{"product_id":"various-spiritual-jazz-19-west-coast-u-s-a-part-i-50s-60s","title":"V\/A - Spiritual Jazz 19 West Coast U.S.A. (Part I : 50s \u0026 60s)","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP Vinyl - JMANLP 151\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first of two x 2LP sets that examine the influence and expression of the underground jazz that evolved in California and surrounding states during the latter part of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for Part 1, a 2LP set which examines music created during the '50s \u0026amp; '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a separate listing for Part 2, another 2LP set that deals with the '70s and '80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe West Coast of the USA has long been associated with the ‘cool jazz’ popular explosion of the 1950s, though wherever jazz was played, modal, Afro-centric and spiritualised streams flowed and flourished too - the West Coast was no exception. In the post-war years, Los Angeles’ Central Avenue was second only to Manhattan as America’s greatest jazz district. Yet while Manhattan might have been the de facto centre of the jazz universe during these years, it was California that came to exert the greater pull on culture at large, drawing people from across America toward its burgeoning 1960s counter-culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere we explore the effects of that counter-culture on jazz. We examine the influence of the most significant force in post-civil rights Black politics – the Black Panthers, and we delve into the novel spiritual practices and religions of the coming ‘New Age’. A variety of idiosyncratic indies such as Arhoolie, Theresa and Nimbus were located in California as well as many more private enterprises, and we showcase the results of their efforts to express their musical freedom. All of these factors can be seen to have an influence on the way that jazz and jazz musicians developed and thrived on the West Coast - and the evolution of spiritual jazz here is examined in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:end --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMedia: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1.  The Chico Hamilton Quintet, Buddy Collette - Blue Sands \u003cbr\u003eA2.  Victor Feldman - New Delhi \u003cbr\u003eA3.  Hank Bagby - Iborian \u003cbr\u003eA4.  Les McCann, The Crusaders - Damascus \u003cbr\u003eA5.  Ken Jensen (2) - Cheap Blue \u003cbr\u003eB1.  Buddy Collette - Jungle Pipe \u003cbr\u003eB2.  Earl Anderza - Outa Sight \u003cbr\u003eB3.  Curtis Amy - Shaker Heights \u003cbr\u003eC1.  Roy Haynes, Frank Strozier - Wives And Lovers \u003cbr\u003eC2.  Curtis Amy, Dupree Bolton - Native Land \u003cbr\u003eC3.  Mills Jazzabeaux, Don Ellis - My! \u003cbr\u003eC4.  Harold Land Quintet - Timetable \u003cbr\u003eD1.  Now Creative Arts Jazz Ensemble - Pretty Good \u003cbr\u003eD2.  The Charles Lloyd Quartet - Dervish Dance \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/4434826236\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Jazzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48806190153865,"sku":"38566587","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8834\/8041\/files\/38566587-02668936ac0ed0c0fb416ac0ed0c0fb4217910284926ac0ed0c0fb44.jpg?v=1793246294","url":"https:\/\/www.plugseven.com\/products\/various-spiritual-jazz-19-west-coast-u-s-a-part-i-50s-60s","provider":"Plug Seven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}