Clifford Thornton & Jazz Composer's Orchestra, The - The Gardens Of Harlem(1975)

Clifford Thornton & Jazz Composer's Orchestra, The - The Gardens Of Harlem

Tracklist
A1 Ogun Bara 5:46
A2 O Desayo 8:02
A3 Agbadza 9:42
B1 Chango Obari 4:33
B2 Ain Salah 8:16
B3 Gospel Ballade 4:44
B4 Sweet Oranges 1:08
B5 Blues City 8:57

Personnel:
Bass - Andy Gonzalez
Cornet, Producer - Clifford Thornton
Drums [Trap Set] - Art Lewis
Flute, Saxophone [Alto] - Carlos Ward
French Horn - Gregory Williams , John Thompson
Percussion [Axatse, Kidi, Ntrowa] - Laxmi G. Tewari
Percussion [Gankogui, Nnaronta, Bell] - Asante Darkwa
Percussion [Itotele Bata, Tumba] - Milton Cardona
Percussion [Iya Bata, Tumba, Palos] - Gene Golden
Percussion [Konkolo Bata, Kaganu, Quinto, Tumba, Bell, Palos] - Jerry Gonzalez
Percussion [Nnawuronta, Apentima, Oprenten, Ntrowa, Conga, Sogo, Atsimevu] - A. Kobena Adzenyah
Percussion [Tumba, Axatse, Conga] - Vincent Jorge
Piano - Carla Bley
Producer - Jazz Composer's Orchestra, The
Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] - Dewey Redman
Saxophone [Baritone], Flute - George Barrow
Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Pat Patrick
Saxophone [Tenor] - Roland Alexander
Trombone - Charles Stephens , Janice Robinson
Trumpet - Hannibal Marvin Peterson , Leo Smith , Michael Ridley
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Ted Daniel
Tuba - Bob Stewart

Recorded April 4, 1974 in New York City

This is one of series of JCOA's album with one leader.
Leader is Clifford Thornton.

Strong infuluence of African fork music is very attractive.


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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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Joe McPhee & Survival Unit II(1971)

Joe McPhee & Survival Unit II With Clifford Thornton - At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971


Released: 2006

Track list
1 Announcement 1 0:33
2 Black Magic Man 6:26
3 Announcement 2 0:35
4 Nation Time 14:13
5 Song For Lauren 13:17
6 Announcement 3 0:33
7 Message From Denmark 13:39
8 The Looking Glass I 16:01
9 Harriet 13:35

Personnel :
Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Liner Notes - Joe McPhee
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone - Byron Morris
Horn [Baritone], Cornet - Clifford Thornton
Percussion - Harold E. Smith
Piano - Mike Kull

Mixed By, Mastered By - Peter Pfister
Producer - Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Recorded By, Liner Notes - Chris Albertson

This is valuable record of young days of Joe McPhee. Live recording of Joe McPhee & Survival unit II on 1971. One year before, Joe issued two important albums of his early
days, namely “Nation Time” and “Black Magic Man”.

I have no idea about Survival unit I, when this existed, consisted of who, any recording has been issued, sold in vinyl’s, CDs. Though I researched on web, I could not find out Information.

Anyway, it is interesting for funs of Joe McPhee to know that, after one year of issuance of important works in his early days, how “Survival Unit II” was as jazz combo, and what kind of music they generated.

In this album, first three titles are more or less typical free jazz tunes of that time. And the later three titles have new and experimental elements, which lead to Joe’s music of later years.


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Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble Live at Antibes (1970)

Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble Live at Antibes

Released 1970

Track listing:
All compositions by Archie Shepp
"The Early Bird, Part 1" - 22:16
"The Early Bird, Part 2" - 26:32
"Huru, Part 1" - 26:15
"Huru, Part 2" - 22:36

Recorded live at Antibes - Juan les Pins Jazz Festival, July 18, 1970

Personnel:
Archie Shepp ? tenor saxophone, piano, recitation
Clifford Thornton: trumpet, piano
Alan Shorter: flugelhorn
Joseph Dejean: guitar
Beb Guerin: double bass
Claude Delcloo: drums

Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble is a live album by Archie Shepp recorded at the Juan les Pins Jazz Festival in Antibes, France, on July 18, 1970. It was originally released on the BYG Actuel label in two volumes and re-released as
a double CD in 2002. Each CD includes one title only. The sheet of rhythm by French team (Beb Guerin, Claude Delcloo and Joseph Dejean sounds like endless wave. Piano by Shepp or Thornton repeats simple patterns like white marks on the wave. On them, three fronts play free improvisation by rotation. Shepp groans poetry of implied political message. These elements are typical kinds of early '70s music culture. Far from easy listening. But, different from just noisy and avant-garde.

I do not think many free jazz / improvisation music funs get to like this work. But, maybe if someone feels something from this, he / she would be enchanted by this spellbound.　


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Claude Delcloo / Arthur Jones - Africanasia

Claude Delcloo: drums
Arthur Jones: alto saxophone
Joseph Jarman: flute
Kenneth Terroade: flute
Roscoe Mitchell: flute
Clifford Thornton: congas
Earl Freeman: gong, bells, percussion
Malachi Favors: log-drums

1969 AFRICANASIA (LP)

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