FormatLPLabelPure PleasureSeriesStrata EastGenreJazz & Improvisation
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* 2021 Repress. Remastered. 180 gram LP * One of the rarest albums on the infamous Jazz label Strata-East from 1977 and it’s a spiritual soul jazz masterpiece. Sonelius Smith’s free piano comes together with Shamek Farrah’s heartfelt saxophone for a totally unforgettable journey into the meaning of sacred jazz. Fresh and imaginative, but not too improvisational. Rhapsodic but never over-indulgent and with a raucous, bold groove that’s in the real classic Strata East mold.
Playful and wild but beautiful and confident and with a swagger and expertly crafted finesse that let’s this record sit alongside the very classics of the era as a forgotten gem. One of the tracks of note on this LP is the 10 minute epic Latin Jazz feast, World of the Children, but the entire album is a top class work that will now be infinitely enjoyable for generations to come.
Re-mastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London.
Recorded at Sound Ideas, April 1976. A1, A2: Sonelius Music B2: Supreme Reality B3: Pinky Music The catalogue number on the label is: SES-19771 but on the spine it is printed as: SES19771. This is a repress from the 1990s but year unknown. Looks very similar to the first pressing: [r2000315] apart from having the catalogue number printed on the label just above the central stripe. On the very bottom edge of the back cover (barely visible) it reads: © & ℗ 1977 Strata East Records Inc.…
| A1 | The World Of The Children | 9:58 | |
| A2 | Conversation Piece | 6:28 | |
| B1 | Milt: A Bass Solo | 2:57 | |
| B2 | People Puttin People Through Changes | 7:17 | |
| B3 | Juluis | 5:22 |
“An amazing session of spiritual soul jazz – and one of the rarest albums on Strata East! Shamek Farrah's soulful alto is matched with the free spiritual piano of Sonelius Smith, for a totally memorable session that virtually defines the essence of the Strata East sound!”
