4 trumpets, 4 trombones, bass & drums, feat. Lester Bowie and Malachi Thompson-tpt & arrangements.

with Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker... The Apollo Series.

Thompson is joined by Billy Harper, Oliver Lake & Amiri Baraka - they have their origins in N.Y. in the fall of 1978 as part of the loft jazz scene - it contains mostly new original compositions + a 1993 performance w. Carter Jefferson & Joe Ford.

W. guest artist Leon Thomas, Carter Jefferson + 1989.

Trumpeter's ninth album on Delmark contains the roots of freebop, featuring his earliest recordings dating back to 1972; also includes never before released tracks from 1988 with Carter Jefferson, James King & Nasar Abadey - all cuts are original compositions.

Thompson's August 1999 engagement at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago was an unexpected gift - the 82-year-old pianist, a mainstay on New York's dynamic 52nd Street scene in the 1940s & '50s, hadn't appeared in Chicago since 1941 when he was a member of Lionel Hampton's first band; on this live recording, his trio contains tenor sax man Eric Schnieder & trumpeter Art Hoyle.

Hard bop is where trumpeter Thompson hangs his stylistic hat - he & the Freebop Band embrace everything from cool modes to atonal flights, jazz-funk to the traditional New Orleans sound, feat. bassist Fred Hopkins, Gary Burtz, Kirk Brown & others.

Trumpeter Malachi Thompson applies his "freebop" approach (a melding of free jazz and bebop) to brass big band again for "Blue Jazz," the third CD from the four trumpet, four trombone with rhythm section group. "Thompson has created another grand statement on the meaning, purpose and beauty of American jazz. Epic effort." - Chicago Tribune from the review of the last Africa Brass CD, "Buddy Bolden's Rag" (DMK #481). Gary Bartz on alto sax and Billy Harper on tenor sax have a strong presence throughout while vocalists Dee Alexander and the Big DooWopper, and Gene "Daddy G" Barge on tenor sax guest, add their special touches.

Ragtime piano master is featured here on 26 tracks from the early 1960s, inc. 8 never before released cuts - the performances are culled from 2 informal parties, one of which was hosted by ragophile Trebor Tichenor, who wrote the descriptive notes.

Sir Charles is best known for his historic 1945-47 Apollo recordings with Charlie Parker & Dexter Gordon. A mainstay on New York's dynamic 52nd Street scene in the '40s & '50s, Thompson recorded for Columbia, Vanguard & as a sideman with Coleman Hawkins & Illinois Jacquet. Sir Charles' album "Robbins' Nest - Live at the Jazz Showcase" was applauded by critics for his ability to remain relevant to today, so Delmark went back & got more of this good stuff. Features Eric Schneider on tenor/alto sax & clarinet.

In the mid-1960's, the Chicago & St. Louis jazz tradition became embodied in the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in Chicago, and the Black Artist Group (BAG) in St. Louis. The two collectives were founded on the freedom principle & were dedicated to jazz as a living, vital expression. Oliver Lake & Julius Hemphill facilitated exchanges between the two groups - Lester Bowie, spending time in both locations, the common denominator. This album features AACM trumpeter Malachi Thompson with BAG saxmen Oliver Lake & Hamiet Bluiett.

This recording has not been available since it's initial release in France in 1959; on the album, tenor sax genius Thompson is joined by an extraordinary back-up group feat. Martial Solal, perhaps one of the most original jazz pianists to come out of Europe

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