THE SKIPPER by HENRY FRANKLIN
SKU | 118895 |
Artist | HENRY FRANKLIN |
Title | THE SKIPPER |
Label | REAL GONE MUSIC |
Catalog # | RGM 1189 / 3A5780 |
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Release | W 25 - 2021 |
Format | Vinyl - USLP |
€ 32,99 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Outbreak
- Plastic Creek Stomp
- Theme For JoJo
- Beauty And The Electric Tub
- Little Miss Laurie
- The Skipper
Description
For The Skipper, Franklin assembled a crack outfit that included a horn section of trumpeter/flugelhornist Oscar Brashear (Bobby Hutcherson, Ry Cooder, Donny Hathaway) and tenor & soprano sax man Charles Owens (Buddy Rich, Horace Tapscott, John Mayall) along with a Masekela bandmate in electric pianist Bill Henderson and ace drummer Michael Carvin (Pharoah Sanders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Freddie Hubbard).
This is such a unique, organic recording that it's hard to make comparisons; definitely a little fusion, a little '60s Blue Note feel, and the usual Black Jazz journey to the more lyrical, pop-inspired ('Little Miss Laurie') and funk-infused ('Plastic Creek Stomp') sides of jazz, but perhaps the best comparison is late-'60s Miles before he went electric. In any case, The Skipper is just a joy to listen to from start to finish, beautifully recorded by Black Jazz producer Gene Russell