Bill Dixon 7-Tette / Archie Shepp and The New York Contemporary 5
Bill Dixon 7-Tette / Archie Shepp and The New York Contemporary 5
Savoy Records (US) 1972
MG-12184 (LP) Oxblood label.
MAT : MG 12184A X20 bestway L7 PC / MG 12184B X20 bestway L7 PC
sleeve : EX-(wear on corner, some light dirts, slightly color-faded.)
media : VG+/VG+(some light noises and click noises caused by slightly wear. A1 and B1 has slightly cloud on some parts.)
This is the split album by The 7-Tette led by trumpeter Bill Dixon, who has been active with Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra since the 1960s as the vanguard of avant-jazz, and the gems of The New York Contemporary 5 led by Archie Shepp, who along with John Coltrane and Cecil Tayler, have produced many African-inspired jazz masterpieces. Bill Dixon 7-Tette on the A-side features 1Georgr Barrow, Ken McIntyre, Howard Johnson, Dave Izenson, Hal Dodson and Howard McRae. It has an excellent mysterious atmosphere with a somewhat oriental feel. B-side The New York Contemporary 5 features core members Don Cherry and John Tchicai, plus Ronnie Boykins, Sonny Murray and guest Ted Curson. Don Cherry-penned B3 was the first track recorded for this album and has remained the group's main repertoire ever since. It is also good to hear bassist Ronnie Boykins, who was at the core of Sun Ra Arkestra and left his masterpiece on the ESP Disk in 1975. This is believed to be US reissue in 1972.
A1: The 12th December
A1: The 12th December