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Question

I am desperate for help. Lately, I have been diggin' the albums I have listed below. I do not know of others with the same sound. The best description I know of is "post-bop". If you are familiar with any of the music I have listed, and know of more thats likened to it, please notify me.

Andrew Hill-Point of Departure
Booker Ervin-Space Book
Eric Dolphy-Out There
Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons-Firebirds
Bobby Hutcherson-Components
Tony Williams-Lifetime.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I also have Point of Departure. You might want to try the following:

Andrew Hill's Black Fire
Eric Dolphy at The Five Spot Vol I and II
John Coltrane's Africa Brass Sessions
Lee Morgan's Candy, Leeway
Wayne Shorter's Juju, Speak No Evil
Dexter Gordon's Go, Gettin' Around

If you really want "out there," try the song Summertime on:

Richard Davis and Elvin Jones's "Heavy Sounds." It got a 1 star rating from Downbeat, but I like listening to it every once in a while.

Answer 2

Yes! It does sound as if you are on the doorstep of Free-Jazz and it's a great place to be. Ornette and Don Cherry drove me nutz, in a good way. Once I found that spot I found it almost impossible to return. I eventually did but it was a fun excursion.
Lee Morgan did an album that was a good transformation, it showed where he was headed before his untimely demise.
The man was brilliant. The album is entitled "Lee Morgan, Live at the Lighthouse" There are two records each with one song per side. The players are:
Lee Morgan, trumpet and flugelhorn
Bennie Maupin, Tenor Sax,flute and bass clarinet.
Harold Mabern, piano
Jymie Merritt, Ampeg Bass
Mikey Roker on drums
This album was a big change and a departure from where they were all going musically, they played wonderfully on this work. I recommend it highly. If you can find it. It was recorded in 1970 and released through United Artists Records Inc.
They started recording on Lee's birthday, July 10th 1970
I think it was his 32nd. I also think that he was killed not too long afterwards. Someone else may recall and tell the story of his death, better than I.
Rick

Answer 3

There is a wonderful 2 CD set of the Jimmy Giuffre 3 that would fit into this sound. It's much more quiet, but is still the more free jazz style. Another great CD is Passin' Through by the Chico Hamilton Quintet. That quintet included Gabor Szabo on guitar and Charles Lloyd on tenor and flute. Really nice. Booker Ervin, by the way, was the tenor man on many Charles Mingus recording sessions. Mingus did everything from traditional blues to wild experimental stuff. You might look up Blues and Roots by Mingus, as well as Mingus A UM and Mingus Dynasty.

Answer 4

You're ready for Ornette Coleman now. Go straight to "The Shape of Jazz to Come," "This Is Our Music," and "Change of the Century." If you haven't done Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" you need to get there RIGHT NOW. You might also check out Alice Coltrane's "Journey in Satchidananda."

You're crossing over from bop into "The New Music," as they used to call it. You may even find yourself being interested in free jazz, which is a lot less scary than people make it out to be if you have an expanded mind and open ears - and it sounds like you do.

Answer 5

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