Black Suite

by Jacques Coursil

Black Suite cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: BYG Records
  • Country: France
  • Length: 30:39
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An essential free jazz recording by the avant-garde trumpeter, featuring heavy contributions from Anthony Braxton and Burton Greene. Produced for the legendary BYG Actuel series in Paris, the compositions combine blistering atonality with structured, modern creative phrasing. The record showcases Coursil's unique double-tonguing technique and deep emotional resonance.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, suite, instrumental, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Black Suite - Part 1 (17:54)
  2. Black Suite - Part 2 (12:44)

Credits

  • Arthur Jones - alto saxophone [alto sax]
  • Beb Guerin - bass
  • Anthony Braxton - contrabass clarinet
  • Claude Delcloo - drums
  • Dominique Samarcq - lacquer cut by
  • Burton Greene - piano

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