14 October 2014

Richard Davis trio-Feat Joe Beck& Jack Dejohnette- Song for wounded Knee 1973


Richard Davis what can one say!.. his records under his own name are so undervalued.. most of them are out of print...
This is a passionate testament to the trio's heartfelt political activism, something considered corny and passé in todays largely arid musical landscape... evermore relevant though in a world that is arguably geopolitically worse off than it was in 73.
Its a world where bread and circuses take on a whole other dimension, the illusion of personal freedom indistinguishable from and so frequently confused with the sphere of personal consumption.

I've always  loved the more abstract side of Davis's musical sensibility amply displayed here in a set
of glowing largely improvised pieces..on the opening Blues" Song for Wounded knee" , Davis uses the melody to blue Monk.. but the rest is pretty free.. Davis's arco is evident throughout.. some passages on 'America the beautiful "or "Agnewstic"wouldn't be out of place in a chamber piece by Helmut Lachenmann...
staggering.. gorgeous!
enjoy!
ps.. this may have been partially inspired by the great book "Bury my heart at Wounded Knee"which came out around that time

Richard Davis.Org
Vinyl rip ... split tracks, no syrup!

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15 comments:

  1. SOTISE14 October 2014 at 05:40:00 CEST

    FLAC-PICS
    http://bwwtjbnkft.1fichier.com/

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  2. Nick14 October 2014 at 06:28:00 CEST


    Yep, thanks S

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  3. Kostas from Piraeus14 October 2014 at 11:36:00 CEST

    Many, many thanks!

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  4. Anonymous14 October 2014 at 19:07:00 CEST

    Thank you!

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  5. Formosa Coweater14 October 2014 at 19:57:00 CEST

    Your write-up makes this sound quite interesting. Looking forward to it. Thanks.

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  6. Eigil15 October 2014 at 13:27:00 CEST

    Beautiful - thanks!

    And, yes, we need that same kind of political commitment today, even more than we did in the sixties and seventies.

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  7. DoubleA16 October 2014 at 17:39:00 CEST

    Fantastic. Really out there but heartfelt stuff. Thanks for the share.

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  8. Wallofsound17 October 2014 at 23:26:00 CEST

    Many thanks.

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  9. QPjr18 October 2014 at 02:17:00 CEST

    the song titles on this album kind of explain why mr. davis retreated to his farm many years ago.
    i remember andrew hill saying something like "there are some who can swing harder than richard or play faster, but i know no one that can do all that richard can do as well as richard can."
    i once happened upon a crusty 70's-model ITT power converter in a recycling bin and thought, if i crack this open, will a check from richard helms float out?!
    ...and can i cash it?
    thanks for sharing this fliegende hollander!

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  10. toci19 October 2014 at 18:51:00 CEST

    Thanks for wonderful share.

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  11. minim3 August 2015 at 22:42:00 CEST

    Amazing album!
    At first listen it was quite irritating, but after a few tries it has become a favourite gem in my collection. Big Thanks!

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  12. Nod Y31 May 2016 at 00:11:00 CEST

    Thank you Sotise for this great share. It is just a fantastic album and yes the political subject is tragically perhaps more important nowadays, many many thanks.

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  13. Unknown11 August 2017 at 18:56:00 CEST

    "You are using an old download link format.
    This have been changed since years.
    You must use the new download link format"
    I was wondering if it's still available?

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  14. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth11 August 2017 at 22:42:00 CEST

    For this post it's not only the old link format but the file was deleted after 60 days without a dl.
    I do not have this recording/files....maybe someone can help?

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  15. Jazz Viking11 September 2017 at 00:38:00 CEST

    Any chance for a new link for this one?

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