Julius Hemphill Dogon A.D. 200g 2LP (Vinyl)

Limited Edition 200g High Quality Vinyl Double LP!, Only 1000 Copies!
Remastered From Original Master Tapes & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Considered by many as a true jazz classic, Julius Hemphill’s Dogon A.D is listed by the New York Times as one of the 100 most essential jazz recordings. A fundamental statement of a new era in jazz music, Hemphill’s performance here avoids the loud, instinctual blowing so many other jazz musicians defaulted to in the early '70s, and instead provides lean instrumentation, blues, funk, and avant-garde chamber jazz.

Long out of print the album is reissued on 200 gram vinyl with the bonus track Hard Blues! Remastered from original master tapes for vastly improved sound quality over previous vinyl pressings.

"This historic album features four then-unknowns on three lengthy avant-garde explorations that were quite influential not only in St. Louis (where they were recorded) but eventually on such diverse players as altoists Tim Berne and David Sanborn. Julius Hemphill (on alto and flute), trumpeter Baikida Carroll, cellist Abdul Wadud, and drummer Philip Wilson are in superb form, both as soloists and in ensembles where they react instantly to each other. This important music is better to be heard than described." - Scott Yanow, allmusic.com

"One of the everlasting monuments of spontaneous avant-garde/out jazz jamming... one of the first times that out jazz proved it could get deeply, truly funky... International Phonograph Inc. first reissued Dogon A.D. in 2011, on CD, and now has finally released a remastering, on two 200gm LPs cut by the late Doug Sax, that is a sonic upgrade over the better-known Arista issue and IPI's own CD edition." - Robert Baird, Stereophile, May 2017, Performance 5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features:
• Limited Edition - 1000 Copies
• 200g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold Jacket
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Remastered from original master tapes
• Bonus Track

Musicians:
Julius Hemphill, alto sax, flute
Baikida E.J. Carroll, trumpet
Abdul Wadud, cello
Philip Wilson, drums
Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone ("The Hard Blues")

Selections:
Side A:
1. Dogon A.D.
Side B:
2. Rites

Side C:
1. The Painter
Side D:
2. Hard Blues (bonus track)