i bought this this past weekend on 180g vinyl. terrific sound and an impressive lineup for sure. i haven't fully digested it yet. it starts out very slowly and then proceeeds to build to one of those states where at first it sounds like everybody's just blowin' their brains out. kinda exhilarating. i'd love to hear anybody else's reactions to this. mark
SILVA AND THE CELESTIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA, ALAN: 2CD (SPOT 505 CD). First CD reissue of this legendary BYG triple album. "This influential Alan Silva's triple album was recorded live at Studio 104/Maison De L'O.R.T.F. in Paris on December 29th, 1970. Silva and co. bring the orchestral wall of sound to the limit. Featuring Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Steve Lacy, Roscoe Mitchell, Dave Burrell, Don Moye, Bernard Vitet, Alan Shorter, Ronnie Beer, Robin Kenyatta, Michel Portal, Dieter Gewissler, Jouk Minor, Kent Carter, Irene Aebi, Joachim Kuhn, Jerome Cooper and Oliver Johnson." $19.00
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