LAST LISTENED TO last night
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT fairly good
RATING
Trumpeter Eddie Gale recorded this in '69 for his album of the same name. It was a rare headlining appearance for the man who had served his apprenticeship with some of the biggest names in avant garde jazz.
All of the rhythm here is panned hard left, which is a device i have always found irritating and off balance, especially when listening through headphones. Other than that, however, this is a pretty groovy tune. The bulk of the interest lies in the call and repsonse vocals of what sounds like a whole room full of people. They seem to be having a damn fine old time, chattering away and yelling inbetween bursts of singing.
Weaving under this and through the polyrhythms is a guitar line that meanders all over the place, a bit like an off-kilter Grant Green. There are also some occasional bursts of brass that are just ever so slightly atonal. It makes for an interesting fusion of soul jazz, avant garde jazz and gospel. No wonder then that it is said to have been one of the inspirations behind Archie Shepp's classic Attica Blues.
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