The ESP-Disk thread over at Organissimo has had several recent mentions of Noah Howard at Judson Hall as a possible candidate for reissue on CD, although the ESP web site is selling it as a download. I own the LP and I agree wholeheartedly that this music ought to be available as widely as possible. Howard on alto, Ric Colbeck on trumpet, Catherine Norris on cello, Dave Burrell on piano, and Sirone on bass produced some of the best free jazz of the Sixties on this record. There is an easy flow of deeply felt music building to a burst of energy playing on both tracks, with Homage to Coltrane a particular favorite of mine. It's free jazz for those that think they don't like freee jazz -- music to think and feel by. You should check it out.
And to all a Happy New Year!
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