Billy Bang (with Sun Ra, John Ore & Andrew Cyrille) - A Tribute To Stuff Smith
Billy Bang (with Sun Ra, John Ore & Andrew Cyrille) - A Tribute To Stuff Smith
Flac & MP3, 320 kbps | 235.2 MB & 94.3 MB | Rec. 1992 | Label: Soul Note | CD 1992
Recorded on September 20, 21 & 22, 1992, at Sear Sound
Flac & MP3, 320 kbps | 235.2 MB & 94.3 MB | Rec. 1992 | Label: Soul Note | CD 1992
Recorded on September 20, 21 & 22, 1992, at Sear Sound
Forty years before recording this very interesting CD, keyboardist Sun Ra made his debut on records on a duet with violinist Stuff Smith, playing a haunting version of "Deep Purple." For this CD (one of Ra's final sessions) the quartet workout with violinist Billy Bang finds Ra doing a new version of "Deep Purple" and performing a variety of tunes associated with Smith. Actually, Ra was a bit hemmed in by the concept, and his conception of time was different than Bang's, so there is a certain amount of tension in the music. Also, Billy Bang has a much rougher sound and a freer style than Stuff Smith, but the end results are well worth hearing. All Music Guide
Personnel:
Billy Bang – violin
Sun Ra – piano & synthesizer
John Ore – bass
Andrew Cyrille - drums
Track Listing:
1 – Only time Will Tell
2 – Satin Doll
3 – Deep Purple
4 - Bugle Blues
5 – Foggy Day In London Town
6 – April In Paris
7 – Lover Man
8 – Yesterdays