"BIBLES FOR THE BLESSED"
NEPTUNE SUN RA ARKESTRA (1972) A1: SPACE IS THE PLACE (21:14). B1: NEPTUNE (5.42); B2: SEA OF SOUND (7:42); B3: ROCKET NUMBER NINE (2:50). CATEGORY: FREE JAZZ | DURATION: 38 MINUTES A funeral in outer space for the cooling corpse of jazz conducted by Sun…
SEXTANT HERBIE HANCOCK (1972) A1: RAIN DANCE (9:16); A2: HIDDEN SHADOWS (10:13). B1: HORNETS (19:36). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FUSION | DURATION: 39 MINUTES Electronics are pushed to the fore in Sextant, the closing chapter of Hancock’s Mwandishi trilogy and his first album for Columbia, home of…
CROSSINGS HERBIE HANCOCK (1972) A1: SLEEPING GIANT (24:50). B1: QUASAR (7:27); B2: WATER TORTURE (14:04). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FUSION | DURATION: 46 MINUTES Completing a holy trinity of experimental post-Miles units alongside Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi project was an exploration of Afro-futurist…
ON THE CORNER MILES DAVIS (1972) A1: a) ON THE CORNER (2:58); b) NEW YORK GIRL (1:32); c) THINKIN’ ONE THING AND DOIN’ ANOTHER (1:42); d) VOTE FOR MILES (8:45); A2: BLACK SATIN (5:16). B1: ONE AND ONE (6:09); B2: a) HELEN BUTTE (16:06); b)…
IRRLICHT KLAUS SCHULZE (1972) A1: 1. SATZ: EBENE (23:22); A2: 2. SATZ: GEWITTER (5:38). B1: 3. SATZ: EXIL SILS MARIA (21:27). CATEGORY: ELECTRONIC | DURATION: 50 MINUTES Recorded a month before Tangerine Dream’s Zeit, the first album from ex-Dream percussionist Schulze is a self-described symphony…