Billy Parker's Fourth World: Freedom Of Speech - LP 180g Vinyl, Limited, Remastered

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SKU:
pp19754
UPC:
5060149622636
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Edition:
1x LP Vinyl, Limited, Remastered, Gatefold Pack, Analogue Limited Edition Audiophile Remastering
Rotation Speed:
33rpm
Record Weight:
180g
Vinyl Record Type:
LP
Pure Pleasure Cat#:
pp19754
Released:
13.11.2017 in UK
Original Release:
1975 Label Strata-East Cat# SES-19754
Genre:
Jazz
Artist:
Billy Parker's Fourth World
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Most of the musicians who gathered to record this fantastic spiritual jazz record for the Strata-East label on May 24th, 1974 had crossed each other's paths in various musical pairings over the preceding few years. Husband and wife team Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocals) and Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet) had been working together on albums like Frank Foster's "Loud Minority", and Roy Ayers' "Coffy" and "Virgo Red". Ten weeks before the "Freedom Of Speech" session, the couple had been joined in Tokyo by Cecil's brother Ronald Bridgewater (tenor saxaphone) to record Dee Dee's debut album, the beautiful "Afro Blue". Also in the studio on May 24th, 1974 was Donald Smith, (piano, vocals), fresh from recording on his older brother Lonnie Liston Smith's "Cosmic Funk" - on which Ronald Bridgewater had also played percussion. Cecil McBee (bass) was also there - just two weeks before, he'd completed his own Strata East date "Mutima", and in February he'd played on Mtume's "Rebirth Cycle" - with both albums also featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater on vocals. He'd also played on Lonnie Liston Smith's "Astral Travelling". So 1974 was a huge year for all five of these people. Donald Smith and Cecil McBee were six months away from recording on Lonnie Liston Smith's massive "Expansions", with McBee fitting in a few Pharoah Sanders albums in between. AND THEN, THE MYSTERY ... So with all this fervent activity, the question has to be asked ...Who was Billy Earl Parker Jr (drums), the leader of this session? Billy Parker remains unlisted as a musician on all major jazz sites. His only other recording appears to be as a percussionist on Charles Tolliver's "Impact" in 1975. Then there's nothing ...

Die Wege der meisten Musiker, die sich am 24. Mai 1974 zu dieser fantastischen Spiritual Jazz Session für das Strata-East Label zusammenfanden, hatten sich bereits in den vorhergehenden Jahren mehrfach in verschiedener musikalischer Zusammensetzung gekreuzt. Das Ehepaar Dee Dee Bridgewater (Gesang) und Cecil Bridgewater (Trompete) hatten an Alben wie Frank Fosters "Loud Minority", Roy Ayers' "Coffy" sowie "Virgo Red" mitgewirkt. Zehn Wochen vor der "Freedom Of Speech" Session war das Paar in Tokyo mit Cecils Bruder Ronald Bridgewater (Tenorsaxaphon) zusammengetroffen und hatten dort gemeinsam Dee Dees Debütalbum aufgenommen, das wunderschöne "Afro Blue". Außerdem war Donald Smith (Klavier, Gesang) am 24. Mai 1974 im Studio, frisch von den Aufnahmen für die Platte seines älteren Bruders Lonnie Liston Smith, "Cosmic Funk", – auf der auch Ronald Bridgewater Schlagzeug gespielt hatte. Cecil McBee (Bass) war ebenfalls dabei – nur zwei Wochen zuvor hatte er die Arbeit an seiner eigenen Platte bei Strata East, "Mutima", beendet und erst im Februar auf den beiden Alben von Mtumes "Rebirth Cycle" mit Dee Dee Bridgewater (Gesang) zusammengearbeitet. Er hatte zudem auch auf Lonnie Liston Smiths "Astral Travelling" mitgespielt. Deshalb war 1974 ein Riesenjahr für diese Fünf. Donald Smith und Cecil McBee waren nur sechs Monate entfernt von den Aufnahmen zu Lonnie Liston Smiths inzwischen legendären "Expansions", wobei McBee zwischendrin noch Zeit für einige Pharoah Sanders Alben fand. UND DANN, DAS MYSTERIUM ... Bei all diesen eifrigen Aktivitäten stellt sich die Frage ...Wer war Billy Earl Parker Jr (Schlagzeug), der Leader bei dieser Session? Billy Parker bleibt als Musiker ungelistet bei sämtlichen größeren Sites zum Thema Jazz. Anscheinend ist seine einzige weitere Aufnahme die als Schlagzeuger bei Charles Tollivers "Impact" von 1975. Ansonsten findet sich nichts ...

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