For today’s feature we wanted to draw your attention to 2 brilliant Tone Poets that are out tomorrow.
Bobby Hutcherson’s ‘Medina’ is an outstanding album recorded in 1969 includes a stellar lineup comprised of Stanley Cowell, Reggie Johnson, Joe Chambers and Harold Land. Previously unreleased, this album came first out on a Japanese CD in 1980. It sits on the heavier side of Hutcherson’s work and features two originals each from Chambers, Cowell, and Hutcherson. Each track brings with it its own compositional complexities and deftness typifying much of the music of the period. An open and adventurous record that still sounds fresh in the present day.
Lee Morgan’s ‘Taru’, was originally recorded in 1968 and similarly unreleased at the time. Compositionally it is a mix of swing tunes, funky numbers and more traditional ballads, perhaps an indication of the crossroads at which jazz sat at the time. The album is altogether more groovy, but on tracks like ‘Avotja One’ and ‘Get Yourself Together’ (the latter composed by Morgan) there is sophisticated approach heard in the heavy swing. George Benson features on the record, albeit predominately in the background, except on ‘Dee Lawd’ and ‘Durem’ where his unmistakable soloing is ever present.
Both albums mastered from the original analogue tapes and presented in beautiful tone poet packaging with tip on sleeve.
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