Label: Black Saint – BSR 0083
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: Italy / Released: 1984
Style: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation
Recorded live January 2, 1984 at Sweet Basil, New York City.
Artwork [Cover] – Niridan
Photography By [Cover] – Linda Harris
Engineer – Kazunori Sugiyama
Mastered By – Gennaro Carone
Producer – Leroy Jenkins
Executive-Producer – Giovanni Bonandrini
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): BSR 0083-A- 84 I △ [etched]
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): BSR 0083-B- 84 I △ [etched]
A1 - Static In The Attic................................................................................. 6:25
A2 - Looking For The Blues ......................................................................... 9:50
A3 - Come On Home, Baby......................................................................... 2:25
B1- Why Can't I Fly ..................................................................................... 5:31
B2 - O.W. Fredrick ....................................................................................... 7:15
B3 - No Banks River .................................................................................... 4:00
B4 - Through The Ages, Jehova.................................................................. 2:53
Leroy Jenkins – violin
James Emery – guitar
Brandon Ross – guitar
Terry Jenoure – violin, vocals
Alonzo Gardner – bass
Kamal Sabir – drums, percussion
Violinist Leroy Jenkins was at the helm of Sting, which played funky and free, did originals and vintage spirituals, and would shift from stretches of collective improvisation to challenging solo exchanges. They were a unique, intriguing group, but sadly didn't last. This 1984 album presented them at their best, displaying the breadth of influences, genres, sources and styles that converged and resulted in the work of a great band.
(_Review by Ron Wynn)
If you find it, buy this album!