New Africa is an album by American trombonist Grachan Moncur III recorded in 1969 and released on the BYG Actuel label in the same year. It features alto saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell (Art Ensemble of Chicago), pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Alan Silva and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp performs on the final track.

A reviewer of Dusty Groove wrote: "Excellent work from trombonist Grachan Moncur III – famous for his 60s work on Blue Note and with Archie Shepp, sounding as great here as he did on those recordings! The session features Moncur hitting an Archie Shepp-ish, spiritual vein in his playing..." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkU54RExUk0&list=RDgkU54RExUk0&start_radio=1

#GrachanMoncurIII #RoscoeMitchell #DaveBurrell #AlanSilva #AndrewCyrille #ArchieShepp #Jazz #FreeJazz #Music #BYGActuel #TheNewThing #JazzTrombone #ArtEnsembleofChicago

Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Woke Up Very Early) by Grachan Moncur III, released in 1969 on BYG / Actuel.

"..The album features Moncur fronting a European rhythm section -- performing one side of interpretations of Brazilian folk tunes: "Aco Dei De Madrugada" and "Ponte Lo"; and another of two originals: "Osmosis" and "Tiny Temper". Anyone familiar with Moncur's style can't help but appreciate his coloristic slides and slurs, or his marvelous textural splashes of tone, or his individual phrasing, shaped more by his unique vision than any standard trombone slide or valve brass tradition. While his wonderful Blue Note sides were very modernist, these BYG sessions find Moncur at his most expansive -- more groundbreaking work from one of our favorite "new thing" artists" - Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXfB54xqbbM

#GrachanMoncurIII #trombone #freejazz #bygactuel #newthing

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

One Step Beyond is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. This is the first of two albums where McLean replaced the usual pianist with vibraphone player Bobby Hutcherson. As a result, One Step Beyond features a new sound that, while still rooted in hard bop, was more spacious and adventurous than his earlier work and leaned towards post bop and free jazz. The group is rounded out by trombonist Grachan Moncur III, bassist Eddie Khan and drummer Tony Williams.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "One Step Beyond may have been the first volley McLean fired in the direction of the new jazz, and played it safe enough to ride out the hard bop he helped to create, but he cannot be faulted as a bandleader, as this music still sounds fresh, vital, and full of grainy mystery." - Wikipedia

#jackiemclean #onestepbeyond #bluenote #jazz #freejazz #postbop #grachanmoncurIII #tonywilliams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLYsupbnwEc&list=PLyqAz2idXOaVh1wyB8jOI4bRdUv5s_xEO&index=1

#Upcoming Originally released in 1969, “Ketchaoua” is an overlooked political, spiritual, and musical statement by #CliffordThornton with saxophonists #ArchieShepp and #ArthurJones, drummer #SunnyMurray, trombonist #GrachanMoncurIII, pianist #DaveBurrell, and bassist #EarlFreeman, as well as French bassist #BebGuerin. Newly remastered and available on CD and wax via #BYGRecords, February 21st. https://bygrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ketchaoua

Minor Key . Net Playlist 6/17/23

https://www.minorkey.net/minor-key-playlists/minor-key-net-playlist-6-17-23

#JaschaHeifetz #BostonSymphonyOrchestra #CharlesMunch #AncaVasileCaraman #ArtBlakey #TheJazzMessengers #LeeMorgan #JymieMerritt #BobbyTimmons #WayneShorter #WalterDavis #GrachanMoncurIII #HerbieHancock #CecilMcBee #TonyWilliams #DonaldByrd #HankMobley #GrantGreen #ChuckIsraels #HilaryHahn #Hauschka #IronAndWine #JMascis

#ClassicalMusic #Jazz #IndieMusic #NowPlaying #playlist #violin #violinist #piano #JazzMusic #NowListening #Playlists

#NowPlaying #GrachanMoncurIII Born in New York City on this day in 1937. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIc7qhZCuE9rpNZ9LfxkQTTt6Q7LNnLV0

Next on my yearly retrospective is #GrachanMoncurIII and his African Concepts. This is a renamed reissue of his New Africa album on Seattle's Picc-a-Dilly label. Trombonist Moncur is the most expressionist of any in the #freejazz #modal pantheon, painting pictures in sound. His anti-war compositions on the earlier Evolution have a direct influence on later artists from #Hendrix (Machine Gun) to #Portishead (also Machine Gun.) This album maintains the future-prone fervor. https://youtu.be/KVHSx47T5i0

Minor Key . Net Playlist 12/28/22
https://www.minorkey.net/minor-key-playlists/minor-key-net-playlist-12-28-22

#LeeMorgan #TheLighthouse #ArtBlakeyQuintet #Birdland #CliffordBrown #MaxRoach #TheBeeHive #ArtBlakey #TheloniousMonk #DizzyGillespie #CharlieParker #EricDolphy #BookerLittle #GrachanMoncurIII #LookoutFarm #Hamburg #FolkImplosion (Bonus: #KissMyJazz website link only)

#Playlists
APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/minor-key-net-playlist-12-28-22/pl.u-gxblgGDTblKLvZ4
QOBUZ: https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/12753288
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oeY2PSrFD7PAum9uLP6HE?si=2d6265644a1d48de

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