Frank Lowe - 1978 double feature

Frank Lowe? Hell yeah! A free player that could do nearly all, from a soft murmur, old-fashioned big-toned blowouts, airy caressing... here he is with his quartet, in two shows recorded in France in 1978. I got all of these from dime and applied some fixing work. The Angoulême isn't up on dime yet, but I'll offer it there, too, as soon as I'll have a stable home connection again.

Some links:
- discography
- AAJ fireside chat (Fred Jung)
- and an obit by Todd S. Jenkins.

Look for the numbers to find the links...

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Frank Lowe
Angoulême (FR)
May 6, 1978

Olu Dara - trumpet
Frank Lowe - tenor sax
Fred Williams - bass
Phillip Wilson - drums

1. unknown (3:05)
2. unknown (23:56)
3. Frank's Love Theme (5:48)
4. Sweet Marion (8:45)
5. unknown (5:30)
6. Frank's Love Theme (5:25) [duplicate - different source]
7. Sweet Marion (8:41) [duplicate - different source]
8. Having Big Fun (7:58)

TT: 69:12

Sound: A-


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note from seeder:

another seed courtesy of _tranetime_ ... thanks again!

this long set catches late tenor firebrand frank lowe spewing his inimitable mix of staccato phrasing, hoarse vocalizations, slaptonguing, and of course, molten skronk (much more restrained than, say, 'black beings' or the duo with rashied ali on survival), all focused through the horn as a palpable stream of beautifully scratchy and brawny old school tone ... in terms of chronology, this quartet falls halfway between sessions by the perhaps more focused quintet lineups in 'the flam,' and later, in 'exotic heartbreak.' here, the musicians play a medley of originals (please help identify) from their book, and, at the same time, stretch out as only possible in a concert setting (including shouted vocals and exchanges that sound strangely like someone - phillip wilson? - 'singing' "shut the **** up!"). not sure what the second track is (an encore? sounds like a different, better source), but regardless, it BURNS! the recording includes some audience ambience (someone apparently takes a snapshot at some point & murmurs) ...


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ubu edits:
- deleted silence at beginning of #1
- fixed marks
- deleted silence at end of #3 & added fade-out
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boosted volume (+6dB):
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Frank Lowe
Paris (France)
May 9, 1978

Frank Lowe - tenor sax
Olu Dara - trumpet
Fred Williams - bass
Phillip Wilson - drums

1. (11:31)
2. (20:56)
3. (12:03) [inc, cuts in]
4. (22:15)

TT: 66:47

Sound: A-/B+
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