Sunny Murray - Hommage To Africa (1970)

Sunny Murray - Hommage To Africa (1970)
Label:BYG Records

Released:1970

Tracklist
A1 Suns Of Africa - Part 1 15:15
A2 Suns Of Africa - Part 1 2:40
B1 R.I.P. 10:35
B2 Unity 6:55

Personnel:
Bass - Alan Silva
Composed By - Murray
Cornet - Clifford Thornton
Drums - Sunny Murray
Gong, Tambourine, Bells - Arthur Jones (tracks: A1, A2)
Piano - Dave Burrell
Saxophone [Alto], Flute - Roscoe Mitchell
Saxophone [Tenor] - Archie Shepp (tracks: A1, A2)
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Kenneth Terroade
Trombone - Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Lester Bowie (tracks: A1, A2)
Tympani, Bells - Earl Freeman (tracks: A1, A2)
Voice, Bells - Jeanne Lee (tracks: A1, A2)
Xylophone [Belafon], Bells - Malachi Favors (tracks: A1, A2)

Composed By - Sunny Murray

Engineer - Claude Jauvert
Producer - Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young

Recorded August 15, 1969, Paris.

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Marion Brown Septet - Juba-Lee

MARION BROWN SEPTET - Juba-Lee (Fontana, 1967)

Marion Brown: alto saxophone
Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone
Alan Shorter: trumpet, flugelhorn
Grachan Moncur III: trombone
Dave Burrell: piano
Reggie Johnson: bass
Beaver Harris: drums

1. 512E12
2. The Visitor
3. Juba-Lee
4. Iditus

Recorded only a month before his classic Impulse debut, Three for Shepp, this much overlooked session, though quite different, is more than reputable in its own right. The reason for its obscurity is pretty simple. Juba-Lee, as of May 2003, had yet to see formal release anywhere in the world other than its original Dutch pressing and subsequent reissues in Japan. Otherwise, it bears a good deal of resemblance to his Marion Brown Quartet date on ESP, so listeners familiar with that session should know what to expect here. Among other reasons, this is because both sessions share the talents of Alan Shorter and bassist, Reggie Johnson. Also on hand were tenor man Bennie Maupin, pianist Dave Burrell, drummer Beaver Harris, and trombonist Grachan Moncur III. All but Maupin and Shorter would also appear on Three for Shepp. It should go without saying that any free jazz session featuring either Shorter or Moncur is going to be heavy. Both men, as soloists and as composers, tend to dramatically alter any recording upon which they appear. They usually contribute at least one tune to the repertoire -- here it's Shorter -- and both have a very deliberately paced and immediately recognizable delivery as soloists. Unfortunately, this would be the only session upon which the two appeared together, making the historical relevance of this date even more pronounced. The opening tune is a free-for-all, but the title track is reminiscent of Brown's wonderful "Capricorn Moon," employing a playful and spirited head. Both "The Visitor" and "Iditus" are deep and pensive, very much what one would expect from a session featuring Moncur or Shorter. Highly recommended. (from AMG)

HERE

Archie Shepp - Live at the Pan-African Festival

Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone
Clifford Thornton: cornet
Grachan Moncur III: trombone
Dave Burrell: piano
Alan Silva: bass
Sunny Murray: drums
plus algerian & tuareg musicians

Review

by Bob Rusch, Cadence

Archie Shepp probably led more BYG recordings than anyone else. The first of his BYG's has been reissued as Live At The Pan African Festival. The Pan African Festival in Algiers served as a great realization of art and culture for many of the participants and on this recording we heard Shepp, Clifford Thornton, and Grachan Moncur III in an impromptu jam ("Brotherhood at Ketcha") with various native Algerian percussionists and "horn" men...Any study of Shepp makes listening to all of his BYG recordings essential.

1969 LIVE AT THE PAN-AFRICAN FESTIVAL

Clifford Thornton - Ketchaoua

Clifford Thornton: percussion, trombone, trumpet, cornet, conga, percussion
Archie Shepp: soprano saxophone
Arthur Jones: alto saxophone
Grachan Moncur III: trombone
Dave Burrell: piano, bells
Earl Freeman: bass, percussion, conga, gong
Beb Guerin: bass
Sunny Muray: drums
Claude Delcloo: drums

Review

by Brandon Burke

Clifford Thornton's only Actuel date as a leader is, like many of the others in this BYG series, an all-star blowing session highly indicative of the times. For some, it will be difficult to tell whether taking credit for composing these pieces is a lost cause. This is some very free music and, save for a handful of scored passages, almost wholly improvised. A number of the scene's top players make appearances here in different groups. On the large ensemble pieces Thornton is joined by Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp (on soprano sax), Arthur Jones, Dave Burrell, Beb Guerin, Earl Freeman, and Sunny Murray. Otherwise, "Brotherhood," a piece for quintet, is performed by Thornton, Jones, Guerin, Freeman, and this time, drummer Claude Delcloo, while on "Speak With Your Echo" only the two bassists (Guerin and Freeman) accompany Thornton's cornet. This piece in particular is especially enjoyable and reminiscent perhaps of Arthur Jones' fantastic ballad, "Brother B," from his own Actuel LP, Scorpio. At times the ensemble pieces sound like a Pan-African Morton Feldman, and at others, hazy, psychedelic post bop. Fans of brooding and contemplative improvised music will find a great deal to enjoy here. In fact, many would argue that this is the best LP under Thornton's leadership.

1969 KETCHAOUA