47th Street

Review Much of the music here comes from a musical production called "The Sutherland," which was an important part of the black cultural center that 47th Street in south side Chicago once was.... [Malachi Thompson] adapts his playing, with a minimum of fine tuning, to a gamut of styles from blues and swing to hard bop and free jazz. You could say that one hears the range and rambunctiousness of Lester Bowie tempered with some of Booker Little's purpose and lyricism. One hears Chicago, that's for sure. The supporting cast, while too extensive to credit individually, is never less than excellent.... A proud statement by all concerned. -- Jazz Times Product Description This 1997 release features Billy Harper, Carter Jefferson, Joe Ford, Dee Alexader, Ron Bridgewater and others. A lyrical bop player and cutting-edge free jazz musician, Malachi liked to call his music Freebop; a sound that simultaneously includes blues, straight ahead jazz, the funky grit of soul jazz, African roots and the dazzling extroverted technique of the modern era. 47th Street (the album) is Thompson's musical tribute to a vibrant period of black Chicago history, a period of economic vitality and cultural fluidity that made 47th Street (the actual street) the mainstream of black Chicago. (Previously deleted:4/1/11. Original release date:2/10/98)
ASIN: B000004BHP
VSKU: DBV.B000004BHP.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Malachi Thompson|Billy Harper|Ron Bridgewater|Mae Koen|Kirk Brown|Steve Berry|Carter Jefferson|Harrison Bankhead|Byron Woods|Nasar Abadey|Dee Alexander|Dana Hall|Danny Porter|Joe Ford|Diane Madison|Dr. Cuz|John Whitfield|Steve Wagner
Binding: Audio cd
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