ESP 1007
Until resurfacing with the aid of Brooklyn pastor Dr. Bill Jones, reedman Giuseppi Logan was, like Henry Grimes, one of the lost enigmas of contemporary improvisation. Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1935, Logan studied at the New England Conservatory and worked in a notable but unrecorded Bill Dixon group (with Rashied Ali, drums; [...]
Intakt
Perhaps in an effort to avoid confusion with the 16th century German composer/organist who shares his name, the Hassler under scrutiny herein attaches his instrument as an instructive postscript. Common ground still exists in the occasional pipe organ parallels of his sound and the Baroque patina that tints some of his compositions. Hassler’s bushy facial [...]