2010, ESP-Disk
Before his career defining records on Arista/Novus in the 80s and 90s, jazz and fusion guitarist Michael Gregory Jackson recorded his debut for ESP-Disk. The sessions, recorded in New York, Connecticut and Los Angeles in the summer of 1976 are wildly meditative and personify the seventies laid-back vibe. A trio of soft, lilting melodies set the mood; David Murray on tenor sax, Oliver Lake on flute, and the album's leader, Michael Gregory Jackson, on acoustic guitar. The unfolding stream of ideas make these improvisations vital today; arrhythmic strumming, an enchanted R&B vocal from Mr. Jackson, avant percussive clatter, processed electric guitar, and fiery horn lines over timpani and flute. Composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, cited as a major influence by Mr. Jackson himself, is featured on the album.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Clarity |
| 2 | View of This Life |
| 3 | Oliver Lake |
| 4 | Prelueoionti |
| 5 | Ballad |
| 6 | Clarity (4) |
| 7 | Ab Bb 1-7-3 |
| 8 | IOMI |
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