Charles Gayle / Milford Graves / William Parker: WEBO (Black Editions Archives)
From our own Rich Mudge:
“Given the fact that we can’t keep this in stock, I’d be surprised if the average regular in the shop isn’t already familiar with the music of at least one of the giants in this trio. If undecided as to whether or not to purchase this, have no doubt that this release is destined for year-end best-of lists, just like last year’s excellent Children of the Forest (featuring Graves, Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover.
Black Editions Archive digs again into Graves’s extensive archives and presents an excellent archival document of three skilled and storied artitsts from one of the many peaks of free jazz here in NYC.
At this point Gayle had only recently begun to make studio recordings, while Graves was largely playing live and Parker’s discography was remained relatively limited too. Recorded at the short lived Webo, no other audio recording nor photography documentation was permitted. All that exists of this event is this audio and Jeff Schlanger’s artwork and a flyer, all included in the box.
What a document this is! The first set kicks off with William Parker’s arco bowing as if building suspense for the energy that is about to be released. The course is set for the incendiary and spiritually outré moments to come. These guys are onto something that begs to be heard to be believed. The vibe/sounds is that they’ve been destined to do this forever and we finally get to immerse ourselves in their take in the universe.
Features liner notes from Alan Lichtm who attended the first night of sets, and William Parker’s take on the event, as well as photos from the 2021 ‘reunion’ outside of MoMA PS1.
If interested in an extracurricular and more abstract take on events, I highly recommend Steve Dalachinsky’s “The Final Nite & Other Poems: The Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook 1987-2006,” which features poems written in response to the second set that took place on the first night of performances.”
From our own Rich Mudge:
“Given the fact that we can’t keep this in stock, I’d be surprised if the average regular in the shop isn’t already familiar with the music of at least one of the giants in this trio. If undecided as to whether or not to purchase this, have no doubt that this release is destined for year-end best-of lists, just like last year’s excellent Children of the Forest (featuring Graves, Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover.
Black Editions Archive digs again into Graves’s extensive archives and presents an excellent archival document of three skilled and storied artitsts from one of the many peaks of free jazz here in NYC.
At this point Gayle had only recently begun to make studio recordings, while Graves was largely playing live and Parker’s discography was remained relatively limited too. Recorded at the short lived Webo, no other audio recording nor photography documentation was permitted. All that exists of this event is this audio and Jeff Schlanger’s artwork and a flyer, all included in the box.
What a document this is! The first set kicks off with William Parker’s arco bowing as if building suspense for the energy that is about to be released. The course is set for the incendiary and spiritually outré moments to come. These guys are onto something that begs to be heard to be believed. The vibe/sounds is that they’ve been destined to do this forever and we finally get to immerse ourselves in their take in the universe.
Features liner notes from Alan Lichtm who attended the first night of sets, and William Parker’s take on the event, as well as photos from the 2021 ‘reunion’ outside of MoMA PS1.
If interested in an extracurricular and more abstract take on events, I highly recommend Steve Dalachinsky’s “The Final Nite & Other Poems: The Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook 1987-2006,” which features poems written in response to the second set that took place on the first night of performances.”
From our own Rich Mudge:
“Given the fact that we can’t keep this in stock, I’d be surprised if the average regular in the shop isn’t already familiar with the music of at least one of the giants in this trio. If undecided as to whether or not to purchase this, have no doubt that this release is destined for year-end best-of lists, just like last year’s excellent Children of the Forest (featuring Graves, Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover.
Black Editions Archive digs again into Graves’s extensive archives and presents an excellent archival document of three skilled and storied artitsts from one of the many peaks of free jazz here in NYC.
At this point Gayle had only recently begun to make studio recordings, while Graves was largely playing live and Parker’s discography was remained relatively limited too. Recorded at the short lived Webo, no other audio recording nor photography documentation was permitted. All that exists of this event is this audio and Jeff Schlanger’s artwork and a flyer, all included in the box.
What a document this is! The first set kicks off with William Parker’s arco bowing as if building suspense for the energy that is about to be released. The course is set for the incendiary and spiritually outré moments to come. These guys are onto something that begs to be heard to be believed. The vibe/sounds is that they’ve been destined to do this forever and we finally get to immerse ourselves in their take in the universe.
Features liner notes from Alan Lichtm who attended the first night of sets, and William Parker’s take on the event, as well as photos from the 2021 ‘reunion’ outside of MoMA PS1.
If interested in an extracurricular and more abstract take on events, I highly recommend Steve Dalachinsky’s “The Final Nite & Other Poems: The Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook 1987-2006,” which features poems written in response to the second set that took place on the first night of performances.”