Julius Hemphill
Screwgun Records, the label run by saxophonist Tim Berne, is offering a free download of Dogon A.D., a landmark early recording by the late saxophonist Julius Hemphill. (Direct link to 51 mb ZIP file here.)
Recorded in 1972 right here in St. Louis (at Oliver Sain's Archway Studios, if memory serves) the album features Hemphill on alto and flute, trumpeter Baikida Carroll, cellist Abdul Wadud, and drummer Philip Wilson performing three extended Hemphill compositions. Berne, a protege and student of Hemphill, has brought several of Hemphill's records back into print in recent years, and he talks about his mentor, teacher and friend in this interview.
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