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01. Black Artist Group - For Peace and Liberty Part 1
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02. Black Artist Group - For Peace and Liberty Part 2
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03. Black Artist Group - For Peace and Liberty Part 3
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04. Black Artist Group - For Peace and Liberty Part 4
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ARTIST
BLACK ARTIST GROUP
TITLE
For Peace And Liberty: In Paris, Dec 1972
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSCD 091CD
WWSCD 091CD
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
9/20/2024
Wewantsounds presents the release of
BAG
's first album since 1973,
For Peace and Liberty
, recorded in Paris in Dec. 1972 when the musicians had recently arrived from St Louis. BAG only released one album during their existence. This long-lost performance, recorded at Maison de l'ORTF in optimal conditions just a few months previously, was thought lost until recently unearthed from the vaults of INA (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel). Here the group unleashes an incandescent 35-minute set mixing free improvisation and spiritual jazz with funk grooves. Released in partnership with the band and INA, the album features sound remastered from the original tapes, plus a 20-page booklet featuring words by
Oliver Lake
,
Joseph Bowie
, and
Baikida Carroll
plus
Bobo Shaw
's and
Floyd LeFlore
's daughters as well as extensive liner notes by BAG scholar
Benjamin Looker
and previously unseen photos by cult French photographer
Philippe Gras
. The
Black Artist Group
(BAG) was founded in St Louis, USA, in 1968 to promote local artists from the burgeoning Black Arts movement, including musicians, playwrights, dancers and poets. The BAG quintet heard here pulled together key musicians from the larger organization, including Oliver Lake on sax, Baikida Carroll, and Floyd LeFlore on trumpet, Joseph Bowie on trombone and Charles 'Bobo' Shaw on drums. The musicians emerged from the organization to become a vital force within the late '60s free jazz revolution. Modelled on the
AACM
and the
Art Ensemble of Chicago
with whom they had close ties, this subset of BAG musicians followed in the footsteps of their Chicago colleagues, relocating to Paris in the early '70s on the recommendation of
Lester Bowie
, Joseph's older brother. Arriving in the French capital in Oct. 1972 the group made an instant impact on its underground music scene. In December of that year,
Andre Francis
, ORTF's jazz supremo invited them onto his "Jazz sur Scene" radio show, which showcased four groups live over two hours. Arriving onto the stage of the prestigious Studio 104 auditorium of the Maison de la Radio, the group delivered a jaw-dropping 35-minute set that left the audience mesmerized. Only thanks to a chance listening of another concert -- where the BAG live set was buried within -- was the recording unearthed making this historic release possible fifty years on. The release counts as an invaluable document, shedding fresh light on one of the most fascinating groups in modern jazz history.
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