Adam Makowicz - Unit (1973)

01 - THE SONG FROM THE VALLEYS (A. Makowicz)
02 - WAR SONG (Pieϖ wojenna) (A. Makowicz)
03 - THE SONG FROM THE HILLS (A. Makowicz)
04 - DRINKING SONG (A. Makowicz)
05 - SACRED SONG (A. Makowicz)
06 - SEVEN FOR FIVE (W. Karolak)
07 - SUGGESTION (C. Bartkowski)
08 - BLUES (A. Makowicz, C. Bartkowski)
09 - IT'S NOT BAD (K. Komeda)
10 - CHEROKEE (Ray Noble)

Grande Maitre Franco & TPOK Jazz - L'Animation Non Stop

OK here's a killer album of African Rhumba from Grande Maitre Franco .
Franco was dubbed "The sorcerer of the guitar" for his exceptional guitar skills. But it was his ability as a bandleader and organizer that put him a cut above the rest. Time to party ...

Gary Bartz Harlem Bush Music - Taifa

This was the first time that Bartz used vocals (Andy Bey) on his recordings, in a style that was neither straight jazz, nor sellout soul -- but rather a progressive approach that set a whole new tenor for the voice in jazz
Turn the volume up for track 7 ...Killer !!!

1. Rise
2. People Dance
3. Du (Rain)
4. Drinking Song
5. Taifa
6. Parted
7. Warrior's Song

Jeremy Steig - Wayfaring Stranger 1970

Eddie Gomez,Bass Don Alias,Drums Sam Brown Guitar
Production by Sonny Lester

Jeremy Steig's only lp on blue note is a much more relaxed and mellow release compared to his other records .
Gomez' bass plays a soulful funk sound, and Steig riffs over the top playing cool flute solos.

Rosewood - Woody Shaw

1. Rosewood
2. Every Time I See You
3. Legend Of Cheops, The
4. Rahsaan's Run
5. Sunshowers
6. Theme For Maxine
7. Isabel The Liberator - (bonus track)
8. Joshua C. - (bonus track)
9. Why - (bonus track)

"Woody Shaw (trumpet, flugelhorn); Carter Jefferson (soprano & tenor saxophones); Gary Bartz (alto saxophone); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Steve Turre, Curtis Fuller (trombone, bass trombone); James Spaulding (flute); Larry Willis, Onaje Allen Gumbs (piano); Clint Houston, Stafford James (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); Sammy Figueroa (congas); Nana Vasconcelos (percussion). Recorded in New York, New York in December 1977 and December 1979. Includes liner notes by Michael Cuscuna. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This Columbia/Legacy recording was the first major label effort from the trumpeter Woody Shaw. Recorded in 1977 at Columbia's famous Studio B on 52nd Street and originally released in 1978, this stands as one of the stronger statements of Shaw's genius as a player, composer, and bandleader. He fronts both his quintet and his larger concert ensemble here and the results are exceptional. Also included are three bonus tracks from a later Columbia recording, FOR SURE. Shaw died young in 1989 but his fire and innovative improvisation survive on ROSEWOOD. The title track is Shaw's own and features the complex layering of the larger ensemble as arranged by pianist Onaje Alan Gumbs. Shaw's playing on this upbeat, happy tune written to honor his parents is joyful and soaring. The leaping intervals characteristic of Shaw's playing and his ability to just pull out the stops and swing are evidenced in full force on "Rahsaan's Run" (also by Shaw) and on "Sunshowers" by Clint Houston"