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Stretching out with other worldly and US jazz influenced music

I wanted to start a thread to show there is more than just Avant Garde and or Straight Ahead Jazz music in our world. And there is absolutely nothing wrong at all with Avant Garde and or Straight Ahead Jazz music as I do love that part of US Jazz based culture. But sometimes I want to hear and add more sound spices as it were, from other worldly and US jazz influenced music.

There is so much more other worldly and US jazz influenced music that goes unnoticed and it's time to bring those musics of different sound spices to the forefront to be shared.

Although I have started this thread I am not a or the moderator. Let me repeat I am not a or the moderator. I don't have the time nor energy to police anyone's take on the music they like and want to share. As I will always try and be open to others choices of music. 

tyray
tyray OP
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@whart,

If you like Jothan Callins’ Winds of Change you may like this from me on an earlier post on jfa. 

Gene Russell - New Direction - Black Jazz Records 1971 Full Album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzyffb0Mweo&list=PLCOG87BSx6Azu5ge-lqIyiRSqhubCcc9K

Gene Russell was one of the owners of ’Black Jazz Records’ out of Oakland, CA. Here is a list of the (killer) Black Jazz Records roster:

http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Black_Jazz.htm

I suspect that all of these musicians were in fact contemporaries, maybe even colleagues of Jothan Callins because of their connection with Doug and Gene Carn who has recorded with Norman Connors. Not to mention that the musician Michael Henderson who not only was a magnificent crooner, he also was a bad ass electric bass player as he was once the bassist for Miles Davis and also has recorded with Norman Connors.

There is some smok’in jazz on the Black Jazz Records roster and that should be evident enough once you get a chance to listen to Gene Russell - New Direction - Black Jazz Records 1971 Full Album.

And this is also from a post I made on jfa. it is Henry Franklin "Blue Lights" LIVE at Jazz Is Dead who is a member of the Black Jazz Records roster too, enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDAnUlNMuG8 

 

 

 

whart's avatar
whart
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@tyray - I may have it already. I bought a few OGs and when the catalog was reissued, bought a big stack of the reissues. I will look. As I recall the label was funded by Dick Schory. 

tyray OP
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Here is Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson & Jean Carne - Valentine Love (Buddah Records 1975/Curtis Mayfield) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDM0KIwP6z0 

And yes Jean Carn is spelled correctly this time here on this post and not ’Gene Carn’. 

 

tyray OP
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And let's try this again, Gene Russell - New Direction - Black Jazz Records 1971 Full Album

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mEFoPOYpaWBcDsSPeBmHAgEFsVoLef38Y&si=tLjvShsV9Ju8OWKv

tyray OP
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As I recall the label was funded by Dick Schory. 

That is correct, he was a very forward thinker of his time.

 

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