NOAH HOWARD w/RASHIED ALI AT VILLAGE VANGUARD RARE ORIG '75 GERMAN FREEDOM LP

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·       NOAH HOWARD with RASHIED ALI AND OTHERS - LIVE AT THE VILLAGE GATE  - ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING -VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1975 GERMAN FREEDOM/INTERCORD LABEL STEREO LP 28-488-5U

·       ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL RED GERMAN FREEDOM/INTERCORD LABEL WITH WHITE LOGO

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST GERMAN PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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One of the oft neglected saxophone peers of Ornette Coleman, Marion Brown, and Frank Wright, New Orleans native Noah Howard exploded on the scene in 1966 with two potent recordings for the ESP-Disk label -- Quartet and Live at Judson Hall -- and since then has only been heard sporadically on recordings. This edited live session at the Village Vanguard in 1972 is a reminder of his individuality and originality. Only three tracks are included (under 36 minutes -- what happened to the rest of the session?), the middle cut, "Conversation," is an eight-and-a-half minute alto saxophone solo, demonstrating a calm, well-constructed approach where space is as important as notes. By no means overblown, Howard streams strings of uncluttered, listenable improvisations. The other two tracks are played with a quintet featuring firebrand tenor saxophonist Frank Lowe. "Back A'town Blues" -- in reference to a district in New Orleans, and not the Louis Armstrong tune of the same name -- is a sweet and sour post-bopper with the saxes in anti-pure tonal agreement, controlled but not abrasive. "Dedication" for Albert Ayler comes closer to the free church sonics you'd expect, as pounding yet reverent piano chords from Robert Bruno (whose credits include the Platters, David "Fathead" Newman, and Jimi Hendrix) energize the group, while the stellar drumming of Rashied Ali consistently stokes the mid-level fire in a small cauldron. Those who are not fond of the largely over the top loud and concentrated sounds of Lowe, Ayler, latter period John Coltrane or Peter Brötzmann need not fear what Howard and Lowe are conjuring. In fact, if your ears are truly open, this is a recording you can easily savor, and is a document of Howard's work that is thankfully available.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MICHAEL G. NASTOS, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

Track list

A1         Back A´Town Blues    12:42

A2         Conversation      8:33

B  Dedication (To Albert Ayler)        14:34

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Tambourine, Bells - Noah Howard

Bass - Earl Freeman

Congas, Timpani - Juma Sutan *

Design - Hamish Grimes

Drums - Rashied Alier

Liner Notes, Photography By [Sleeve] - Valerie Wilmer

Piano - Robert Bruno *

Producer - Alan Bates

Tenor Saxophone, Bells - Frank Lowe

Written-By - Noah Howard

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York City, 22nd August 1972

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD:

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(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in a hi-grade PVC inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  in one of the corners.  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-         Cover has a small original price sticker, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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