MEDIUM Vinyl Record WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm CONDITION sealed COVER Gatefold CONDITION COVER M mint COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that SERIALNUMBER No LIMITED Yes MISCELLANEOUS Stereo MUSICIAN HOMEPAGEcharlestolliver.com
Charles Tolliver - trumpet
John Hicks - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Alvin Queen - drums
grand max - 1:22
truth - 11:06
prayer for peace - 15:15
our second father - 16:40
repetition - 13:10
Charles Tolliver began his professional career and simultaneously his recording debut with the saxophone giant Jackie McLean on Blue Note Records in 1964
Since then he has become one of the all-time preeminent trumpeters in Jazz as well as one of its most gifted composer/arranger bandleaders
He is also a Grammy nominated recipient for his Blue Note Records recording "With Love"
With a career that has spanned five decades he has recorded and/or performed with such renowned artists as Roy Haynes, Hank Mobley, Willie Bobo, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Booker Ervin, Gary Bartz, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Oliver Nelson, Stanley Cowell, Herbie Hancock, Andrew Hill, Louis Hayes, Roy Ayers, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, and owned the trumpet chair with the great Max Roach for some years
This LP is jazz of high energy and high sincerity
Jazz at it's best
One of Tolliver's (and jazz's) masterpieces
It is a live recording from 1972
On another occasion, Tolliver recorded with another quartet with Stanley Cowell on piano, and some critics prefer that quartet
However, this quartet is the equal of that one
I think John Hicks did a masterful job of piano playing here
Hicks equalled Charles in energy
The bass playing of Reggie Workman (who was John Coltrane's bassist) is equally smouldering
Drummer Alvin Queen is a perfect match for the other three
Tolliver's music (which holds on to one's attention throughout the live set) has its connections to the bebop tradition but also forges ahead and can be quite passionate
Recommended
RECORDING August 9 1972 in Loosdrecht, Netherlands ENGINEERING Cees Van Der Gracht LABEL Strata-East RE MASTERING Ray Staff RE RELEASED 2019 AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5 PRESSING by Pallas MADE IN England / Germany STYLE Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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