Charles Tolliver Music Inc. Live At Slugs Vol. 1&2

Charles Tolliver - Mosaic Select (2005) {3CD Set, Strata-East–Mosaic MS-020 rec 1970-1973}
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© 1970-73, 2005 Mosaic Records / Strata-East | MS-020
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Trumpet

In the 1970's, the trumpeter Charles Tolliver was a righteous force in New York straight-ahead jazz. He pushed his energy to sustain sets of long, wending tunes with his quartet, which didn't include another horn player. The music – created in tandem with the pianist Stanley Cowell – was based on middle-period Coltrane: dark, modal, hard-driving, springy. Mr. Tolliver released it on his own label, Strata-East, setting an early and effective example of self-reliance in the jazz business. This set collects three out-of-print albums from Strata-East from 1970 to 1973, recorded live at Slugs' in New York and at a concert hall in Tokyo, and they're hard bop with a vengeance.

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