shaw -- a set that shows the new fire his music had gained in the latter part of the 70s! The lineup still strongly shows Shaw's roots -- a creative combo that features Joseph Bowie on trombone, Luther Thomas on alto sax, James Emery on guitar, and John Lindberg on bass -- and there's a nice sense of swing amidst the freedom, a rhythmic pulse that comes especially strongly from the bass and drums, and which reminds us of some of Thomas' best moments in this mode. The set's a great example of the way that 70s groups like this could work with a great sense of freedom, but still keep things grooving too.

(source: Dusty Groove America)

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THE HUMAN ARTS ENSEMBLE – The Human Arts Ensemble Live Vol. II (LP-1978)

Label: Circle Records – RK 23578/12

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album; Country: W. Germany - Released: 1978

Style: Free Jazz

Recorded live in "De Groote Luxe", Tilburg, Holland, May 23, 1978

Photography By [Back Cover] – H. L. Lindenmaier

Photography By [Front Cover] – Günter Voss

Recorded By, Design, Photography By – John Lindberg

Producer – Rudolf Kreis

A1 - Sequence . . . 13:20

A2 - Tiburg Centre . . . 6:56

B1 - Ectodorph . . . 7:30

B2 - Ballad . . . 7:45

B3 - Concere Natashiah . . . 9:23

Joseph Bowie – trombone

James Emery – guitar

Charles Bobo Shaw – drums

Very rare vinyl copy of The Human Arts Ensemble Live.

This is the second part of the concert, The Human Arts Ensemble at "De Groote Luxe", Tilburg, Holland, May 23, 1978, setup is now changed and we will enjoy the trombone bravura Joseph Bowie and totally distortions guitar James Emery and, of course, drums Charles Bobo Shaw. The sound is a bit dry, raw, powerful, stripped down to the core and strongly emotional interpretation. Prepare and enjoy it.

The first part of the concert you can search here:

http://differentperspectivesinmyroom.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-human-arts-ensemble-human-arts.html

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