Tracklist :
1 Soul Eyes 6:37
Written-By – Mal Waldron
2 You Don't Know What Love Is 5:38
Written-By – Don Raye, Gene DePaul
3 Wise One 6:58
Written-By – John Coltrane
4 Where Are You? 6:15
Written-By – Jimmy McHugh
5 Darn That Dream 5:59
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen
6 Theme For Ernie 6:23
Written-By – Fred Lacey
Credits :
Bass – Reginald Workman
Drums – Charlie Persip
Piano – Albert Dailey
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Altoist Gary Bartz's first two recordings as a leader are reissued in
full (except for one selection, "Disjunction," left off due to lack of
space) on this 1998 CD. 1967's Libra matches Bartz (then 26) with
trumpeter Jimmy Owens, pianist Albert Dailey, bassist Richard Davis, and
drummer Billy Higgins for four diverse originals including "Eastern
Blues," a lyrical "Cabin in the Sky," the old hymn "Deep River," and
Charlie Parker's "Bloomdido." Another Earth features Bartz dueting with
bassist Reggie Workman on "Lost in the Stars," performing three trio
quartet numbers with Workman, pianist Stanley Cowell, and drummer
Freddie Waits, and welcoming trumpeter Charles Tolliver and tenor
saxophonist Pharoah Sanders (who is a little more restrained than usual)
to the 23-and-a-half-minute, three-part "Another Earth." The music is
advanced but not avant-garde, essentially falling into the genre of
modern mainstream for the period. Even at this early stage, Bartz had a
fairly distinctive sound and a strong musical style. Scott Yanow
Libra (1967)
1 Eastern Blues 3:59
Gary Bartz
2 Cabin in the Sky 3:59
Vernon Duke
3 Air and Fire 5:53
Gary Bartz
4 Libra 6:22
Gary Bartz
5 Bloomdido 4:46
Charlie Parker
6 Deep River 4:51
Gary Bartz
7 Freedom One Day 5:08
Another Earth (1968)
8 Another Earth 23:46
Gary Bartz
9 Dark Nebula 5:04
Gary Bartz
10 UFO 4:49
Gary Bartz
11 Lost in the Stars 4:04
Kurt Weill
12 Perihelion and Aphelion 3:47
Gary Bartz
Credits 1-7
Bass – Richard Davis
Alto Saxophone – Gary Bartz
Drums – Billy Higgins
Piano – Albert Dailey
Trumpet – Jimmy Owens (tracks: 4, 7)
Libra (originally Milestone 9006): 1967
Credits 8-12
Alto Saxophone – Gary Bartz
Bass – Reggie Workman
Drums – Freddie Waits
Piano – Stanley Cowell
Tenor Saxophone – Pharoah Sanders (tracks: 8)
Trumpet – Charles Tolliver (tracks: 8)
Another Earth (originally Milestone 9018): 1968 
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded many albums during the 15 years before his death in 1986; virtually all are recommended. This album is a little-known quartet set with pianist Albert Dailey, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Victor Lewis, Davis' only recording for Muse. Lockjaw had never worked with Dailey or Lewis before but they have little difficulty interpreting the tough-toned tenor's usual repertoire. Highlights of the fine straighathead set include "Just One of Those Things," "Secret Love" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream." Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 When Your Lover Has Gone 4'33
Einar A. Swan
2 Just One of Those Things 4'16
Cole Porter
3 Medley: Old Folks/Out of Nowhere 8'24
J. Green / Edward Heyman / D. Hill
4 Secret Love 5'39
Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster
5 Comin' Home Baby 6'01
Bob Dorough / Ben Tucker
6 You Stepped Out of a Dream 3'04
Nacio Herb Brown / Gus Kahn
7 Jim Dog 5'01
Gene Ammons
Credits :
Bass – George Duvivier
Drums – Victor Lewis
Piano – Albert Dailey
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
One of the greatest slide guitarists of the early blues era, and a man with an odd fascination with the kazoo, Tampa Red also fancied himsel...
