Various Artists

• DOUBLE VINYL EDITION

DONALD BYRD / BENNIE MAUPIN / CHARLES MOORE
RON ENGLISH / LYMQN WOODARD / TEDDY HARRIS

Strut and Art Yard present the culmination of a 5-year project researching the archives of author, DJ and activist John Sinclair with the first ever retrospective of the influential Detroit Artists Workshop spanning 1965 to 1978.

This first compilation of Detroit Artists Workshop is a revelation for any fan of jazz, featuring previously unreleased recordings by Byrd, Moore, English, Woodard, Bennie Maupin and Teddy Harris accompanied by extensive sleeve notes from John Sinclair, Robin Eichele and Herb Boyd. All tracks are remastered from the original tapes by Technology Works.

ARTISTS & TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. John Sinclair Introduction / Yusef Lateef ....... Happyology
• A2. Donald Byrd ....... Cristo Redentor
• A3. Donald Byrd ....... Blackjack

• B1. Detroit Contemporary 4 ....... Effi
• B2. Detroit Contemporary 4 ....... The Promise ________________________________________________

• LP TWO

• C1. Bennie Maupin Quartet ....... Water Torture
• C2. Ron English ....... Bees

• D1. Teddy Harris ....... Passion Dance
• D2. Lyman Woodard ...... Déjà Vu
• D3. The Lyman Woodard Organisation ....... Help Me Get Away