BOBBY HUTCHERSON RARE MINT FACTORY SEALED OUT-OF-PRINT "SPIRAL" HOT POST BOP
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BOBBY HUTCHERSON RARE MINT FACTORY SEALED OUT-OF-PRINT "SPIRAL" HOT POST BOP!!! FROM THE 1979 BLUE NOTE CLASSIC SERIES.
Spiral Review
by Steve Huey
ALLMUSIC.COM
Recorded in 1968 but not issued until 1979, Spiral marks the first time that the official lineup of the Bobby Hutcherson-Harold Land Quintet -- which also included pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Joe Chambers -- recorded together. (The first Hutcherson-Land album, Total Eclipse, featured Chick Corea on piano.) In one sense, it's understandable why this music stayed on the shelf for over a decade: it didn't fit the late-'60s zeitgeist. It had nothing to do with fusion, and it wasn't aggressively far-out like much of the avant-garde had gotten. Yet, on the other hand, it isn't so understandable -- the music was quite good, often excellent, and the quintet had a knack for making sophisticated, mainstream-leaning modal post-bop sound surprisingly soulful. Hutcherson, Land, Chambers, and Cowell all contribute compositions, making Spiral truly a group effort; Chambers in particular proves once again what an overlooked composer he was, but really, all the pieces are strong. Yet another unimpeachably solid Hutcherson session.
Of note; cover has a 1/4" clean cut hole punch.
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