ESP 3013 Frank Lowe / Black Beings

290 West End Ave, NY NY 10023
STEREO
he original release is pressed on heavy & thick vinyl and has the date etched into the run out grooves on the A side

Frank Lowe produced this session for ESP. The Wizard was probably Leroy Jenkins, who was under contract to another label at the time. Additional material has now been located, and will be released. This version of Black Beings contains of 15 minutes of additional material thought to have been lost.


Personnel

Joseph Jarman: soprano, alto sax
Frank Lowe: tenor sax
The Wizard (Raymond Lee Cheng): violin
William Parker:bass
Rashid Sinan: drums


Track Listing

1. In Trane's Name 33:29
2. Brother Joseph 4:46
3. Thulani 22:09

Compositions by Frank Lowe & Joseph Jarman (Syndicore Music BMI).

Credits

Recorded March 1973. Engineering by Scott Trusty. Original album design by Carmen Lowe. Original photos by Charles Marinaro. Production Manager: Tom Abbs. Research, restoration & analog to digital transfer by Michael D. Anderson. Digital remastering by Douglas McGregor. Digital imaging by Michael Solomon. Design & layout by Miles Bachman & Michael Sanzone.

Press Quotes

"Black Beings serves as an historical document and stopping-off point in the musical legacy of Lowe, showing a rare side of the musician. " - Jerry D'Souza, All About Jazz

"Essentially just a recording of a live show, Black Beings encapsulates whatfs great about improvisation at its very core: harnessing spontaneity in a way that can never be recreated. Aside from stellar, moment-to-moment playing, Black Beings also documents a pivotal time in music. Lowe takes free jazz to its fiercest and rawest states, while remaining deeply invested in the same roots as the previous generation of jazz experimenters. As avant-garde as Black Beings gets, it is indeed pure soul music" - Seth K, Tiny Mix Tapes


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