Previously only available on a very rare 1979 Japanese LP, these two jazz sessions feature Rudd as a fine composer/arranger and organiser of unlikely-looking line-ups, as well as an exceptional trombonist. The CD opens with Rudd, ENRICO RAVA (trumpet), STEVE LACY (soprano sax), WILBUR LITTLE (bass) and PAUL MOTIAN (drums) all showing themselves to be in good form. Then SHEILA JORDAN (voice) joins them for some timely environmental protest. The other session (from the previous day) has KENNY DAVERN (clarinet), TYRONE WASHINGTON (tenor sax) and PATTI BOWN (electric piano) added to Rudd, Lacy, Little and Motian to perform Rudd's 'Blown Bone Suite'. This includes an urban blues featuring bluesman LOUISIANA RED, and a Latin number on which Washington and Davern excel. There's also a short previously unissued interlude from 1967 featuring saxophonist ROBIN KENYATTA with Rudd on piano. Reissue of Philips RJ-7490 with extra material. 51 minutes.
ROSWELL RUDD (trombone, misc perc), ENRICO RAVA (trumpet), STEVE LACY (soprano saxophone, misc perc), WILBUR LITTLE (double bass), PAUL MOTIAN (drum set), SHEILA JORDAN (voice [on 2 & 3]).
1 - IT'S HAPPENING - 10:59
2 - BLUES FOR THE PLANET EARTH - 3:57
3 - YOU BLEW IT - 5:35
Analogue studio recordings made in New York City by Eddie Korvin - 1976 March 28.
ROSWELL RUDD (piano), ROBIN KENYATTA (alto saxophone), KARL BERGER (vibraphone), LEWIS WORRELL (double bass), RICHARD YOUNGSTEIN (double bass), HORACE ARNOLD (drum set)
4 - LONG HOPE - 4:27
Analogue studio recording made in New York City - 1967 September
ROSWELL RUDD (trombone, mbira, sanza, misc perc), KENNY DAVERN (clarinet, soprano saxophone), STEVE LACY (soprano saxophone, misc perc), TYRONE WASHINGTON (tenor saxophone), PATTI BOWN (electric piano), WILBUR LITTLE (double bass), PAUL MOTIAN (drum set), LOUISIANA RED (electric guitar & voice [on 6]), JORDAN STECKEL (bata drum [on 8])
5 - BLOWN BONE - 3:32
6 - CEMENT BLUES - 8:55
7 - STREET WALKING - 2:21
8 - BETHESDA FOUNTAIN - 11:08
Analogue studio recordings made in New York City by Eddie Korvin - 1976 March 27.
Total time 51:15
All except 4 originally issued in 1979 as Philips RJ-7490.
4 previously unissued