Juliud Hrmphill Dogon A.d.

Hemphill, Julius

Considered by many as a true jazz classic, Julius Hemphill's Dogon A.D is listed by the New York Times as one of the 100 most essential jazz recordings. A fundamental statement of a new era in jazz music, Hemphill's performance here avoids the loud, instinctual blowing so many other jazz musicians defaulted to in the early 70s, and instead provides lean instrumentation, blues, funk, and avant-garde chamber jazz. Long out of print on vinyl, and never issued on CD, the 1972 performance has been reissued in limited numbers by International Phonograph Inc., in a mini LP format that duplicates the original vinyl label, cover and liner notes. Remastered from original master tapes for vastly improved sound quality over previous vinyl pressings. Julius Hemphill - alto sax, flute, Baikida E.J. Carroll - trumpet, Abdul Wadud - cello, Philip Wilson - drums. Tracks: "Dogon A.D.", "Rites", "The Painter", "Hard Blues".

This historic album features four then-unknowns on three lengthy avant-garde explorations that were quite influential not only in St. Louis (where they were recorded) but eventually on such diverse players as altoists Tim Berne and David Sanborn. Julius Hemphill (on alto and flute), trumpeter Baikida Carroll, cellist Abdul Wadud, and drummer Philip Wilson are in superb form, both as soloists and in ensembles where they react instantly to each other. This important music is better to be heard than described. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi