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William Hooker “LIGHT. The Early Years 1975-1989”

4 CD box set

Featuring: David S. Ware, David Murray, Jemeel Moondoc, Roy Campbell Jr., Booker T. Williams, Alan Braufman, Hasaan Dawkins, Mark Hennen, Lewis Barnes, Richard Keene, Les Goodson, Mark Miller.
William Hooker “LIGHT. The Early Years 1975-1989”
4CD – € 40,00
(shipping worldwide € 5,00)

DISC ONE “… IS ETERNAL LIFE”

Drum Form (includes) – Wings – Prophet Of Dogon – Still Water – Desert Plant – Tune) 18:06
William Hooker – drums, percussion, vocal
Soy: Material / Seven 26:48
David Murray – tenor saxophone; Mark Miller – bass; William Hooker – drums
3. Passages (Anthill) 19:27
David S. Ware – tenor saxophone; William Hooker – drums

DISC TWO “… IS ETERNAL LIFE” / “BRIGHTER LIGHTS”

Pieces I & II 18:46
Les Goodson – tenor saxophone, flute, percussion; Hasaan Dawkins – alto saxophone, flute, percussion; William Hooker – drums and percussion
Above and Beyond 4:50
William Hooker – drums

All music composed by William Hooker, published by William Hooker Music / BMI
All compositions originally released on a double LP “…is eternal life” on William Hooker’s label
Reality Unit Concepts / RUC – 444

Disc One:
Track 1 – recorded on 28th May, 1975 at Columbia University, New York City by Joe Walker
Track 2 – recorded on 4th May, 1975 in performance at the Cubiculo, New York City by Carl Williams
Track 3 – recorded on 5th February, 1976 in performance at the Langston Hughes Library, Corona, New York City by Carl Williams

Disc Two:
Track 1 – recorded on 20th May, 1976 in performance at the Columbus Branch, New York Public Library, New York City by William Hooker
Track 2 – recorded on 19th November, 1976. It is an excerpt from TOWARDS THE NEW MUSIC / Public Broadcast Special for WHNB-TV, Channel 30, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Others (Unknowing) 4:57
Patterns I, II and III 14:54
Alan Braufman – alto saxophone, flute; William Hooker – drums
3 & 6 / Right 13:15
Mark Hennen – piano; William Hooker – drums

All music composed by William Hooker, William Hooker music / BMI
All compositions originally released on a double LP “Brighter Lights” on William Hooker’s label
Reality Unit Concepts / RUC – 445
Present Happiness 16:47
Jemeel Moondoc – alto saxophone; Hasaan Dawkins – tenor saxophone; William Hooker – drums

Music composed by William Hooker, William Hooker music / BMI
Recorded in 1980.
Previously unreleased track

DISC THREE – WILLIAM HOOKER TRIO “FORMULAS OF APPROACH”

Anchoring / Inclusion / 3 & 6 (Right) 24:16
Clear, Cold Light / Into Our Midst / Japanese Folk Song (traditional) 42:32
All music composed by William Hooker, William Hooker music / BMI
Recorded on 22nd February, 1988 at Roulette Club, New York City with assistance of Jim Staley and staff
Previously unreleased session

Roy Campbell – trumpet; Booker T Williams – tenor saxophone; William Hooker – drums

DISC FOUR – WILLIAM HOOKER TRIO “TRANSITION”

Contrast (With A Feeling) 11:56
Naturally Forward 32:20
Lewis Barnes – trumpet; Richard Keene – soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, flute; William Hooker – drums, spoken word

All music composed by William Hooker, William Hooker music / BMI
Recorded on 12th February, 1989 live at “Chumley’s” in the Castle at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts by Brian Crawford and staff / Broadcasted on 100.1 FM WBRS
Continuity of Unfoldment 16:18
William Hooker – drums

Recorded in1981 at WKCR-FM, Columbia University, New York City

NoBusiness Records NBCD 82-85, 2016. Limited edition of 1000 box sets

Booklet design by Jeff DiPerna, tabula rasa graphic design
Design by Oskaras Anosovas
Re-mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
Produced by Danas Mikailionis
Co-producer: Valerij Anosov

Quelle:
http://www.nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD82-85.php

Was kann soulpope eigentlich zum neuen Strazzeri-Reissue von Fresh Sound sagen? Sieht jedenfalls recht verlockend aus:

Strazzatonic (3 Lps On 2 Cds)
Frank Strazzeri
Featuring: Frank Strazzeri (Fender Rhodes p), with Conte Candoli, Gary Barone, Bobby Shew (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Don Menza, Sam Most (ts, fl), Gene Cherico, Harvey Newmark (b), Dick Berk, Steve Strazzeri (d), Don Alias (perc)

REFERENCE: FSRCD 886_2

After his arrival in Los Angeles late in 1959, the versatile and impressive work of upstate New Yorker, pianist-composer Frank Strazzeri (1930-2014), began to earn him a fast reputation, and his playing in local jazz groups and on albums by Terry Gibbs, Herb Ellis, Red Mitchell, Harold Land, Carmell Jones and others, didn’t go unnoticed.

An utterly devoted jazz musician, he transformed his many influences, among them Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Carl Perkins, Hank Jones, into an inventive, direct, exciting, cliché-free personal expression, distinguished by an absence of superfluous gesture, and delivered with a crisp, bright sound in medium and fast tempos. And he was also to reveal a considerable talent as a composer on his own records.

On the three albums included here, Taurus (1973), Frames (1975) and After the Rain (1975), he wrote all of the material and used, including Don Menza, Frank Rosolino, Gary Barone, Conte Candoli, Gene Cherico and Bobby Shew, who spoke glowingly of him as “a giant, a master, an incredibly underrated player, a complete genius.” These albums show why he was so revered by his peers.

Tracklisting:

CD 1

01. Taurus 4:42
02. Lazy Moments 4:25
03. Strazzatonic 9:14
04. Calcutta 5:24
05. Sphinx 7:40
06. View from Within 6:10
07. Injun-Jo 6:01
08. Ballad of the Matador 6:42
09. Jo Gee 8:07

CD 2

01. La Mosca 7:05
02. Frames 6:43
03. Evening in Madrid 6:11
04. After the Rain 4:32
05. Philadelphia Flyer 9:06
06. Rush Hour 8:36
07. Blue Dawn 4:52
08. The Third Eye 6:40
09. Cloudburst 9:50

All compositions by Frank Strazzeri

Sources:

CD 1, tracks #1-6, from the album
„Taurus“ (Revelation Records REV-20)
Later issued as „View From Within“
(Creative World CW 3003)

CD 1, tracks #7-9 and CD 2 #1-3 from
„Frames“ (Glendale Records GLS 6002)

CD 2, tracks #4-9 from the album
„After the Rain“ (Catalyst Records CAT-7607)

Personnel on „Taurus“ / „View From Within“:

Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, Don Menza, tenor sax, flute; Frank Strazzeri, Fender Rhodes piano; Gene Cherico, bass; Dick Berk, drums.

Recorded at Sage & Sound, Hollywood, Jan. 6, 1973

Personnel on „Frame“:

Gary Barone, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Don Menza, tenor & soprano sax, flute; Frank Strazzeri, Fender Rhodes piano; Gene Cherico, bass, Fender bass; Steve Schaeffer, drums; Allen Cecchi, Chuck Pisticello, percussion.

Recorded at Sage & Sound, Hollywood, spring 1975

Personnel on „After the Rain“:

Bobby Shew, trumpet, flugelhorn; Sam Most, tenor sax, flute; Frank Strazzeri, Fender Rhodes piano, moog, string synthesizer; Harvey Newmark, bass, electric bass; Steve Strazzeri, drums; Don Alias, congas, percussion.

Recorded at Sage & Sound, Hollywood, summer 1975

Recordings conceived & produced by Frank Strazzeri

Co-producer: Pat Britt on “After the Rain”
Recorded and mixed by Jim Mooney at Sage & Sound Studio, Hollywood

Compiled for CD release by Frank Strazzeri & Jordi Pujol

Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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This CD is dedicated to the memory of Frank Strazzeri

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http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/strazzatonic_3_lps_on_2_cds-cd-6383.html

rasch gesucht … das dürfte etwa hinkommen, aber nach hinten und vorne blättern lohnt gewiss:

der erste Schwung
der zweite Schwung
der jüngste dritte Schwung