Eddie Henderson - first four LPs and Mahal

I've heard about as much as you have. Can't not vote for Realization. It even rivals Herbie's own Mwandishi albums.

Logan wrote: Good: Henderson Realization, Byrd Electric Byrd, Hancock Crossings, Davis Big Fun, White Venusian Summer, Hubbard Red Clay, Maupin Lotus, Sun Ra Space Probe, Priester Love, Love, Connors Dark of Light

Nice. Haven't got Space Probe myself, but I guess I should.

Got all these? Herbie Mann Stone Flute, Wayne Shorter's Odessey of Iska, Mal Waldron The Call, Terje Rypdal St... I could continue for hours.

Logan wrote: I do know all of those other than Mal Waldron's -- I'll be sure to look into that.  Brilliant albums.  I got Stone Flute recently; love it. Good to see you around again.

Thanks! I now love Herbie Mann playing so much by now. That Push Push cover must have totally ruined his credibility. (Both Live at the Village Vanguard from '61 are original for its time and highly reccomendable). A lot of stuff released on his own Embryo label is great too (William S. Fischer: Circles Miroslav Vitous: Infinite Search, Ron Carter's Uptown Conversation)

The Call is pretty rare, I think. Read this.

Some more in a somewhat similar vein:

Bobby Hutcherson: San Francisco, Art Ensemble of Chicago: Les Stances A Sophie, Jan Garbarek: Afric Pepperbird, Smoke: Smoke (MPS, 1970), everything by Association + Association PC & Jeremy Stieg late 60's early 70's...

Most 60/70's jazzstuff reccomended at musthear.com is great.

How about you? Got any reccomendations. I'm crazy about this atmospheric, freeish, rockflirting electric jazz that peaked around 69-72.

Logan wrote: Miroslav Vitous' Mountain in The Clouds and Bob James' One

I don't know these two. Not Don Ellis either.

Most of the artists I've reccomended has got more that just one great album, of course. Esoteric Circle, Sart, What Comes After, Journey Without End, People in Sorrow mm... are just as great as the titles I've mentioned.

Know this one with Art Ensemble of Chicago and Brigitte Fontaine? One of my favorite songs.

"Mwandishi" might be one of the masterpieces of Herbie Hancock. I think that the activity of Eddie Henderson is of course wonderful. I like his performance. And, "Butterfly" is collected to "Mahal". It is one of the tunes of the representative of Herbie Hancock. I thought that this album was not CD now. If it will become CD in the future, I will buy it.

Rocktopus wrote: Logan wrote: Miroslav Vitous' Mountain in The Clouds and Bob James' One I don't know these two. Not Don Ellis either. Most of the artists I've reccomended has got more that just one great album, of course. Esoteric Circle, Sart, What Comes After, Journey Without End, People in Sorrow mm... are just as great as the titles I've mentioned. Know this one with Art Ensemble of Chicago and Brigitte Fontaine? One of my favorite songs.

It sounded familiar, so I may have heard it before.  I'll be sure to look into more AEoC.  I was fairly familiar with Brigitte Fontaine.

Here's a track from Miroslav Vitous' Purple (1970):




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I have both of those Priester albums, and the only Wayne Shorter album I have other than Odyssey of Iska is Native Dancer, so more on my wish list.

I really enjoyed that Fontaine track too.

Do you know Marc Moulin? (this is off Sam Suffy - 1974)



Now I'm listening to something different, and you may have it, but if you don't check ms, William Sheller's Lux Aeterna.  There are a few albums of that ilk that I want to get.