The Leaders - Mudfoot (1986)

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Artist: The Leaders
Title: Mudfoot
Year Of Release: 1986
Label: BlackHawk [BKH 52001 CD]
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 41:52
Total Size: 226 MB(+3%) | 101 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Miss Nancy [13:18]
02. Elaborations [04:24]
03. Midnite Train [03:43]
04. Freedom Swing Song [04:45]
05. Song of Her [05:41]
06. Mudfoot [06:52]
07. Cupid [03:07]

personnel :

Lester Bowie: trumpet
Chico Freeman: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, vocals
Arthur Blythe: alto saxophone
Cecil McBee: bass
Kirk Lightsey: piano
Don Moye: drums

The Leaders were formed in the mid-'80s as a vehicle for six notable players (trumpeter Lester Bowie, altoist Arthur Blythe, Chico Freeman on tenor and bass clarinet, pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Don Moye) to play straight-ahead advanced jazz. Their debut album, cut for the defunct Black Hawk label, is difficult to find -- unfortunately so, for it is an excellent effort. Two songs are group compositions (including the ad-lib "Midnite Train"); Freeman provided a tribute to Eric Dolphy ("Freedom Swing Song"); and the other selections include originals by Blythe and McBee, plus Sam Cooke's "Cupid" (which has a Freeman vocal). Worth searching for.~Scott Yanow

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