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| 1. | The Island Song
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| 2. | Psalms Of Solomon
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| 3. | Prelude To Bird
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| 4. | The Loved Ones
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| 5. | Firebirds
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Jazz / Free Jazz
Prince Lasha - Sax (Alto), Flute, Clarinet, Clarinet (Alto)
Bernie Grundman Audio Supervisor
Bobby Hutcherson Vibraphone
Buster Williams - Bass
Charles Moffett - Drums
Ed Michel Photography
George Kershaw Design
Lester Koenig Producer
Nat Hentoff Liner Notes
Phil DeLancie Remixing
Sonny Simmons Sax (Alto), Horn (English)
In the turbulent 1960s, when reedmen/composers Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy were reordering the very notion of improvisation, Prince Lasha (b. 1929) and Sonny Simmons (b. 1933) forged an intermittent but fruitful alliance. Inspired by, but far less well known than, the tandem of Coltrane and Dolphy, Lasha (who was a Fort Worth, Texas schoolmate of Coleman) and Simmons engaged in furious dialogues, deployed "exotic" instruments (flute, English horn), and moved powerfully from free-bop to sheer, non-linear space. Joined by vibist Bobby Hutcherson and bassist Buster Williams, two of the most gifted young artists on their respective instruments, plus the strikingly original Charles Moffett (another Fort Worth friend and cohort of Lasha and Coleman) on drums, Firebirds soars and sears.
The second of two collaborations by Prince Lasha (on flute, alto, and alto clarinet) and Sonny Simmons (alto and English horn), this set has been reissued on CD. Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Charles Moffett offer stimulating support and close interplay with the two lead voices, who contributed all five selections. The music is influenced by (but not too derivative of) Ornette Coleman's free jazz style, and the improvisations are pretty advanced and sometimes quite emotional. Lasha and Simmons made for a potent team, making one wish that they would have a reunion someday. An underrated classic of its kind. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Prince Lasha
Active Decades: '60s and '70s
Born: Sep 10, 1929 in Fort Worth, TX
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
A survivor of the 1960s who has not been heard from in some time, Prince Lasha was an inventive avant-garde flutist who occasionally played alto and clarinet. He played in Texas in an early '50s band that also included Ornette Coleman. In 1954, Lasha moved to California, where he was pretty much in obscurity until the 1960s. He recorded two Contemporary albums with Sonny Simmons (1962 and 1967), a 1966 session for British Columbia, and as a sideman with Eric Dolphy and the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet (both of the latter in 1963). After a few more records for small labels (the last one around 1983), Lasha disappeared from the jazz scene. Considering the major comeback that Sonny Simmons had in 1994 after a decade of silence, hopefully Prince Lasha's story will have the same happy ending.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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