Private Free Jazz LP CLIFFORD THORNTON Ensemble UNITY
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Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble - Freedom & Unity
Third World Records 1967
U.S.A. Original Pressing : Not A Recent Re-IssueStrict Guaranteed Grading : NM/NM-/VG+/VG
- Record: NM ABSOLUTELY STONE MINT
- Cover: NM- whisper light wear, no splits
One of the most underrated and criminally overlooked free jazz trumpet/trombone players remains to be Clifford Thornton. Born in Philadelphia sometime in 1936, Thornton studied with hard bop trumpeter Donald Byrd during the mid-'50s and played with numerous other jazz musicians, including the great tuba player Ray Draper. After joining the army, Thornton settled down in New York City -- appearing on albums by other artists (Sun Ra's Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow, Sunny Murray's Homage to Africa, etc.). But Thornton wasn't entirely satisfied with being just a hired gun, as he became a composer, teacher, and bandleader on his own, issuing several out-of-print solo albums during this time, as well as creating his own record label, Third World Records. It's his late-'60s/early-'70s recordings that are widely regarded as his finest -- including 1967's Freedom & Unity (recorded the day after John Coltrane's funeral) and 1972's Communications. Thornton wasn't afraid to voice his political views either, which got him banned from France when they suspected he was a Black Panther. Thornton eventually relocated to Europe, where he died in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1989.- AMG ------- See our other auctions for his other record on third word and his work with Archie Shepp & the Art Ensemble of Chicago. - Rarebro Records
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