Fantastic album by Frank Lowe on the French Marge label, recorded in 1976. The band is superb with Lowe on tenor, Lawrence ”Butch” Morris on cornet, Didier Levallet on double bass and George Brown on drums.
The music is definitely on the avant side, but it will be very accessible to folks appreciating and listening to a lot of avant-garde/free jazz.
The recording is excellent for a live concert, with plenty of details present, a very balanced mix and a overall powerful sound.
I’ve been diving deeper and deeper into the free side of jazz and I’m finding a lot of artists and albums that I love. I’m not diggin’ everything (it can’t be screechy craziness non stop) but I definitely love plenty about this genre. Aiming to build a respectable avant section on my shelves. I’ve already found quite a few titles already, and I’m adding all the time. Like I mentioned, I’m waiting on a couple of Rashied Ali titles next, and those are top notch. Really looking forward to spinning those this week.
Finally, what a great image of the band on the back cover. It’s taken at the concert held in an old church called Salle Sainte-Croix Des Pelletiers in the city of Rouen, Normandy, France.