21 December 2008

Leroy Jenkins-solo concert (india navigation lp 1028) 1977



Here's the great Leroy Jenkins solo concert from 1977, again courtesy of Iain.
who says 'this is a very beautiful concert..I'm happy to be able to share it'

Jenkins here weaves a dense tissue of free improvisation interpolated with rustic folk forms,quotes from hymns and the blues.. cascading ripples of plangent scrapping creaky euphoria.
it features a very simple, lyrical rendition of Billy Strayhorn's lush life..one of the best
an awe inspiring concert from the late under recorded and appreciated master, long overdue for a carefully remastered reissue.
enjoy!!

recorded at Washington square church N.Y.C, on January 11 1977
tracks
side a)
1. Improvisation
2. Why am i here
3. Opus
side b)
4. Lush life
5. Keep on trucking brother
6. Nobody knows the trouble i've seen

Leroy Jenkins -violin
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27 comments:

  1. Wallofsound21 December 2008 at 15:28:00 CET

    Wonderful. And another step forward in completing the India Navigation set. I've never heard this one before, so I'm looking forward to it.

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  2. Tantris21 December 2008 at 17:20:00 CET

    Hi sotise - many thanks for this and the other recent posts.

    Cheers, T

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  3. el goog21 December 2008 at 19:32:00 CET

    Hello sotise
    Thanks for this sharing, now i'm grabbing a great stuff. much appreciated.

    Hi Wallofsound
    Yes, two disks with a least information are left. it seems too hard to find them...

    Anyway thank you all for minding it.

    peace
    eG

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  4. serviceton21 December 2008 at 22:35:00 CET

    Merci sotise, and a tip of the hat to lain.

    Beautiful.

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  5. htakat21 December 2008 at 23:29:00 CET

    thanks a lot for this !!

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  6. Robin24 December 2008 at 13:33:00 CET

    Thanks a lot for this .. Leroy plays a lyrical set in which the the relationships between the pieces is intriguing.

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  7. MSM25 December 2008 at 13:33:00 CET

    Thanks so much (and for the flac links). This makes today a happy holiday.

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  8. marten51218 July 2010 at 01:18:00 CEST

    Mr Sotise, thank you, thank you, thank you. Also, isn't this one of the loveliest record sleeves ever?

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  9. saintmartin5 November 2010 at 18:19:00 CET

    Excellent initiative! I actually attended this concert and remember it clearly. Braxton and Holland were in the audience, and afterwards Braxton went backstage and could be heard saying loudly, "Jenkins, thank you for your beautiful music!"

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  10. Andy I3 June 2011 at 12:41:00 CEST

    Great to get hold of this. Thank you.

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  11. SOTISE10 May 2013 at 11:03:00 CEST

    Flac Pics
    http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/1436606/file.html

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  12. kinabalu10 May 2013 at 14:41:00 CEST

    Thanks for this one and for the invitation to chat with Jenny$$$(19), courtesy of Zippyshare or affiliates ...

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  13. serviceton11 May 2013 at 13:33:00 CEST

    c'mon K - Jenny's a lovely girl once you get to know her - she's studying political science, honours year.
    She just lets herself be pimped out by the Zippyshare guys when the week's grocery bills get too tough to make

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  14. kinabalu12 May 2013 at 02:38:00 CEST

    I see a potential for Freudian slips ...

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  15. SantosCurser27 September 2013 at 05:11:00 CEST

    I had this on vinyl once too.. is this post going to work? (total newb but in awe of the material here ... btw, got any Material?)..

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  16. Unknown13 September 2017 at 00:42:00 CEST

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  17. Unknown20 October 2017 at 04:50:00 CEST

    Love this site. Can anyone please repost this great album? Thank you

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  18. serviceton13 November 2017 at 01:28:00 CET

    Here you go

    RE-UP Leroy Jenkins-Solo Concert (India Navigation LP 1028) 1977

    Part 1 https://1fichier.com/?k2estryq0w

    Part 2 https://1fichier.com/?t1rkdfnhsq

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  19. ELwaChituRRon3 June 2020 at 22:35:00 CEST

    The links is dead. Can you repost this album? Thank you

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  20. DRONSZ28 June 2024 at 07:31:00 CEST

    This one is really needing a reup!

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  21. serviceton29 June 2024 at 12:37:00 CEST


    RE-UP of sotise's original FLAC files from 2008

    https://1fichier.com/?b2c6ej1uetfg5tkrpayk


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  22. unitstructure1 July 2024 at 04:08:00 CEST

    Wonderful listening. Will India Navigation recordings revert try sn official re-release?

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  23. unitstructure1 July 2024 at 12:38:00 CEST

    I meant is there a possibility that the India Navigation catalog will ever be officially released?

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  24. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth1 July 2024 at 15:48:00 CEST

    The question would be to whom the tapes / rights belong. And furthermore who's willing to spent money on it. The Sanders was reissued last year in an expanded edition.
    Some titles were reissued long ago on CD. But I would certainly buy me some more. Especially a reissue of the two Arthur Blythe LPs on CD would be welcome. The 1991 CD edition which compiles the two previous LPs is rather pricy on the second hand market. Also Hamiet Bliuett's 'Endangered Species' would be appreciated - ... dreaming ....

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  25. hideo3 July 2024 at 04:21:00 CEST

    Thanks, serviceton - I was just listening to Jenkins' solo album (lovely music). Apparently missed this one when it first popped up here. hideo

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  26. serviceton10 July 2024 at 12:26:00 CEST

    I think it might take a complete dedicated enthusiast to reissue the India Navigation catalogue because I don't think there's likely any money in it. I don't mean profit - I mean even breaking even.

    Bob Cummins has been dead for about a quarter of a century (very strange, typing that!) and I'm not sure about his daughter Beth and the legal status of it all. I have heard a couple of times that 'legal rights have reverted to the artists for the label' - but this would be time consuming and expensive to actually make happen [returning master tapes, documentation, legal documentation and so on].

    Cummins *was* a lawyer, so maybe anything is possible? But I have doubts..

    The Pharoah India Nav reissue came out on Luaka Bop [erstwhile known as David Byrne's 'world music' label from the 90's] - and almost certainly has got nothing to do with a India Navigation reissue program, or the possibility of one, far as I know.
    I wonder if there's anything about this stuff in the liner notes for that set. I admired the packaging and attention to detail of it, but didnt buy it as the music didn't appeal

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  27. Brewing Luminous28 October 2024 at 20:11:00 CET

    Thank you

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