The Necessary Evils – “Motor Witch” (Video)
This right here’s off of the Necessary Evils’ first long player. It’s boss. Now dance like a freeq.
Eddie Gale – “The Rain” (Video)
Eddie Gale workout out his horn in a buncha free settings. Ghetto Music was his first date as a leader. It’s a Blue Note disc, but wouldn’t have been outta place on BYG.
Loop: “Soundhead” (Video)
I dunno what qualifies as classic any loner, but Loop’s pretty decent. Right? Yep.
Cedric Im Brooks: Somewhere Close
As “Praises” is wont to make one believe, this effort from Cedric Im Brooks isn’t all roots music. The disc comes in somewhere close to what The Light of Saba would be, but this effort is a bit more ramshackle and less focused despite it being a great deal shorter than the better known album from this JA sax player.
BLOGLOAD: United Africa
Elton Dean: Sans Softs
For whatever reason, there aren’t any YouTube clips of Elton Dean working out selections from Oh! For the Edge. The video below’s from Just Us, which was released five years prior to that other disc. There’re some differences – mainly Dean and company get wild on that later date in a more impressive way – but the concept’s the same….
BLOGLOAD: Oh! For the Edge
The Head Shop: Drugs in the ’60s
This disc from the Head Shop could be considered top-shelf psych, but the cover’s really cooler than some of the tracks included. Not bad, but not great either.
BLOGLOAD: Self Titled