romualdo Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I'm interested in picking up some of his releases, particularly "Malcolm X Memorial" & "Artistic Heritage Ensemble" Are the recent Katalyst releases legit? What about sound quality Any comments appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I have both the "Malcolm X Memorial" and "Spanish Suite", and they're both great! A little low-fi in the recording-quality department, but nothing that bothers me (think Sun Ra recording techniques). "Spanish Suite" is a little long in the tooth (about 45 minutes of material in one long suite, that could have easily been 25-30 minutes), but it's still a lot of fun. I had a chance to get "Armageddon" but was able to sample it first at a listening station, and ended up not biting on that one. (Short disc, and half the tracks didn't do it for me.) I've never heard "On The Beach" nor the more recent "African Skies" - but I am definitely curious about both. If you're searching on Dusty (or elsewhere, I presume), be sure to search on both "Phil Cohran" and "Philip Cohran" -- there are titles listed each way (or just search on "Cohran" only). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I've never heard "On The Beach" nor the more recent "African Skies" - but I am definitely curious about both. Just picked up "On the Beach" on vinyl the other day and am quite enjoying it. Definitely of its time, but enjoyable, like the missing link between Sun Ra and Earth, Wind and Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I have four of them, and I THINK they're legit. I like all four quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I've never heard "On The Beach" nor the more recent "African Skies" - but I am definitely curious about both. Just picked up "On the Beach" on vinyl the other day and am quite enjoying it. Definitely of its time, but enjoyable, like the missing link between Sun Ra and Earth, Wind and Fire. I think "On The Beach" is the same as the eponymous "Artistic Heritage Ensemble" (Zulu 004), but I may be wrong here? - On the Beach is one of the titles on this LP BTW Thanks for all of the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlitweiler Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 The best Phil Cohran recordings are the earliest, from the late 1960s with the Artistic Heritage Ensemble. Lots of 1-chord modal music. The brown-cover CD "Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble" (Aestuarium Records) has his frankiphone showpiece "The Minstrel" - the frankiphone must be heard. Those older CDs have really eager, hungry, knockout rhythm sections and good playing by Gene Easton (tenor sax), Don Myrick (baritone sax), etc. - there's a bit of wild early Pete Cosey, guitar, too. Maybe I'm nostalgic, because these CDs really do bring back an era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 The best Phil Cohran recordings are the earliest, from the late 1960s with the Artistic Heritage Ensemble. Lots of 1-chord modal music. The brown-cover CD "Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble" (Aestuarium Records) has his frankiphone showpiece "The Minstrel" - the frankiphone must be heard. Those older CDs have really eager, hungry, knockout rhythm sections and good playing by Gene Easton (tenor sax), Don Myrick (baritone sax), etc. - there's a bit of wild early Pete Cosey, guitar, too. Maybe I'm nostalgic, because these CDs really do bring back an era. The Minstrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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