Roswell Rudd assembled the newly formed New York Quartet for an afternoon recording session at Bell Sound Studios in midtown Manhattan. They were joined by a small, youthful appearing individual, the poet Amiri Baraka. Their engineer was the late Art Crist, an accomplished pianist. I was introduced to Lewis Worrell, Amiri Baraka and John Tchicai. The group was short lived. I heard them again 40 years later, when they reassembled for a concert at the South Street Seaport in New York City, opening for Sonic Youth at the invitation of Thurston Moore. -- Bernard Stollman
Personnel:
Roswell Rudd: trombone
John Tchicai: alto sax
Lewis Worrell: bass
Milford Graves: drums,percussion
Amiri Baraka: recitation on #2
credits
released January 1, 1965
Credits:
Recorded on November 26, 1964 at Bell Sound Studios, NYC. Engineering by Art Crist. Original cover illustration by Saul Stollman. Digital remastering by Douglas McGregor. Design & Layout by Miles Bachman & Peov.
Press Quotes:
"Cooking through contradiction, the New York Art Quartet cut some of the most powerful music in the free jazz underground." - Clifford Allen, All About Jazz
"The rep of this LP as a touchstone in any respectable library of free jazz remains ironclad. Now, as at the time of its pressing, the music looks beyond such celebratory canonization and stands on its own terms." - Derek Taylor, Bagatellen
supported by 20 fans who also own “New York Art Quartet”
I have one of the TPings of this genius's work and ît feels like a great honor. I think of Grimes as being more famous with musicians than the general public because of his taste in music. But he is brilliant and worth familiarizing yourself with. Great album start to finish. John Seltenreich
supported by 19 fans who also own “New York Art Quartet”
It's kinda like this Toy Story scene where toys are driving the car by operating different systems of it, but in this case the car can do j-turns, trail braking and all kinds of cool stuff Gremlin Monroe
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This record has such a magical flow to it, it seems to capture so directly the ups and downs of life, the joy of music and dance, and it's just so damn catchy and fun to listen to as well. Giles
supported by 17 fans who also own “New York Art Quartet”
vibrant percussive dynamism, nearly generative in effect, while retaining a stark, nuanced, tonal balance. rinse this with some late-era autechre and see where you land. inspirational.
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