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”Sempre Amore” Mal Wadron & Steve Lacy on Soul Note SN 1170

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”Sempre Amore” Mal Wadron & Steve Lacy on Soul Note SN 1170

Waldron and Lacy in a different mood.

Waldron and Lacy recorded several albums together and I’m trying to find their stuff whenever I can. This one on Soul Note, recorded in Milano in 1986 and released the following year, finds the pair in a duo setting giving their take on Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn compositions. 

Quite a different mood and style on this album compared to what I have usually experienced from the pair both individually and collectively. A tribute to what came before them. It’s lyrical, warm and passionate, and I love that. Listen to the lovely ”Prelude to a Kiss” or ”Sempre Amore” for example, and you’ll appreciate the range of these mostly angular players.

Beautiful stuff and very affordable.

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"Decision in Paradise" by Frank Lowe on Soul Note SN 1082

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"Decision in Paradise" by Frank Lowe on Soul Note SN 1082

Another great Lowe title on Soul Note.

Great line-up on this one, with Memphis-born tenor man Lowe joined by Don Cherry on pocket trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Geri Allen on piano, 17 year old Charnette Moffett on double bass and his father, Charles Moffett on drums. 

The music is a treat, with the avant-garde mixed with more straight ahead stuff. Listening to Don Cherry is always very interesting, as he is definitely one of a kind. His playing is quite unpredictable, style-wise very much his own, and therefor most exhilarating.

I really dig the two Soul Note sessions I have by Lowe. Will continue my explorations into his work.

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"Exotic Heartbreak" by The Frank Lowe Quintet on Soul Note SN 1032

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"Exotic Heartbreak" by The Frank Lowe Quintet on Soul Note SN 1032

A great first experience of Lowe’s work.

My first title by tenor man Frank Lowe. Recorded in 1981 and released in 1982 on the Italian Soul Note label, which is affiliated with Black Saint. The music is quite accessible, not free jazz at all. I would call this post-bop spiced with a dose of the avant-garde and some hot blues and latin rhythms thrown in there as well.

One of my favorite tunes is the title tune, penned by Lowe, which is a calm piece filled with beautiful statements. And also ”Addiction Ain’t Fiction” with it’s latin vibes. The swinging rhythm, blended with some of Lowe’s avant-garde approach, makes for an interesting concoction.

The album artwork is created by Carmen Lowe, probably inspired by Moki Cherry. 

Need to dive deeper into Lowe’s work.

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