Artist : Byard Lancaster
Title : Funny Funky Rib Crib (1974)
Genre : Jazz+Funk
Year : 2008
Date : 10/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 06
Label : Kindred Spirits
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 39:39 min
Size : 58,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.just test 03:15
02.work and pray 06:34
03.rib crib i 09:42
04.rib crib ii 09:08
05.loving kindness 03:43
06.dogtown 07:17
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39:39 min
Born and raised in Germantown, Philidelphia, Byard
Lancaster played piano until age five, when his mother
bought him his first alto saxophone: ôI wanted to play
saxophone originally, because there was this junkie
across the street who sat on his porch high and
played every day.
During his childhood, ByardÆs uncle had a music club
which the young Lancaster used to frequent regularly.
His ears were immersed in RÆnÆBÆ and dancefloor jazz
(live and recorded ) from his earliest memory.
Living in Philly also meant Byard was heavily exposed
to the music and philosophy of John Coltrane. Which
inspired him to listen to Coltrane as much as he could
and played with him on a few occasions - introducing
him to Pharoah Sanders with whom he formed band
in New York during the early 60s.
When Byard met Jef Gilson in Paris at the beginning of
the 70s, heÆd had already recorded and played with
Sunny Murray, Bill Dixon, Sun Ra or Larry Young and
recorded one album as a leader for Atlantic with his
friends Eric Gravatt and Sonny Sharrock.
This relationship though, helped him like no other before
in shaping his musical ideas. 9 Albums were created
during his stay in Paris, among others the beautiful
æFunny Funky Rib CribÆ which is now reissued on Kindred
Spirits.
This album is the most accomplished of all of them û
his major influences (Gospel, Coltrane, Funk, etc.) are
fused into one highly emotional and danceable idiom
featuring many great artist such as: cult pianist Franτois
Tusques (Le Nouveau Jazz), African guitarist Franτois
Nyombo (Lafayette Afro Rock Band) + Jef Gilson ædisciplesÆ
Del Rabenja, Sylvain Marc and Zizi Japhet.
Find Byard Lancaster as one of the leading figures in the
Free Jazz movement surprising many of his fans with
more funky orientated grooves on the Funny Funky Rib
Crib LP which was originally released on the obscure
French Jazz imprint Palm recordings by Jef Gilson.