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Under The Sun
| Recorded | Jul 1973 |
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| Label | Arista |
| Released | 1973 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 190814 |
The record
A St. Louis BAG offshoot led by Charles Bobo Shaw, this session finds Marty Ehrlich and J.D. Parran among a sprawling cast of reeds, small instruments, and voice, with Oliver Lake and Lester Bowie sitting in as guests. A rare glimpse of the St. Louis free-jazz underground on wax, cut loose and communal in the collective spirit of the era.
Session personnel
- Marty Ehrlich — alto saxophone, flute [tin flute], performer [small instruments]
- James Marshall — alto saxophone, performer [small instruments], producer, flute [wooden flutes, punji (snake charmer flute)]
- Butch Smith — bass
- J.D. Parran — bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo flute, harmonica, instruments [small instruments]
- Vincent Terrell — cello
- Charles Bobo Shaw — drums, producer
- Oliver Lake — guest, soloist
- Abdallah Yakub — percussion, performer [small instruments], voice
- Victor Reef — trombone
- Lester Bowie — trumpet, guest, soloist
- Carol Marshall — vocals, performer [small instruments]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1974 | Universal Justice Records · TS 73-776 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, 2nd earliest on file |
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| 1974 | Not On Label (The Human Arts Ensemble Self-released) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered 1st Edition |
| 1975 | Arista |
| 1975 | Arista · AL 1022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Arista · AL 1022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Promo |
| 1976 | Freedom · FLP 41022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Freedom · PA-6078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1977 | Freedom · PA-6078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Freedom · TKCB-70329 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Freedom · MZCB-1398 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Paper Sleeve |