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specialising in jazz which was founded in 1971
1971 in music
-Events:*February 1 – after months of feuding in the press, Ginger Baker and Elvin Jones hold a "drum battle" at The Lyceum.*February 8 – Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, is premièred at New York's Academy of Music...
by Stanley Cowell
Stanley Cowell
Stanley Cowell is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. He played with Roland Kirk while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and later with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz...
and Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
.
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
recorded his 1974
1974 in music
-January–April:*January 3 – Bob Dylan and The Band kick off their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It's Dylan's first time on the road since 1966.*January 17...
album Winter in America
Winter in America
Winter in America is a studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in May 1974 on Strata-East Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during September to October 1973 at D&B Sound Studio in Silver Spring, Maryland...
with Brian Jackson for Strata-East. "The Bottle
The Bottle
"The Bottle" is a song by American soul artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in 1974 on Strata-East Records in the United States. It was later reissued during the mid-1980s on Champagne Records in the United Kingdom. "The Bottle" was written by Scott-Heron and produced by...
" featured on the album, was a popular single. This album stands as one of the label's most well-known recordings.
The label released over 60 albums in the 1970s, several by artists including Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
Clifford Laconia Jordan was a jazz saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note. He also recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Kenny...
, Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on...
, and Shirley Scott
Shirley Scott
Shirley Scott was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist. She was most known for working with her husband, Stanley Turrentine, and with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis...
. Bill Lee
Bill Lee (musician)
William James Edwards "Bill" Lee III is an American musician. He has played the bass for many artists including Cat Stevens, Harry Belafonte, Chad Mitchell Trio, Gordon Lightfoot, Aretha Franklin, Odetta, Simon and Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan...
, father of Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
, was involved in numerous releases. Many of the label's releases, however obscure, are hailed as fine examples of 1970s Post-Bop, Spiritual Jazz, and Afro-Jazz.
On the Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
album Yesterdays Universe
Yesterdays Universe
Yesterdays Universe is an album released on Stones Throw Records. The album, produced entirely by Madlib, marks the end of the group Yesterdays New Quintet as Madlib's jazz project and the beginning of Yesterdays Universe.-Background:...
, there is a tribute song to Strata-East, entitled "Two for Strata-East".
SES Series
| Catalog | Artist | Album | Personnel |
|---|---|---|---|
| SES 1971 | Charles Tolliver | Music Inc. | |
| SES 1972 | Charles Tolliver | Live at Slugs Vol. 1 | |
| SES 1972-0 | Charles Tolliver | Live at Slugs Vol. 2 | |
| SES 1972-1 | Clifford Jordan | In The World | |
| SES 1972-2 | Jazz Contemporaries | Reasons In Tonality | |
| SES 1972-3 | Warren Smith | Composer's Workshop Ensemble | |
| SES 1972-4 | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | Alkebu-Lan: Land of The Blacks | |
| SES 19730 | The Piano Choir | Handscapes | |
| SES 19731 | Brother Ah | Sound Awareness | |
| SES 19732 | M'Boom M'Boom M'Boom was an American jazz percussion ensemble founded in 1970 and led by Max Roach. Although originally a sextet in 1970 over the years the group had as many as ten members in the ensemble but the core of Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Max Roach, Warren Smith and Freddie Waits appear on... |
Re: Percussion Re: Percussion Re: Percussion is the debut album by American jazz percussion ensemble M'Boom recorded in 1973 for the Strata-East label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Michael G... |
Roy Brooks Roy Brooks Roy Brooks was an American hard bop jazz drummer.-Biography:Brooks was born in Detroit and drummed since childhood. He was an outstanding varsity basketball player as a teenager and was offered a scholarship to the Detroit Institute of Technology; he attended the school for three semesters and... , Joe Chambers Joe Chambers Joe Chambers is an American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year. In the 1960s and 70s Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Lou Donaldson, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Giuffre... , Omar Clay, Max Roach Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history... , Warren Smith Warren Smith (jazz musician) Warren Smith is an American jazz percussionist.Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a musical family; his father played saxophone and clarinet with Noble Sissle and Jimmy Noone, and his mother was a harpist and pianist. He studied clarinet under his father from age four... , Freddie Waits Freddie Waits Freddie Douglas Waits was a hard bop and post-bop drummer.He was a member of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion orchestra.... , Richard "Pablo" Landrum |
| SES 19733 | Pharoah Sanders | Izipho Zam (My Gifts) | |
| SES 19734 | Cecil Payne | Zodiac | Kenny Dorham Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did... , Wilbur Ware Wilbur Ware Wilbur Ware was an American jazz double-bassist known for his hard bop percussive style.Born in Chicago, Ware taught himself to play banjo and bass. In the 1940s, he worked with Stuff Smith, Sonny Stitt and Roy Eldridge. In the 1950s, Ware played with Eddie Vinson, Art Blakey, and Buddy DeFranco... , Wynton Kelly Wynton Kelly Wynton Kelly was a Jamaican-born jazz pianist, who spent his career in the United States. He is perhaps best known for working with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1959-1962.-Biography:... , Albert Heath |
| SES 19735 | Juju | A Message From Mozambique | |
| SES 19736 | Charles Brackeen | Rhythm X | |
| SES 19737/8 | Clifford Jordan | Glass Bead Games | |
| SES 19739 | Billy Harper | Capra Black | Reggie Workman Reggie Workman Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.... , Billy Cobham Billy Cobham William C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s.... , Elvin Jones Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones was a jazz drummer of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan.... , Warren Smith Warren Smith Warren Smith may refer to:*Warren Smith , golf professional, Cherry Hills Country Club*Warren Smith , American Rockabilly artist*Warren Smith , American jazz drummer... , George Cables George Cables George Andrew Cables is a jazz pianist, born November 14, 1944 in New York City.He has played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, and others.His own recordings include the 1980 Cables Vision with Freddie Hubbard among others.... , Dick Griffin Dick Griffin Dick Griffin is an American trombonist known for his work in free jazz, especially with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Charles Mingus... , Julian Priester Julian Priester Julian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer.He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock.-Biography:... , Jimmy Owens Jimmy Owens Jimmy Owens may refer to:*Jimmy and Carol Owens, songwriting team*Jimmy Owens , jazz trumpet player*Jimmy Owens , race car driver... |
| SES-19740/1 | Charles Tolliver | Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival | |
| SES 19742 | Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson | Winter in America Winter in America Winter in America is a studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in May 1974 on Strata-East Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during September to October 1973 at D&B Sound Studio in Silver Spring, Maryland... |
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| SES 19743 | Stanley Cowell | Musa: Ancestral Streams | |
| SES 19744 | The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe | A Spirit Speaks | |
| SES 19745 | Charles Tolliver | Live in Tokyo | |
| SES-19746 | Charlie Rouse | Two is One | |
| SES 19747 | Dick Griffin | The Eighth Wonder | |
| SES 19748 | The John Betsch Society | Earth Blossom | |
| SES 19749 | Weldon Irvine | In Harmony | |
| SES 7410 | The Cosmic Twins | The Waterbearers | |
| SES 7411 | Muriel Winston | A Fresh Viewpoint | |
| SES 7412 | Shamek Farrah | First Impressions | Norman Person, Sonelius Smith, Milton Suggs, Ron Warwell, Kenny Harper |
| SES 7413 | Charles Sullivan | Genesis | Alex Blake Alex Blake Alex Blake is a post bop jazz double-bassist who began his career with Sun Ra in his band Arkestra. A live performance compilation was released by Bubble Core Records in 2000 titled Now Is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory... , Anthony Jackson, Lawrence Killian, Alphonse Mouzon Alphonse Mouzon Alphonse Mouzon is a well-known jazz-fusion drummer and percussionist, and the Chairman/CEO of Tenacious Records. He also composes, arranges and produces, as well as acts... , Billy Hart Billy Hart William "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C... , Sharon Freeman Sharon Freeman Sharon Freeman is a jazz pianist and French hornist. She also writes musical arrangements.Freeman played French horn for the jazz opera Escalator over the Hill, Gil Evans's 1973 album Svengali, and in 1983 she worked on a piece of jazz Christmas music. Since 1982 she is a member of Charlie Haden's... , Onaje Allen Gumbs, Stanley Cowell, Sonny Fortune, Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| SES 7416 | Keno Duke/Contemporaries | Sense of Values | |
| SES 7417 | Cecil McBee | Mutima | |
| SES 7418 | The Ensemble Al-Salaam | The Sojourner | |
| SES 7420 | Juju | Chapter Two: Nia | |
| SES 7421 | Jayne Cortez | Celebrations and Solitudes | |
| SES 7422 | Composer's Workshop Ensemble | We've Been Around | |
| SES 7423 | Sonny Fortune | Long Before Our Mothers Cried | |
| SES 7425 | Charles Davis | Ingia! | |
| SES 7430 | Shirley Scott | One For Me | |
| SES 7431 | Harold Vick | Don't Look Back | |
| SES 19750 | The Piano Choir | Handscapes 2 | |
| SES 19752 | The Brass Company | Colors | Bill Hardman Bill Hardman William Franklin Hardman, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist who chiefly played hard bop.-Biography:... , Eddie Preston Eddie Preston Eddie Preston was an American jazz trumpeter.He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Palm Coast, Florida.Preston began playing in big bands after World War II, and did stints with Lionel Hampton , Ray Charles , Louis Jordan , Duke Ellington , and Count Basie... , Harry Hall, Lonnie Hillyer Lonnie Hillyer Lonnie Hillyer was an American jazz trumpeter, strongly influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monkand other bebop legends of that era.... , Billy Higgins Billy Higgins Billy Higgins was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, beginning in 1958... , Sonny Brown |
| SES 19754 | Billy Parker's Fourth World | Freedom of Speech | Cecil McBee Cecil McBee Cecil McBee is an American post bop jazz bassist, described by the Guinness Who's Who of Jazz as "a full-toned bassist who creates rich, singing phrases in a wide range of contemporary jazz contexts." Allmusic called him "One of post-bop's most advanced and versatile bassists".-Biography:McBee... , Cecil Bridgewater Cecil Bridgewater -Biography:Bridgewater was born in Urbana, Illinois and studied at the University of Illinois. He and brother Ron formed the Bridgewater Brothers Band in 1969, and in the 1970s he was married to Dee Dee Bridgewater. In 1970 he played with Horace Silver, and following this with Thad Jones and Mel... , Ronald Bridgewater, Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American Jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award - winning stage actress and host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater... |
| SES 19757 | Charles Tolliver | Impact | |
| SES 19758 | Milton Marsh | Monism | |
| SES 19759 | Larry Ridley | Sum of the Parts | Cornell Dupree Cornell Dupree Cornell Luther Dupree was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis and Steve Gadd, appeared on David Letterman, and wrote a book on soul and blues guitar: Rhythm and Blues Guitar ISBN 0-634-00149-3... , Sonny Fortune Sonny Fortune Sonny Fortune is an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. He also plays soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet.-Biography:... , Onaje Allan Gumbs Onaje Allan Gumbs Onaje Allan Gumbs is a New York-based pianist, composer, and bandleader.-Early life:Born in Harlem, Onaje grew up in St. Albans, Queens, and started playing piano at age 7. Henry Mancini was one of his earliest and greatest influences from watching the TV shows "Peter Gunn" and "Mr Lucky" at age 8... , Grady Tate Grady Tate Grady Tate, , is a hard bop and soul-jazz drummer and singer.He has played with Lional Hampton, Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Lena Horne, Astrud Gilberto, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Blossom Dearie, Chris Connor, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Cal Tjader, Peggy Lee, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Count... |
| SES 19760 | John Gordon | Step By Step | Andrew Cyrille Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille is an avant-garde jazz drummer.Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York into a family with a mother from Haiti. He began studying science at St... , Charles Tolliver, Roland Alexander Roland Alexander Roland Alexander was an American post-bop jazz musician from Boston, Massachusetts.Alexander played tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, and piano. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Boston Conservatory and then moved to New York City in 1958... , Lisle Atkinson |
| SES 19761 | George Russell | Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature is a work by jazz arranger George Russell originally written in 1968 and first recorded in concert in Norway on April 28, 1969 and released on the Flying Dutchman label... |
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| SES 19765 | Stanley Cowell | Regeneration | |
| SES 19766 | The Heath Brothers | Marchin' On | |
| SES 7610 | The Warm Voice of Billy C | Where Have You Been, Billy Boy? | |
| SES 19771 | Shamek Farrah and Sonelius Smith | The World of the Children | |
| SES 19772 | Bruce Johnson and Rodney Jones | The Liberation of the Contemporary Jazz Guitar | Duo |
| SES 19780 | John Gordon | Erotica Suite | Lyle Atkinson, Frank Derrick III, John Miller John Miller -Politics:* John Miller , Governor of North Dakota, 1889–1891* John Miller , Governor of Missouri, 1826–1832; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1837–1843... , James Spaulding, John Gordon John Gordon -Noblemen:*John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland , Earl of Sutherland*John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland , Earl of Sutherland*John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum , father of Scottish courtier Henrietta Gordon... , Waymond Reed |
| SES 8001 | Charles Tolliver | Compassion | Steve Novosel, Alvin Queen, Nathan Page |
| SES 8002 | John Hicks | Hell's Bells | Clint Houston Clint Houston Clinton Joseph Houston was an American jazz double-bassist.Houston played with George Cables and Lenny White in the house band at Slugs, a club in New York City, then played with Nina Simone , Roy Haynes , Sonny Greenwich and Don Thompson , Roy Ayers , Charles Tolliver , Stan Getz , and Woody Shaw... , Cliff Barbaro |
| SES 8003 | The New York Bass Violin Choir | The New York Bass Violin Choir | Lisle Atkinson, Micheal Fleming, Milt Hinton Milt Hinton Milton John "Milt" Hinton , "the dean of jazz bass players," was an American jazz double bassist and photographer. He was nicknamed "The Judge".-Biography:... , Richard Davis, Ron Carter Ron Carter Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that... , Sam Jones, Bill Lee Bill Lee (musician) William James Edwards "Bill" Lee III is an American musician. He has played the bass for many artists including Cat Stevens, Harry Belafonte, Chad Mitchell Trio, Gordon Lightfoot, Aretha Franklin, Odetta, Simon and Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan... , Harold Mabern Harold Mabern Harold Mabern is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist.Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with Walter Perkins' MJT + 3 in the late 1950s before moving to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with Jimmy Forrest, Lionel Hampton, the Jazztet , Donald Byrd, Miles Davis , J. J... , Sonny Brown Sonny Brown Clifton D. Brown is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played with the Houston Oilers during the 1987 season and was a member of the 1985 National Champions Oklahoma Sooners. Brown was named the MVP of the Orange Bowl in 1985 that earned the Sooners a National... , George Coleman George Coleman George Edward Coleman is an American hard bop saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, known chiefly for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s.-Biography:... |
SECD Series
- SECD 9001 (Bellaphon 660-51-004) - Charles TolliverCharles TolliverCharles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
Music Inc & Orchestra - Impact, Recorded January 17, 1975, released on CD 1990. - SECD 9002 (Bellaphon 660-51-002) - John HicksJohn Hicks (jazz pianist)John Josephus Hicks, Jr. was an American jazz pianist and composer, active in the New York and the international jazz scene from the mid-1960s.-Biography:...
- Hells Bells, Recorded May 21, 1975, released on CD 1990. - SECD 9003 (Bellaphon 660-51-001) - Charles TolliverCharles TolliverCharles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
- Live In Berlin At The Quasimodo/Vol.1, Recorded July 21/22, 1988, released on CD 1990. - SECD 9004 (Bellaphon 660-51-008) - Stanley CowellStanley CowellStanley Cowell is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. He played with Roland Kirk while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and later with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz...
, Billy HarperBilly HarperBilly Harper is a Jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.-Biography:...
, Reggie WorkmanReggie WorkmanReginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey....
, Billy HartBilly HartWilliam "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...
- Such Great Friends, Recorded July 7, 1983, released on CD 1991. - SECD 9005 (Bellaphon 660-51-003) - The Heath Brothers Featuring Stanley CowellStanley CowellStanley Cowell is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. He played with Roland Kirk while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and later with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz...
- Marchin' On!, Recorded 1975, released on CD 1990. - SECD 900? (Bellaphon 660-51-005) - John Gordon - Step By Step, Recorded September 22, 1975, released on CD 1990.
- SECD 9008 (Bellaphon 660-51-010) - John HicksJohn Hicks (jazz pianist)John Josephus Hicks, Jr. was an American jazz pianist and composer, active in the New York and the international jazz scene from the mid-1960s.-Biography:...
- Steadfast, Recorded May 21, 1975, released on CD 1991. - SECD 9009 (Bellaphon 660-51-006) - Cecil McBeeCecil McBeeCecil McBee is an American post bop jazz bassist, described by the Guinness Who's Who of Jazz as "a full-toned bassist who creates rich, singing phrases in a wide range of contemporary jazz contexts." Allmusic called him "One of post-bop's most advanced and versatile bassists".-Biography:McBee...
- Mutima, Recorded May 8, 1974 - SECD 9010 (Bellaphon 660-51-009) - Charles TolliverCharles TolliverCharles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
Music Inc & Big Band - Music Inc. & Big Band, Recorded November 11, 1970, released on CD 1991. - SECD 9011 (Bellaphon 660-51-007) - Charles TolliverCharles TolliverCharles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
Music Inc - Compassion, Recorded November, 1977, released on CD 1991. - SECD 9012 (Bellaphon 660-51-012) - Charlie RouseCharlie RouseCharlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. His career is marked by the collaboration for more than ten years with Thelonious Monk.- Biography :...
- Two Is One, Recorded 1974, released on CD 1992. - SECD 9013 (Bellaphon 660-51-011) - Charles TolliverCharles TolliverCharles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
- Live In Berlin At The Quasimodo/Vol.2, Recorded July 21/22, 1988, released on CD 1992. - SECD 9014 (Bellaphon 660-51-013) - Larry RidleyLarry RidleyLarry Ridley is an American jazz bassist and music educator.-Biography:Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, IN. He began performing professionally while still in high school in the 1950s. Ridley studied at the Indiana University School of Music and later at the Lenox School of Jazz...
- Sum Of The Parts, Recorded June 1975, released on CD 1992. - SECD 9015 (Bellaphon 660-51-016) - Charles TolliverCharles TolliverCharles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
Music Inc - Live In Tokyo, Recorded December 7, 1973, released on CD 1992. - SECD 9016 (Bellaphon 660-51-014) - Music Inc - Live At Historic Slugs, Recorded May 1, 1970, released on CD 1992.
- SECD 9017 (Bellaphon 660-51-015) - Gil Scott-HeronGil Scott-HeronGilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
/Brian Jackson - Winter In AmericaWinter in AmericaWinter in America is a studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in May 1974 on Strata-East Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during September to October 1973 at D&B Sound Studio in Silver Spring, Maryland...
, Recorded September/October 1973, released on CD 1992. - SECD 9018 (Bellaphon 660-51-020) - Larry RidleyLarry RidleyLarry Ridley is an American jazz bassist and music educator.-Biography:Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, IN. He began performing professionally while still in high school in the 1950s. Ridley studied at the Indiana University School of Music and later at the Lenox School of Jazz...
& the Jazz Legacy Ensemble - Live at Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, Recorded 1989, released on CD 1993. - SECD 9019 (Bellaphon 660-51-022) - Billy HarperBilly HarperBilly Harper is a Jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.-Biography:...
- Capra Black, Recorded 1973, released on CD 1993. - SECD 9020 (Bellaphon 660-51-017) - Clifford JordanClifford JordanClifford Laconia Jordan was a jazz saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note. He also recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Kenny...
- Glass Bead Games Volume 1, Recorded October 29, 1973, released on CD 1992. - SECD 9021 (Bellaphon 660-51-023) - Clifford JordanClifford JordanClifford Laconia Jordan was a jazz saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note. He also recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Kenny...
- Glass Bead Games Volume 2, Recorded October 29, 1973, released on CD 1993. - SECD 9022 (Bellaphon 660-51-018) - Pharoah SandersPharoah SandersPharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on...
- Izipho Zam, Recorded January 14, 1969, released on CD 1993. - SECD 90?? (Bellaphon 660-51-019) - Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X, Recorded January 26, 1968, released on CD 1993.
- SECD 90?? (Bellaphon 660-51-021) - Cecil PayneCecil PayneCecil Payne was a jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, NY. Payne also played the alto saxophone and flute...
- Zodiac, Recorded December 16, 1968, released on CD 1993.