MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Gary Bias - alto sax, soprano sax
Jeff Clayton - baritone sax
(The Skipper) Henry Franklin - bass
SonShip Phaeus - drums, percussion
Dadesi Komolafe - flute
B.J. Crowley (Shaleethia) - vocals
Kaeef Ruzadun - piano
(Jiggs) Wilbert Hemsley - tenor sax
George Bohannon - trombone
Al White - trumpet
one step out - 8:21
flashback of time - 10:43
all praises due - 13:17
stars in lightyear time - 8:48
One of the most sought after and highly-regarded titles to have appeared on Tom Albach's celebrated Nimbus West imprint, "One Step Out" is a timeless work of spiritualized jazz
A true gem from the Los Angeles jazz underground, the album was pianist and composer Kaeef Ruzadun Ali's first recording as leader of the Creative Arts Ensemble, the only large ensemble group that emerged directly from Horace Tapscott's legendary Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra community jazz group
A Los Angeles native, Kaeef was introduced to the Tapscott circle in the late 1970s
His first experience of the Arkestra's ethos was through PAPA tenorist Michael Session, who took him to the famous "Great House" at 2412 South Western Ave., LA -- a large mansion house which members of the Arkestra had taken over as a space for communal living
Life in the Great House was a continuous stream of music, dance and community events
»When I walked in there,« recalled Kaeef, »it was like this whole rush came over me, just from going in the front door -- It was like a very, very warm feeling of love
I went and I came out with "Flashback Of Time", and that was my first arrangement«
Kaeef quickly became a significant contributor of compositions to the Arkestra's songbook -- his piece "New Horizon" would be recorded by Horace Tapscott for the latter's Tapscott Sessions series
But "Flashback Of Time" would eventually appear on "One Step Out", played by the new group he had put together from stalwart Arkestra members
Inspired by both Tapscott's example and by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Kaeef had wanted to follow their lead by assembling a larger unit
Featuring seasoned Arkestra regulars including reedsman Dadisi Komolafe, drummer Woody "Sonship" Theus and altoist Gary Bias, with veterans Henry "The Skipper" Franklin on bass and George Bohannon on trombone, "One Step Out" is a key document of the Los Angeles radical jazz underground
Featuring the sanctified vocals of Kaeef's sister, B. J. Crowley, the album is a tour de force of spiritually energized independent jazz music
RECORDING 1981
ENGINEERING --
LABEL Nimbus
RE MASTERING Ray Staff
RE RELEASED 2021
AVERAGE RATING 4,7 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Free Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
