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Zodiac 180gr LP

Kenny Dorham (tp); Cecil Payne (bs, as); Wynton Kelly (p); Wilbur Ware (b); Albert Kuumba Heath (dr)

It's impossible to talk about this album without
acknowledging the spectre of death that hangs over
it - not only is it the third entry in
Strata-East Records' Dolphy Series, a collection
of archival recordings from some of the label's
close associates honoring the recently deceased
multi-instrumentalist, but it is actually
dedicated to two members of the band, Wynton Kelly
and Kenny Dorham, who died in between the
recording sessions and its release. The point is
driven home even further by the fact that the
album begins with a tribute from Payne to the
fallen Martin Luther King, Jr., a piece that acts
as a de facto solo for Dorham - his playing all
rosy elegance and regal warmth - before shifting
into the lighter (though equally coolly-paced) 'I
Know Love', a showcase for Payne's sax. While not
the most somber jazz track ever recorded, this
opening suite is a low-key and mournful way to
open the affair, but thankfully the album really
picks off and shows these musicians more in their
element the rest of the way.
'Girl, You Got a Home' is a funky piece, beginning
very soulfully with some tight interplay among
the rhythm section of Kelly, bassist Wilbur Ware
and drummer Albert Heath. Ware is in especially
fine form on this track, tying together the
disparate passages of the piece by grounding the
more ponderous moments in a deep funk, while
Kelly's playing is especially ear catching in the
way he stabs at his piano like it's an organ.
After the first two tracks take up nearly twenty
minutes, the four-minute 'Slide Hampton' feels
almost impossibly brief, a feeling that's enhanced
by its quick, jittery, and infectious rhythm,
driven by some really dexterous work from Kelly.
The final track, 'Flying Fish', may be the album's
highlight, a Caribbean-inspired composition that
casts the rhythm section as flighty ground for
both Payne and Dorham to vamp on. The track is
oddly danceable for something released on
Strata-East, maybe the most fun moment ever for
the label, and relentlessly uptempo. Though this
release may be in part defined by the deaths that
preceded it, it's clear that the recording process
was actually a lot of fun for everybody, as their
enthusiasm and energy jumps right out of the
speakers. This is one of the first Strata East
records I really got into and is still one of my
favorites, a must-hear for any fans of the
flightier moments of Dorham or Kelly's career, and
a fitting tribute for both master musicians.

Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve
Release date: 21.12.2017
Manufacturer: Pure Pleasure
Original label: Strata-East
Genre: Jazz

Kat.č.: PP 19734  (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Pure Pleasure , cena: 899.00 Kč, EAN: 5060149622674 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů