Rashied Ali Quintet

by Rashied Ali Quintet

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Survival
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released on his own independent Survival Records imprint, the legendary free-jazz drummer's debut as a bandleader is an explosive, highly sought-after document of the New York loft scene. Famed as John Coltrane's final drummer, Ali drives the quintet (featuring James Blood Ulmer on guitar) through chaotic, relentlessly high-energy improvisations. The raw, completely uncompromised recording serves as a crucial bridge between 1960s avant-garde jazz and the emerging downtown noise rock movement.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Adrees
  2. Theme For Captain Black

Credits

  • Rashied Ali Quintet - primary artist
  • John Dana - bass
  • James Blood Ulmer - guitar, written-by
  • Rashied Ali - percussion, composed by, written-by
  • Bob Ralston - tenor saxophone
  • Earl Cross - trumpet

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