IF Music Presents You Need This: An Introduction To Black Saint & Soul Note (1975 to 1985) Compiled By Jean-Claude, by Jean-Claude

IF Music Presents You Need This: An Introduction To Black Saint & Soul Note (1975 to 1985) Compiled By Jean-Claude

by Jean-Claude

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blkrev26 Joycie Girl.
Piano – Don Pullen
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers
Bass – Alex Blake (2)
Drums, Tambourine – Bobby Battle
Executive Producer – Nuccio Rinaldis, Paolo Tofani
Photography By – Giuseppe G. Pino*
Producer – Giacomo Pellicciotti
Recorded By – Tony May

Gid Avr Don Pullen, George Adams, Henry Threadgill, Max Roach, Billy Bang, Hamiet Bluiett -- my 80's jazz heroes! Favorite track: B.K..

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A snapshot of Black Saint and Soul Note’s first ten years, this album presents only the very choicest cuts, lovingly remastered to vinyl.

Side A
A1 Don Pullen feat. Sam Rivers – Joycie Girl
A2 Enrico Rava – Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi
Side B
B1 Hamiet Bluiett – Oasis
B2 John Stubblefield – Confessin’
Side C
C1 Henry Threadgill’s Air – B.K.
C2 Billy Bang Sextet – The Nagual Julian
Side D
D1 M’Boom – Mr Seven
Side E
E1 George Adams & Dannie Richmond – Joobubie
Side F
F1 Rava String Band – Verde Que Eu Te Quero Ver
F2 Archie Shepp – Down Home New York

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1.	Don Pullen - Joycie Girl 06:02	info	buy track
2.	Enrico Rava - Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi 07:11	info	buy track
3.	Hamiet Bluiett - Oasis 05:45	info	buy track
4.	John Stubblefield - Confessin' 09:07	info	buy track
5.	Henry Threadgill's Air - B.K. 08:55	info	buy track
6.	Billy Bang Sextet - The Nagual Julian 05:51	info	buy track
7.	M'Boom - Mr Seven 11:03	info	buy track
8.	George Adams - Joobubie 11:24	info	buy track
9.	Rava String Band - Verde Que Eu Te Quero Ver 03:34	info	buy track
10.	Archie Shepp - Down Home New York 10:54	info	buy track

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Following two successful volumes of ‘Journey Into Deep Jazz’ on BBE, proprietor of London’s ‘IF Music’ record store and walking musical encyclopedia Jean-Claude kicks off a new “Introduction To…” album series with this affectionate retrospective of sister labels Black Saint and Soul Note. Cited by some as Italy’s answer to Blue Note, Black Saint and Soul Note have together amassed a catalogue in excess of five hundred albums between 1975 and 2008. Founded by Giacomo Pellicciotti (producer of Enrico Rava’s seminal “Katcharpari” album), Black Saint scored a home run with it’s very first release: Billy Harper’s 1975 “Black Saint” LP, the follow-up to his much lauded “Capra Black” album on Strata-East. Following the blueprint laid down by iconic Italian jazz imprint Horo, Black Saint started life catching recording sessions with American artists as they passed through Italy on tour, as well as releasing Stateside recordings.

For nearly three years Black Saint released a plethora of jazz albums by the great and good of the Free-Jazz movement: Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favours and Hamiet Bluiett, to name but a few. At the same time, the label was struggling financially and a series of owners came and went in quick-fire succession. In 1978, the company was finally bought by Giovanni Bonandrini and his team, who by 1979 had launched a second label, the brilliant Soul Note. As Black Saint had done previously, the first release on the fledgling sister-label had to be another by Billy Harper. The two labels went onto enjoy much critical acclaim during the mid to late ‘80s, winning ‘The Down Beat Jazz Award’ from 1984 through to 1989. Even Sun Ra and his Arkestra got in on the act; his 1989 epic “Hours After” was released on Black Saint.

A snapshot of Black Saint and Soul Note’s first ten years, this album presents only the very choicest cuts, lovingly remastered to vinyl. If you’re already a fan of these labels, you should delight in Jean-Claude’s selections, while if you’ve never come across these jazz jewels from Lombardy / Italy, this compilation will surely blow you away.

About the series:
A side-bar to Jean Claude’s ‘Deep Jazz’ album series, ‘An Introduction To…’ aims to highlight an artist or, as is the case for this first volume, a particular label that might have gone unnoticed by all but the most ardent collectors.

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released October 20, 2017

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