V/A - Spiritual Jazz 19 West Coast U.S.A. (Part II : 70s & 80s)

2LP - JMANLP 152

The second 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.

This listing is for Part 2, a 2LP set which examines music created during the '70s & '80s.

There's a separate listing for Part 1, another 2LP set that deals with the '50s and '60s.

The 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.

Here 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.

2LP set on 180g vinyl housed sleeve with a booklet containing liner notes, pics & download code.

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Pharoah Sanders - Living Space
A2. Infinite Sound - Spanish Tale
A3. Buddy Collette - Safari West
B1. Billy Higgins - John Coltrane
B2. P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble - Sad Sunday
C1. Jazz Symphonics - Weird Sisters
C2. Rickey Kelly - Danakil Warrior
D1. Ed Kelly Ensemble - Ring Shout Ballet
D2. Luna (19) - Nisaba In The Grass
D3. Ambiance - 10/10 (October 10th)