No Language But a Cry

Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons - The Cry! (1962) {Contemporary OJCCD-1945-2 rel 1993}
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© 1962, 2001 Contemporary Records / Fantasy | OJCCD-1945-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Flute / Saxophone

In the early '60s, flutist Prince Lasha's work with alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons was often compared to the trailblazing free jazz that Ornette Coleman was exploring at the time. To be sure, Coleman was a major inspiration to both of them. And yet, The Cry! demonstrates that Lasha's work with Simmons had an avant-garde energy of its own. Coleman is a strong influence on this 1962 session – which Lasha co-led with Simmons – but The Cry! isn't an outright imitation of Coleman's work any more than Phil Woods' recordings are outright imitations of Charlie Parker's.

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