Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music is a Jazz album by Eddie Gale, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- raw
- intense
- spiritual
About
The aesthetic and cultural merits of Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music cannot be overstated. That it is one of the most obscure recordings in Blue Note's catalogue — paid for out of label co-founder Francis Wolff's own pocket — should tell us something. This is an apocryphal album, one that seamlessly blends the new jazz of the '60s — Gale was a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra before and after these sides, and played on Cecil Taylor's Blue Note debut Unit Structures — with gospel, soul, and the blues. Gale's sextet included two bass players and two drummers — in .
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Tracklist
- 1The Rain6:30
- 2Fulton Street6:51
- 3A Understanding7:41
- 4A Walk with Thee6:09
- 5The Coming of Gwilu13:37
Credits
Performers
- James ReidBASS
- Judah SamuelBASS
- Richard HackettDRUMS
- Tee HolmanDRUMS
- Elaine BeenerLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Joann Gale StevensLEAD VOCALS VOCALS GUITAR
- Russell LyleTENOR SAXOPHONE FLUTE
- Eddie GaleTRUMPET STEEL DRUMS PIANO
- Art JenkinsVOCALS
- Barbara DoveVOCALS
- Edward WalrondVOCALS
- Evelyn GoodwinVOCALS
- Fulumi PrinceVOCALS
- Mildred WestonVOCALS
- Norman RightVOCALS
- Sondra WalstonVOCALS
- Sylvia BibbsVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold