{"product_id":"760137203766","title":"Charles Sullivan - Genesis - Import Vinyl LP Record Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrumpeter,flugelhornist,andcomposerCharlesSullivan--peggedasapoorman'sLeeMorganorWoodyShaw--toiledinmanymainstreamorprogressivebigbandsofthe1970s,languishinginobscurityuntilbreakingthroughwiththis,hisdebutasaleader.Usingaspare,warmtone,Sullivanwasacoolcustomerinthefirestormofprogressivejazzandfusionoftheday,adaptingthoseidiomstohisownbrandofpersonalizedjazz.Becauseofhismanyprofessionalassociations,hewasabletoemploytruecream-of-the-cropmusicianslikepianistsStanleyCowell,OnajeAllanGumbs,andSharonFreeman,saxophonistSonnyFortune,bassistAlexBlake,percussionistLawrenceKillian,anddrummerBillyHarttoplayhisoriginalcompositions.Ofthefiveselections,eachhasitsowndistinctiveflair,takingfromdifferentmodernjazzelementsprevalenttothetimeframewhilenotstuckinarutwithanyofthem.Astheveryfirstpieceheeverwrote,\"EveningSong\"iscompellingwithitsLatinbeatandmodalmontunopianowhereSullivantakesanextendedsolo,withCowellalsofeaturedbeforethetrumpeterreturnsformore.AsolemnduetwithGumbsforthelatepianistJohnFosteron\"GoodbyeSweetJohn\"contrastswiththefunkyfusiontune\"FieldHoller,\"withFreeman'sstabbingelectricFenderRhodeschord-drivenlines,featuringAlphonseMouzon'spowerhousedrummingandtheelectricbassofAnthonyJackson,withalyricalandbasicSullivansoundinginfluencedbyJamesBrown.Theremainderoftherecordingisatwofoldmessageofdespairandrenewal,asDeeDeeBridgewatersingsbeautifullyintheparadoxsong\"NowI'llSleep,\"aboutsuicide,withthelyricthatonemight\"choosetolose,afraidtolove\"withSullivan'shorninwaylate.\"Genesis\"isa17-plus-minuteworkoutthatrisesfromthosesullenasheswithanAfro-modalstancesimilartoFrankFoster'sLoudMinorityofthesameera.Cowell'spianoandtheimpressivetandemofSullivanandFortune'sfieryaltosaxpushtheensembletothelimitsofAfrican-Americanprogressivejazzexpressionism.Thisrecordingreceivedafive-starratinginDownBeatmagazine,andwhiletherearetoofewCharlesSullivanrecordingsinthemarketplace,it'swelldeservingofthisaccoladeasoneoftheverybestpost-bopeffortsofitsdecade,andnowavailableonCD.~MichaelG.Nastos\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Inner City Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425742119201,"sku":"760137203766","price":4590.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/760137203766.jpg?v=1788344789","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/760137203766","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}