Althea & Donna ‎– Uptown Top Ranking

Chush

£25.18

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: CH43332
Barcode: 0634438769521
Release Date: Jul 2023
Genre: Reggae

Groundbreaking early work from drummer Milford Graves and pianist Don Pullen – a set of long, free improvisations that were originally issued on Graves' Self-Reliance Productions label! The music is even more striking than sounds from the time on the ESP label – and also really predates some of the freer work of this type from the European scene – as Graves is a monster on the drum kit and a range of percussion, reaching out with this scope of sound and deft command of his hands that's simply breathtaking – matched by energy from Pullen that really surpasses some of his later work too – almost Cecil Taylor-like vibes at points, mixed with other elements that are in a more familiar mode for the pianist.

TRACKLIST
A1 P.G. V 16:01
B1 P.G. III 8:30
B2 P.G. IV 7:35