Mosaic Select of Carter/Bradford Revelation 1970s music

[Adam]

From Jonathan Horwich, after a communication from Werner at Hat.

"I was able to salvage the Carter/Bradford Seeking tapes I had copies of and Mosaic Records here is going to put out a 3 CD set of Carter/Bradford of all of their work for Revelation including the 6 cuts from Seeking plus bonus tracks I found, plus Secrets, plus a recording I did of them in LA in 1979 ."

"The set is coming out for sure. We've just finished the mastering of the 3 CDs from the original masters. This is all of the Revelation material of Carter and Bradford. One of the CDs has never been heard as I recorded it in LA in 1979. Duet stuff done in Westlake Studios. Wonderful music and rapport. The whole set is killer music. Some of it is just mind blowing when Carter gets going on tenor of all things."

"Basically three CD select set of all of the Revelation material. First disc = vinyl Seeking plus three bonus tracks. I am not sure if the bonus material isn't as good as the main vinyl tracks. Anyway Disc 2 is vinyl Secrets plus bonus tracks. Disc 3 is the Westlake session I did."

That's John Carter & Bobby Bradford. Thus ruining the joke further down...

Edited April 1, 2010 by Adam

[Chalupa]

That's great news. Thanks for posting.

[ghost of miles]

Wow! Thanks so much for posting this.

[J.A.W.]

Interesting. I'm looking forward to hearing this set - if it's not a joke. Didn't have the Revelation vinyl.

[AmirBagachelles]

That is amazing news, let's hope not a joke. MC told me years ago that many people had indeed asked for just such a set over the years (more accurately a Revelation + Flying Dutchman set), but the licensing was a bear, a non-starter. I am so psyched, this group's records deserve some wider recognition and the bonus material is eagerly anticipated as well.

Edited April 1, 2010 by AmirBagachelles

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, it is April 1!

[Bol]

I once e-mailed Mosaic suggesting this set, and Scott Wenzel wrote back simply saying "Yes, yes, yes..."

[Quincy]

Sweet! I love Seeking and have wanted to hear more.

[clifford_thornton]

I've got the LPs but extra material is always welcomed. Great ensemble.

[JSngry]

Revelation is in the loop now, eh?

EX-cellent!

[Chuck Nessa]

Not a joke. I have had a cassette of the duo session for maybe 30 years. I hope the issue includes the few talk snippets.

[Bol]

I take it that this set won't include the earlier Flying Dutchman material. I hope that stuff comes out some day too.

[J.A.W.]

I posted details of the upcoming Carter/Bradford Select (and also of the upcoming Ahmad Jamal set) here.

[John L]

Good for Mosaic that they still have the balls to give stuff like this a proper release.

I think that I will reward Mosaic by giving them some more money for a few other sets that I have been on the fence about.

[Guy Berger]

Finally got around to listening to Secrets from this box set! (One of the oldest items remaining in my backlog!)

Really good, just like this duo’s other early work.

[Guy Berger]

And I got around to the last recordings in the box, the Carter/Bradford duos.  Really great.  Much more abstract and “cool” than the earlier work.

[Rabshakeh]

2 hours ago, Guy Berger said:

And I got around to the last recordings in the box, the Carter/Bradford duos.  Really great.  Much more abstract and “cool” than the earlier work.

Are those from the Emanem recordings?

[colinmce]

Nope, wholly different unreleased studio session from 1979. Maybe not as transcendent as the Emanem material, but well worth having. 

[Rabshakeh]

Just now, colinmce said:

Nope, wholly different unreleased studio session from 1979. Maybe not as transcendent as the Emanem material, but well worth having. 

Thanks. 

I always find it weird how Mosaic doesn't just tell you which records are represented in the sets.

[colinmce]

Yeah, you tend to have to look at the fine print.