VIRGIN JUNGLE James Newton The African Flower Blue Note : 1985 JN, flute; Olu Dara, cornet; Arthur Blythe, alto sax; John Blake, violin; Jay Hoggard, vibes; Roland Hanna, piano; Rick Rozie, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Pheeroan AkLaff, talking drum; Anthony Brown, percussion; Milt Grayson, voice. WARRIORS Don Pullen New Beginnings Blue Note : 1988 DP, [...]
P.G. III – P.G. IV Milford Graves and Don Pullen Nommo SRP : 1967 MG, drums, percussion; DP, piano. “One of the most underrated free jazz recordings of the 1960s.” –Dest:OUT We’re saying it and we stick by it. Of course we’re merely adding our voice to Amiri Baraka, who deemed the duo “one of [...]
THE NECESSARY BLUES (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MONK) THE GREAT ESCAPE George Adams / Don Pullen Quartet Live at the Village Vanguard, parts 1 & 2 Soul Note : 1985/6 OmniTone / DMG / Jazz Loft / Black Saint DP, piano; GA, tenor sax; Cameron Brown, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums. Amiri Baraka and Stanley [...]
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