JAZZ CONTEMPORARIES – Reasons In Tonality (LP-1972)

Label: Strata-East – SES 1972-2

Series: JaCo Series – JACO-1001

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: US / Released: 1972

Style: Free Jazz, Free Inprovisation

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, N.Y.C. February 13, 1972.

Artwork By [Cover Design] – Warren Shipp

Engineer [Recording] – John Sadler

Mixed By – Les Paul, Jr.

A - Reasons In Tonality ..................................................................... 23:20

      Composed By – Julius Watkins

B - 3-M.B. .......................................................................................... 22:10

      Composed By – Keno Duke

JULIUS WATKINS – Franch horn

CLIFFORD JORDAN – senor sax

GEORGE COLEMAN – tenor sax

HAROLD MABERN – piano

LARRY RIDLEY – bass

KENO DUKE – drums, percussion

Julius Watkins / Clifford Jordan

George Coleman / Larry Ridley

Harold Mabern

Rare Spiritual Jazz LP "Jazz Contemporaries – Reasons in Tonality" STRATA EAST - JaCo Series – JACO-1001

Superb set Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, N.Y.C. February 13, 1972. One of the Great Leftfield Jazz LP of Strata East. The pure beauty of the Spiritual Jazz. Very near of the philosophy of the label with  GEORGE COLEMAN (tenor sax), JULIUS WATKINS (french horn),  CLIFFORD JORDAN (tenor sax), HAROLD MABERN (piano),  LARRY RIDLEY (bass), KENO DUKE (drums)

Rare original spiritual jazz LP on the much sought after STRATA EAST label. Sounds very much like it could be a lost session for some classic Coltrane album: the easy gait of the brass, the levitation pull of the bright block chords staggering over on the right end of the piano, the band playing perfectly in unison.  amazing how something can sound at once so casual and so spirited!

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PGP RTB – Sastanak U Studiju (Meeting In Studio) - I / II / III (3LPs-1960/1961)

PGP RTB - Sastanak U Studiju (Meeting In Studio) - LP-1960

Jerome Richardson / Boško Petrović And Others

Label: PGP RTB – LP 401

Format: Vinyl, 10 inch, Album / Country: Yugoslavia

Released: 1960

Style: Hard Bop, Improvisation

Recorded in RTB Studio VI, Belgrade, 16 June 1960, Yugoslavia

Reviewer – Svetolik Jakovljević

Responsible Editor – Stanko Terzić

A1 - Dve Pesme (Two Songs) ................................ 6:37

        (By – Julius Watkins)

A2 - Zašto U Bluzu (Way In Blues) ........................ 6:22

        (By – Jerome Richardson)

B1 - Nežna Flauta (Minor Flute) ............................. 7:39

        (By – Jerome Richardson)

B2 - Noć U Tunisu (Night In Tunisia) ...................... 5:40

        (By – Dizzy Gillespie)

Jerome Richardson – tenor sax, flute

Julius Watkins – french horn

Boško Petrović – vibraphone

Davor Kajfeš – piano

George "Buddy" Catlett – bass

Joe Harris – drums, percussion

PGP RTB - II Sastanak U Studiju (II Meeting In Studio) - LP-1961

Jack Dieval And His Quartet with E. Sadjil & P. Ivanović

Label: PGP RTB – LP 406

Format: Vinyl, 10 inch, LP, Album / Country: Yugoslavia

Released: 1961

Style: Hard Bop, Improvisation

Recorded in RTB Studio VI, Belgrade, 1961, 4-5 March, Yugoslavia

Reviewer – Svetolik Jakovljević

Responsible Editor – Stanko Terzić

Jack Dieval And His Quartet with Eduard Sadjil and Predrag Ivanović

A1- Novčići S Neba (Coins From Heaven) .................................. 6:42

        tenor saxophone – Sadjil / trumpet – Predrag Ivanović

        (written-by – Johnston, Burke)

A2 - Mesečina U Vermontu (Moonlight In Vermont) .................. 2:53

         trumpet [solo] – Predrag Ivanović

A3 - Gloria .................................................................................... 2:45

         tenor saxophone [Solo] – Eduard Sadjil

         (written-By – René Miselvia)

Jack Dieval And His Quartet In Belgrade

B1 - Tema Br. 4 ............................................................................ 5:06

         (by – Aleksandar Nećak)

B2 - Moj Rodni Kraj (My Birthplace) .......................................... 5:24

         (written-by – Ivo Robić)

B3 - Srećan Put (Have A Nice Trip) ............................................. 4:08

         (written-By – Milan Kotlić)

Jack Dieval – piano

François Jeanneau – tenor sax

Bernard Vitet – flugelhorn

Jackues Hess – bass

Art Taylor – drums

Predrag Ivanović – trumpet

Eduard Sadjil – tenor sax

PGP RTB - III Sastanak U Studiju (III Meeting In Studio) - LP-1961

Trio Borislav Roković with His Guests

Label: PGP RTB – LP 408

Format: Vinyl, 10 inch, LP, Album / Country: Yugoslavia

Released: 1961

Style: Hard Bop, Improvisation

Recorded in RTB Studio VI, Belgrade, 1961, 14 & 15 June, Yugoslavia

Reviewer – Svetolik Jakovljević

Responsible Editor – Stanko Terzić

Trio Borislav Roković with Milan Stojanović and Vojislav Djonović

A1 - Ružan San (Bad Dream) .................................................................................... 5:20

         (written-by – B. Roković)

A2 - Tema Iz Prosjačke Opere (Theme From Beggar's Opera) ................................. 4:45

         (written-by – K. Weil)

A3 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home (Hoćeš Li Biti Dobar Da Se Vratiš Kući) ..... 5:14

         (written-by – C. Porter)

Trio Borislav Roković

B1 - Bee-Deedle-Dee-Doo ......................................................................................... 4:35

         (written-by – B. Kessel)

B2 - The Midnight Sun Will Never Set (Ponoćno Sunce Nikad Neće Zaći) ............. 3:55

         (written-By – Q. Jones)

B3 - Donna Lee .......................................................................................................... 4:32

         (written-by – Ch. Parker)

Borislav Roković – piano

Joe Sydow – bass

Hans Hoitz – drums, percussion

Milan Stojanović – tenor sax, flute

Vojislav Djonović – guitar

The label (PGP RTB) has used oportunity to invite some foreign musicians during their visit to Belgrade to do a recording jam-session with a local jazz musicians and here are the results. All of them are now established names. Bosko Petrovic at that time was a student but was already leading his trio and Zagreb Jazz Quartet. Davor Kajfes was another member of ZJQ. All foreign guests this time came to Belgrade in 1960 with Quincy Jones band.

The most obscure group in this great 3-volume Meetings In Studio series -- a session that features work by an all-Eastern European jazz ensemble from 1961 -- Borislav Rokovic on piano, Joe Sydow on bass, Hans Hoitz on drums, Milan Stojanivic on tenor and flute, and Vojislav Djonovic on guitar. Tracks are short and tight -- nicely grooving in a laidback way that recalls some of the hipper RCA jazz sessions of the mid 50s.

Enjoy!

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