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Valley Of Search by Alan Braufman, released on India Navigation in 1975.

Andy Beta wrote for Pitchfork reviewing a reissue:

"...While the sleeve denotes nine selections, Valley of Search really moves as two sidelong suites. Across these large-scale pieces, the first takeaway might be that Braufman is often eclipsed by his excellent sidemen. That’s no knock against him: The album features one of the 1970s’ most formidable bassists in Cecil McBee, a nimble and foundation-deep heavyweight who could be both lyrical and primal as he held down the low end for Pharoah Sanders, Jackie Mclean, Andrew Hill, and Charles Lloyd. The extra percussion and whistles that add to the din come from Ralph Williams, a future collaborator of Wadada Leo Smith..."

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/alan-braufman-valley-of-search/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoJMDN5Zy7w

#alanbraufman #NYloftscene #freejazz #spiritualjazz #indianavigation #cecilmcbee #coopermoore

Alternate Spaces is an album led by bassist Cecil McBee recorded in 1977 and first released on the Japanese Bomba label, after which it was reissued on India Navigation.

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "The often melodic but unpredictable music definitely holds one's interest".
JazzTimes writer Bill Shoemaker observed "McBee's program of boldly lined cookers, poignant ballads, and daring structural statements, elicit consistently strong work from Freeman, Pullen, Moye, trumpeter Joe Gardner, and drummer Allen Nelson. As a soloist, McBee nails everything from fleet blues choruses to wistful lyricism" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK_l88WAmTY

#cecilmcbee #freejazz #indianavigation #chicofreeman #donpullen #donmoye #1977inmusic

Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff

A seriously talented group—Moncur on trombone, Wayne Shorter on sax, Herbie Hancock on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Tony Williams on drums—in 1964.

All four compositions are by Moncur, and are definitely in a free-jazz mode, some more successful than others, at least to these ears. All are interesting…

#nowplaying #vinyl #GrachanMoncurIII #WayneShorter #HerbieHancock #CecilMcBee #TonyWilliams

Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff Lp cover.

A black and white, blurry shot of Moncur, facing left, waist to top of head.

The black LP plays on a vintage, restored Bang & Olufsen Beogram 8002 linear-tracking turntable to the right.

Doug Hammond Folks 1980

"...Released in 1980, Hammond's third album is described by jazz critic Francis Davis (Village Voice, Atlantic Monthly) in Downbeat Magazine as "something of an omnibus – there's a little bit of everything here, the best of it excellent." Expect bright original compositions filled with dancing rhythm duets, sonorous cello, modal vocalese & more. Recorded with bassist Cecil McBee, vocalists Angela Bofil and Bessie Carter, saxophonists Steve Coleman and Byard Lancaster and cellist Muneer Abdul Fataah, Hammond is an unassuming leader, acting as an imaginative drummer who allows the soloists to shine time and time again. Now considered a rare, classic spiritual jazz session of the era." Soundohm

#doughammond #freejazz #DetroitCreativeMusiciansAssociation #CecilMcBee #byardlancaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmtUULgrBs