Tag Archives: Bells

Clifford Thornton – Pan African Festival (1969)

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From the album Ketchaoua by Clifford Thornton , recorded August 18, 1969 in Paris , France. Released on  BYG records in 1969.

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.  [source]

Clifford Thornton – Cornet , Conga Drums
Arthur Jones – Alto Saxophone
Archie Shepp – Soprano Saxophone
Grachan Moncur III – Trombone
Beb Guerin – Bass
Dave Burrell – Piano
Sunny Murray – Drums
Earl Freeman - Bass

 

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The Revolutionary Ensemble – The People’s Republic (1975)

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The People’s Republic is the fourth track on the album of same name by Revolutionary Ensemble, recorded in 1975.

This record has a fearsome reputation that is completely undeserved. On the contrary, while the sound of strings seems strange to a jazz-trained ear, the music these people make on this record is beautiful, fragile, and — considering that it’s all completely improvised — astonishingly tight as well. These men played together for a long time, not for tangible reward, but for themselves and whoever cared to listen. This is definitely a different record, and what happens here might not even be called jazz, but the salient quality of the music is beauty, not the ferociousness one might expect. This is highly recommended, if only for the inclusion of Sirone’s bass playing, a voice that should have been recorded more often. [source]

Jerome Cooper - Vocals, Balafon, Temple Block, Wood Block, Gong, Bells
Sirone - Vocals, Bells, Shaker, Wood Block, Bass
Leroy Jenkins - Vocals, Claves, Recorder, Violin, Kalimba (Thumb Piano)

 

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Don Cherry – Eternal Rhythm (1968) (full album)

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Eternal Rhythm is a live jazz album composed by Don Cherry. It was recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968. [source]

Tracks: A. Eternal Rhythm Part 1 (17:45) / B. Eternal Rhythm Part 2 (23:37)

Albert Mangelsdorff – Trombone
Eje Thelin – Trombone
Bernt Rosengren – Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, Clarinet, Flute
Sonny Sharrock – Guitar
Karl Berger – Vibraphone, Piano, Gender (Gamelan)
Joachim Kühn – Piano, Prepared Piano
Arild Andersen – Bass
Jacques Thollot – Drums, Saron (gamelan), Gong, Bells, Voice
Don Cherry  - Cornet, Gender and Saron (Gamelan), Bengali, Flute in A, Bamboo Flute in C, Metal Flute in B flat, Plastic Flute in C, Haitian Guard, Northern Bells, Voice

 

 

Art Ensemble of Chicago – Hail We Now Sing Joy (2003)

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“Hail We Now Sing Joy”  is the first track on the reunion studio album The Meeting  released by the jazz group the Art Ensamble Chicago (AEOC). Recorded during the Spring of 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin, and released on August 19, 2003 on the international label Pi Recordings.

The album was met with mixed reviews. Allmusic´s Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, saying that ultimately, the album “is a glorious reunion album, one that delights as it provokes.”

Most reviews comment that the absence of Lester Bowie is obvious.

[read more here]

Joseph Jarman – Flute, Percussion, Gong, Saxophone (Alto, Soprano, Tenor), Bells

Malachi Favors Maghostus – Bass, Percussion

Roscoe Mitchell – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone (Alto, Bass, Soprano, Tenor)

Don Moye – Bongos, Conga, Drums

 

Joe Henderson – Fire (1974)

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Fire is the first track on The Elements, the album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1974 on Milestone. Recorded at Village Recorders, Los Angeles, 1973.

1. “Fire” – 11:08 / 2. ”Air” – 9:50 /  3. ”Water” – 7:31 /  4. ”Earth” – 13:07

Joe Henderson – Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute
Alice Coltrane – Piano, Harp, Tambura, Harmonium
Charlie Hayden – Bass
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – Drums (1, 4)
Baba Duro Oshun – Percussion, Tabla
Michael White – Violin
Kenneth Nash – Narrator (4), Flute (3), Congas, North Africa Sakara Drums, Bells, Gong, Percussion

 

[listen to "Earth" here]