Pete La Roca Basra LP RE Blue Note RVG Joe Henderson Steve Swallow Steve Kuhn
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Pete La Roca Basra LP RE Blue Note RVG Archival Sleeve Near Mint Joe Henderson Steve Swallow Steve Kuhn
This classic recording has Joe Henderson at his absolute Best
Originally released in 1965.
Basra is the debut album by drummer Pete La Roca, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.
It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece.
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