Lou Blackburn

• LIMITED CLEAR VINYL

Pure genius from the hipper side of the LA scene – 2 rare early sessions from trombonist Lou Blackburn, both cut in collaboration with a young Horace Tapscott!

The style here is quite hard to peg – a unique blend of soul jazz and modernism – handled with a key focus on unusual rhythms and timings. Blackburn's work on trombone is nicely matched with trumpet by Freddie Hill in the frontline – and the pair work together perfectly in a recasting of some of the modes explored by both instruments in the more mainstream side of the LA scene of the 50s.

Tapscott's piano is not nearly as unbridled as in later years, but his presence here is clearly felt on the record – as there's a similar collaborative feel here to some of his later, larger, more spiritual groups. The albums are filled with great original tunes

PERSONNEL:

• Lou Blackburn - (trombone)
• Freddie Hill - (trumpet)
• Horace Tapscott - (piano)
• John Duke - (bass)
• Leroy Henderson - (drums)

Recorded at United Recorders on January 25 & 31, 1963, Los Angeles

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. New Frontier
• A2. Perception
• A3. Luze Blues
• A4. I Cover The Waterfront

• SIDE B
• B1. Richmond Park
• B2. The Clan
• B3. Scorpio
• B4. Jazz-A-Nova
• B5. Stella By Starlight