Showing posts with label Mel Graves. Show all posts
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Friday, September 11, 2020

Denny Zeitlin with George Marsh and Mel Graves - Expansion (1973) [vinyl]

Haven't stopped listening since I bought. An eternal peek at what’s to come. Everything about it sounds fresh. Something new with each flip. Denny is a new name to me but now I’m hooked his compositions are amazing and he plays like god knows what (listen to the sesame street jazzy spies’ segment of you need further convincing. No joke). He’s a wizard with effects. And of course, you’ve got George and Mel with top tier talent to match What I would've paid to have been in the eye of this storm. Definitely worth a listen. AND this pressing is heavenly to boot. ~ okwiiderfly, discogs.com.

1750 Arch Records, 1758, 1975
Recorded 1973 At 1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley, California 

Musicians:
Denny Zeitlin - Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Melodica, Synthesizer [ARP], Electronics, Idiophone [African Thumb Pianos], Tambourine
Mel Graves - Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
George Marsh - Percussion, Synthesizer [Prepared Buchla Synthesizer] (#B3) 

Tracks:
A1. El Fuego De Las Montañas (13:40)
A2. The Wheel {Denny Zeitlin, George Marsh, Mel Graves} (2:67)
A3. Déjà Vu {Denny Zeitlin} (7:40)
A4. On Air {Denny Zeitlin} (3:20)
B1. A Scarf In The Air {Denny Zeitlin} (15:29)
B2. Vertical Horizons {Mel Graves} (6:02)
B3. Wind-Borne {Denny Zeitlin, George Marsh, Mel Graves} (8:21) 

Total Time: 57:29

Credits:
Producer - Double Helix Music, Inc.
Engineer - Phil Sawyer
Cover, Design - Jacques Bouthoorn
Photography - Josephine Zeitlin
Liner Notes - Denny Zeitlin 

Notes:
This is the second issue released in 1975 by Thomas Buckners' 1750 Arch records.
The 1st press was released by Denny Zeitlin in 1973 on Double Helix Records.
Mastered At The Lacquer Channel, Sausalito, California. 

Super awesome listen, this man right here giving us almost 60 minutes of one of the most heated jazz sessions of the 70s no doubt. Cheap heat! ~ zkkptrk, discogs.com.