webbcity Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Like the subject says, these are some LPs/CDs I'm looking for some opinions on before I plunk down any $$$. Have you heard any of these? A couple of them are fairly obscure...I haven't found anything on either the Joe Masters "Jazz Mass" or the Dwight Dickerson LP. Joe Masters- Jazz Mass (Columbia) Dwight Dickerson- Sooner or Later (Discovery) Robin Kenyatta- Beggars & Stealers (Muse) Dewey Redman- Tarik Art Ensemble- Reese & The Smooth Ones Thanks!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 The Redman is a keeper. I like his The Ear of the Behearer even better, but Tarik is a nice complement to that album. Fine Ed Blackwell on it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webbcity Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 The Redman is a keeper. I like his The Ear of the Behearer even better, but Tarik is a nice complement to that album. Fine Ed Blackwell on it as well. Thanks, I will check it out, and the other one you mentioned too. Tarik caught my eye because of Blackwell and Malachi Favors, and also because of the price (6.99)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Reese and the Smooth Ones is one of my favorite AEC records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 i like tarik a lot better than ear of the behearer, personally. definitely grab it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webbcity Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Reese and the Smooth Ones is one of my favorite AEC records. Chuck, coming from you that carries a lot of weight! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 As for Kenyatta, I've always dug his Free State Band LP on America, which was reissued by Musidisc (not part of the recent "Free America" series). Others of his discography haven't held up as well as that one, though his tone and phrasing - especially in the '60s - really hit hard. Great player (God rest his soul) and too underrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I'll second the recommendations for 'Tarik' and 'Reese,' although (again) 'Ear of the Behearer' is probably the Redman to get. 'Tarik' is generally in the late-60's pianoless 'free' mode, although Redman's idiosyncrasies shine through at various points (the last number--can't recall the name--is 'sound exploration' of the sort the leader would later excel in)--it's among the 'less generic' of the BYGs. 'Reese', however, is prime Art Ensemble--funny, powerful, honest, and consistently interesting. Adjectives don't do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Don't hesitate on either 'Reese...' or 'Tarik'. PRIME (is there any other sort?) Malachi Favors on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Others have already recommended 'Reese', but I'll add my bit. That was the first official AEC recording I ever heard - bought it in 1970 at a Sam Goodys store. I loved it then, still have it, and still love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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