Marzette and Company-esp-disk 1044 re-issue. A rather rare release from 1966 in a Free Jazz mode. The original recording is from December, 1966. There is currently an effort to re-issue some of the more obscure esp-disks from the 1960’s on vinyl. The product quality is remarkable, considering many esp-disk reissues in the past have been questionable, to say the least.
Marzette and company features Marzette Watts on baritone clarinet, tenor sax, and soprano sax, Henry Grimes (b), Sonny Sharrock (g), Karl Berger (vibes), J.C. Moses (dr), Juney Booth (b), Clifford Thorton (trombone, coronet), Byrad Lancaster (as, fl,cl).
Some pretty strong Free Jazz, more nuanced than the New Thing, typical of the New York Free Jazz Scene of the '60’s.
Finding it may be tricky, streams are not available on Tidal, and the LP sold out as a pre-order. It is available for streaming on BandCamp.
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