Hasaan Ibn Ali – Reaching For the Stars; Trios, Duos, Solos – 2 LP set all previously unreleased

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Artist: Hasaan Ibn Ali |Label:Omnivore |Format: 2xLP |Genre:Jazz | Album Condition: Sealed | Cover Condition: Sealed

Hasaan Ibn Ali
Reaching For the Stars; Trios, Duos, Solos
Omnivore 751135-2 LP set – in a thick gatefold jacket

11 previously unissued tracks from the rediscovered, legendary Hasaan Ibn Ali
Packaging includes new essay from pianist, composer & writer, Ethan Iverson

The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan arrived in early 1965, and instantly became a jazz classic. Atlantic Records recorded Hasaan later that year, and the resulting album was shelved, and then thought lost, until it was restored from tape copies of acetates and issued nearly a half century later as Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album. Metaphysics was a critical sensation, and furthered the legend and legacy of Hasaans innovative, exhilarating and inventive playing and songs. Retrospect In Retirement Of Delay: The Solo Recordings, another collection of previously unissued performances, followed promoting The New Yorker to say that it reveals his profundity, his overwhelming power, his mighty virtuosity. It does more than put him on the map of jazz history it expands the map to include the vast expanse of his musical achievement. Now, Omnivore Recordings presents Reaching For The Stars: Trios / Duos / Solos featuring eleven more previously unissued recordings. The Trios feature Henry Grimes (Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins) and Kalil Madi (Freddie McCoy, Mongo Santamaria as well as Hasaans Metaphysics), performing six tracks (four of which appeared in their studio versions on The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan.) It also adds three songs with vocalist Muriel Gilliam, aka Muriel Winston, and a pair of solo portraits of the master pianist. Produced for release by Grammyaward-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski and ASCAP award-winning writer Alan Sukoenig, Reaching For The Stars features a new essay from pianist, composer & writer, Ethan Iverson. As with the previous Omnivore Hasaan Ibn Ali releases, this collection has been painstakingly restored and mastered by Grammyaward-winning engineer Michael Graves. This collection is another look into the previously unheard recordings of Hasaan Ibn Ali whose lost recorded work proves he was Reaching For The Stars and touching them all.

Contains;
Trios (w/ Henry Grimes & Kalil Madi)
Almost Like Me
Dinka Street
Pay Not Play Not (take 1)
Viceroy
Off My Back Jack
Per Alpera Ad Astra
Duos (w/ vocalist Muriel Gilliam aka Winston)
Stella By Starlight
Embraceable You
Body and Soul
Solos (all of side 4)
After You’ve Gone (long version)
The End of a Love Affair

NEWSEALED2 LP set – all previously unreleased tracks in a thick gatefold jacket