18 December 2010

MILFORD GRAVES "BÄBI MUSIC" (IPS 004, 1976)




Raw and powerful. A master drummer. Frenetic reeds.

What kind of "bäbi" is this...



MILFORD GRAVES "BÄBI MUSIC"

Arthur Doyle,reeds
Hugh Glover,reeds
Milford Graves,percussion

1. Bä 11:48
2. bi 04:01
3. Bäbi 15:25


Recorded: 3-20-1976 at WBAI-FM/Free Music Store, New York.

IPS ST004


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24 comments:

  1. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth18 December 2010 at 23:11:00 CET

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  2. Wallofsound18 December 2010 at 23:41:00 CET

    Although of its time I do think this is a worthwhile record that I often return to.

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  3. Wallofsound18 December 2010 at 23:43:00 CET

    Forgot to say, I've only had this in a 192 mp3, so thanks for the upgrade.

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  4. Anonymous19 December 2010 at 00:43:00 CET

    Thanks, Onxidlib. I'm downloading it now, so haven't had a listen yet, but trust that it's as enthralling as all the other Milford Graves and Arthur Doyle recordings I've heard thanks to the excellent work here at IS.

    WallofSound, what do you mean "of its time"? To my immature ears (I'm pretty new to all this), Graves always has an enduring sound that, if not always ahead of its time, sounds fresh even today. What makes it characteristically 70s?

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  5. Wallofsound19 December 2010 at 08:49:00 CET

    @anonymous, there was a particular commitment in the mid to late 1970s to create a 'free' 'black' 'art' aesthetic. Looking back percussion was a strong element of this, as was a (then) unusual combination of instrumentation, and an exploration of abstraction. Many of these elements were then absorbed into the European free scene, and into US black and even mainstream jazz. I'd agree with you about 'sounds fresh even today'; especially this one.

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  6. 100919 December 2010 at 20:41:00 CET

    Lovely rip here -- thanks much!

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  7. SOTISE20 December 2010 at 01:07:00 CET

    thank you , for what is now an incredible rarity... whether it lives up to its legendary status ..is something else again .. great to hear it properly though !

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  8. Igor23 December 2010 at 09:22:00 CET

    Many thanks, onxidlib.
    It is a real pleasure to get a quality upgrade of this excellent album.

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  9. Anonymous30 December 2010 at 06:41:00 CET

    Been looking for a lossless rip of this for ages without success... many, many thanks

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  10. Anonymous8 January 2011 at 06:23:00 CET

    I can not find out words to express my appreciation to this post. Because I have been looking for this album over for 25 years, since I could have chance to listen to this music in a very short part at a LP shop. Since then, in my country, it was very difficult to find out this album, or if I could, price was incredably expensive, I could not bear.

    Again, many many thanks.

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  11. www.noise-below.org22 January 2011 at 18:48:00 CET

    thanks man! must admit that before listening to 'babi' a couple of years ago i had only listened to 'nommo' from a download @192, didn't like that much nor can i say i was an avid doyle fan but upon listening to this one i had my pants wet!!! a flabbergasting diamond! even the words fail to express my feelings each time i listen to this! bravo!
    nicolas

    www.noise-below.org

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  12. Anonymous8 May 2011 at 06:55:00 CEST

    stoned by "babi". this is a stunner. 1,2,3,4,5. Ouch

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  13. Anonymous9 February 2015 at 01:19:00 CET

    Re-up please, please? thanks.

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  14. Anonymous9 February 2015 at 16:27:00 CET

    Thanks onxidlib.

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  15. the empress2 April 2015 at 05:19:00 CEST

    my sincere thank you onxidlib!

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  16. Anonymous17 May 2017 at 14:05:00 CEST

    Many many thanks for your generosity

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  17. funksta17 February 2018 at 20:38:00 CET

    Reup please. Thanks for the incredible music!

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  18. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth6 May 2018 at 14:42:00 CEST

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  19. funksta6 May 2018 at 19:17:00 CEST

    Thanks Ernst! You're the best. This is a gem. Love the 70s slingerland's on the cover

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  20. Brush&Stick10 October 2018 at 15:08:00 CEST

    Thank you for the re-post!

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  21. Brewing Luminous10 October 2018 at 17:47:00 CEST

    One of the greats!

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  22. correct silence11 October 2018 at 15:25:00 CEST

    An official reissue is coming with a bonus cd on November

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  23. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth11 October 2018 at 16:12:00 CEST

    Finally! - since years I've heard rumours about a reissue. I assume the CD edition will be on 'Corbett vs Dempsey'. At least that's what I've read in John Corbett's last book 'Vinyl Freak'.
    In the book he writes that he planned a reissue of 'Bäbi Music' but also of 'Nommo/In concert at Yale University'.

    However - so I shall delete the link - thanks for the heads-up correct silence.

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  24. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth26 October 2018 at 09:42:00 CEST

    'Bäbi Music' is now available on a double CD with extra material from 1969!

    http://www.corbettvsdempsey.com/2018/10/16/album-babi/

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