Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions (1976)

"Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions is a series of five albums recorded May 14–23, 1976 at Studio Rivbea, a loft jazz space in New York City, run by Sam Rivers and his wife Bea. The albums include performances by groups led by musicians such as Hamiet BluiettAnthony BraxtonMarion BrownDave BurrellAndrew CyrilleOliver LakeJimmy LyonsKen McIntyreKalaparusha Maurice McIntyreRoscoe MitchellDavid MurraySunny MurraySam RiversLeo SmithHenry Threadgill, and Randy Weston.  ... Author Phil Freeman wrote: 'this set... contains an overwhelming amount of truly beautiful jazz performances, by names recognizable to almost anyone with a serious interest in the music... This music is composed, thoughtful, and artistic in every sense. The cliche of avant-garde jazz, that it is mere inchoate bleating, is repeatedly disproved here... This is an astonishing document, sonically wide-open to anyone with an ear for music of the spirit. The performances are varied enough, and sequenced in such a manner, that the most palatable, groove-oriented works will draw the listener in that he or she may appreciate the more abstract, experimental works as well. This music's vitality is timeless; these recordings should be heard by anyone with anything more than a glancing interest in jazz.' ..."





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