#ed blackwell

[elfbarpile]

Jackson Pollock The White Light (1954)

included in the gatefold for the 1961 LP Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation by The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet

[joshhaden]

"Broadcasts" is a bootleg Ornettte Coleman LP. w/ my father, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Ed Blackwell. I've never heard & have no idea what's on it.

[jt1674]

[ozkar-krapo]

Ornette COLEMAN

"Broken Shadow"

(LP. Columbia. ? / rec. 1971-72) [US]

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Don Cherry - The Five Spot, New York City, June 7, 1975

The Sandy Bull doc I shared with y'all a few weeks ago shared some sweet glimpses of Sandy's wedding — and apparently Don Cherry officiated? That is one cool wedding. The pics reminded me that I had heard tell of (but never heard) a live tape of Don and Sandy recorded sometime in the mid 70s. And lo & behold, the great Observations of Deviance had posted a snippet of it last year! Not only that, but OoD had linked over to the Deep Focus podcast, who not only had played the entire tape, but they'd also gotten that night's bassist, the legendary William Parker, to listen in and offer his valuable insights. Sometimes the world is ... good? I know, I can barely believe it either.

Anyhoo, what we've got here is a fairly lo-fi AUD, but nevertheless ... an amazing snapshot! The band is remarkable — not just Parker, Bull and Cherry, but also Frank Lowe, Selene Fung, Hakim Jami, Ed Blackwell and Roger Blank. It's typically eclectic stuff, positive vibrations all around, a true fusion of modes and moods, Cherry moving joyously from keys to trumpet to vocals. Occasionally, it's a mess! But it's a mess you're gonna love.

"Groove after groove after groove," Parker marvels, nearly 50 years later. Cook up some brown rice and get into it.

William Parker: There’s always someone bringing a tape recorder and sitting in the audience recording. I mean, they did it with Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and any musician that plays in a jazz club. There were people who came and they taped whether they had the tape recorder, you know, underneath their sleeve, hiding in their pants, the mics coming out of their hats, you know, all kinds of things. Because once you begin to listen to this music, you become obsessed with it. It really becomes a lifeline. The people that taped weren’t necessarily trying to start a record company, but they're taping it because it's really feeding them, and it keeps them balanced.

[newjazzthings]

DON CHERRY - DEWEY REDMAN - CHARLIE HADEN - EDDIE BLACKWELL / OLD AND NEW DREAMS

[jazzplusplus]

1969 - Ornette Coleman Double Concert - Paris

Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Leo Smith, Steve Mc Call, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors, Lester Bowie, François Tusques, Bernard Vitet

[jazzdailyblog]

"Beauty Is a Rare Thing": Ornette Coleman's Sonic Odyssey Through Avant-Garde Jazz

Introduction: On November 16, 1993, Rhino Records unveiled a musical treasure trove that transcended the boundaries of jazz. “Beauty Is a Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings” by Ornette Coleman, a pioneering saxophonist and composer, stands as a testament to the avant-garde movement that swept through the jazz landscape in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This box set, meticulously…

[b1lliesb1ues]

Loft Jazz, Manhattan by queer feminist photographer Val Wilmer

Ed Blackwell, Dewey Redman, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, at Prince Street May 1971 © Val Wilmer

Ornette Coleman

Sam Rivers, Joe Daley

Thelonious Monk

(via Manhattan’s Long Lost Era of Loft Jazz)

[joshhaden]

Finding Forrester (Music From The Motion Picture) (2000, Columbia) includes Ornette Coleman's "Happy House", originally recorded in 1972. w Charlie, Don Cherry, Bobby Bradford, Dewey Redman, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell.

[ausetkmt]

A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (2nd ed. 2012)[Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World]

A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (2nd ed. 2012)[Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World]

Updated and revised to emphasise long-term perspectives on current issues facing the continent, the new 2nd Edition of A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the past two centuries.

A History of Modern Africa explores two centuries of the continent’s political, economic, and social history. This thorough yet accessible text help readers to understand key concepts, recognize significant themes, and identify the processes that shaped the modern history of Africa.

Emphasis is placed on the consequences of colonial rule, and the links between the precolonial and postcolonial eras. Author Richard Reid, a prominent scholar and historian on the subject, argues that Africa’s struggle for economic and political stability in the nineteenth century escalated and intensified through the twentieth century, the effects of which are still felt in the present day. 

The new third edition offers substantial updates and revisions that consider recent events and historiography. Greater emphasis is placed on African agency, particularly during the colonial period, and the importance of the long-term militarization of African political culture. Discussions of the postcolonial period have been updated to reflect recent developments, including those in North Africa. Adopting a long-term approach to current African issues, this text: 

Explores the legacies of the nineteenth century and the colonial period in the context of the contemporary era

Highlights the role of nineteenth century and long-term internal dynamics in Africa’s modern challenges

Combines recent scholarship with concise and effective narrative

Features maps, illustrations, expanded references, and comprehensive endnotes

A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present, 3rd Edition is an excellent introduction to the subject for undergraduate students in relevant courses, and for general readers with interest in modern African history and current affairs.

[ozkar-krapo]

Eric DOLPHY

"The great Concert of Eric Dolphy"

(3LP. Prestige. 1974 / rec. 1961) [US]

[offsidenewsco]

"As fans, it is our hockey gods-given right to overreact to every little trade and signing made on Day 1 of Free Agency, no matter how minor they may be."

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

A night view from the Queens side of the Queensborough Bridge, January 12, 1951. It shows the new United Nations Building (rectangular structure, left). The tall buildings from the center of picture to the right are the Daily News building with its television tower, the Empire State Building, and the Chrysler Building (with the needle-sharp spire).

In the foreground is what was then called Welfare (now Roosevelt) Island. In the early 20th century, when it was called Blackwell's Island, it housed prisons, almshouses, and a lunatic asylum. In 1921 it was renamed Welfare Island and in 1934 the old institutions were replaced by city hospitals. Today, as Roosevelt Island, it contains moderate-income housing and shopping complexes.

The angle of vision leads to some confusion. The Empire State Building is actually not between the Daily News and Chrysler Building. It is at 34th Street. The U.N., Daily News, and Chrysler Buildings are all along 42nd Street. The view is along a diagonal line which accounts for the distortion.

Photo: Ed Ford for the AP via WHNT

[opelman]

1984 ARGO JM-16 by David G. Schultz Via Flickr: James Blackwell