14 April 2011

CHARLES BRACKEEN "RHYTHM X" (STRATA-EAST, 1968)




For all those who have longed for some real good Jazz...
One of the rare recordings from or with Charles Brackeen - here joined by Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell.




CHARLES BRACKEEN "RHYTHM X"

Charles Brackeen, tenor saxophone
Don Cherry, trumpet
Charlie Haden, bass
Edward Blackwell, drums


1. Rhythm X 07:57
2. Hour Glass 11:31
3. Charles Concept 06:41
4. C.B. Blues 07:39


Recorded on January 26, 1968 at Upsurge Studio, New York City.

STRATA-EAST SECD 9026

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21 comments:

  1. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth14 April 2011 at 10:33:00 CEST

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  2. Igor14 April 2011 at 19:47:00 CEST

    Thank you for reminding me of this excellent album, onxidlib.
    Strong recommendation from my side also.

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  3. freebones15 April 2011 at 01:13:00 CEST

    i have this album, but i wanted to thank you for spreading it. it's great.

    highly recommended!

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  4. trane16 April 2011 at 06:57:00 CEST

    I agree, terrific album. wondering if anybody has more Brackeen, his 3 Silkheart records are long unavailable

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  5. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth16 April 2011 at 10:16:00 CEST

    "his 3 Silkheart records are long unavailable"

    In fact all Silkheart recordings are still available

    > http://www.silkheart.se/finding.php

    or > http://www.silkheart.se/

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  6. trane17 April 2011 at 07:40:00 CEST

    Thanks for the tip Onxidlib, didnt know about Silkheart records, will purchase right away!

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  7. corvimax17 April 2011 at 17:38:00 CEST

    Of course I agree with all the praises.
    There is another album from Charles Brackeen wich is totally out of print, but I cannot find it, neither second hand.
    Charles Brackeen "Charles Concept" (1974)
    Is reported only in a few website and no indication about label.
    Does anybody knows something about it?

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  8. Sami18 April 2011 at 08:35:00 CEST

    Uh, this is so good!! Definitely one of my favorite LPs. Thanks for spreading!!!! And since the 1st time hearing this I've been dreaming of more music by early Brackeen.

    How about Melodic Artet from early 70's (Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Brackeen, Ronnie Boykins and Charles Moffett)? I think this group was already mentioned in As Serious as Your Life -book.

    Still dreaming!

    Sami

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  9. corvimax18 April 2011 at 11:09:00 CEST

    juicy info Sami, someone was offering it from old tapes here

    http://www.freejazz.org/?q=node/2778

    but the offer expired
    as you says, let's dream it

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  10. miloo218 April 2011 at 14:34:00 CEST

    Thanks, another Dream Team !

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  11. verge19 April 2011 at 01:07:00 CEST

    oh snap, this looks like I'm gonna spend years lookin for the vinyl. Thanks!!
    I'm gonna fathom a guess that this is where Kool Keith got his "Rhythm X" alias from..

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  12. Peter24 April 2011 at 19:43:00 CEST

    This si a very fine recording - sounded liek an Ornette first time I heard it, for obvious reasons.

    Thanks for reminding me too, and ULing it!

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  13. Anonymous4 July 2013 at 00:18:00 CEST

    please, even in the midst of all the flow of great new postings, any chance of a re-up of this? IS rules, there is no question … msj

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  14. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth4 July 2013 at 02:27:00 CEST

    ...soon...

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  15. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth4 July 2013 at 11:54:00 CEST

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  16. Anonymous5 July 2013 at 16:01:00 CEST

    wonderful music, thank you very much and then some for this and the other great sounds you blog. msj

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  17. francisco santos17 April 2015 at 06:41:00 CEST

    another dead one that needs to be alive !!!...THX !....

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  18. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth17 April 2015 at 07:46:00 CEST

    Won't do a re-up as it is readily available. Only in a box-set, but...

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  19. dd24 December 2017 at 13:01:00 CET

    I can't find any reference to the box-set. Can you please point me to it? Thnx. dd

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  20. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth24 December 2017 at 15:18:00 CET

    https://www.discogs.com/Clifford-Jordan-The-Complete-Clifford-Jordan-Strata-East-Sessions/release/5621731

    http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=256-MD-CD

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  21. dd25 December 2017 at 13:54:00 CET

    Thank You! Everyone should have this!

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