Flying Dutchman Anthology by Various Artists (CD, 2002)

Bob Thiele

Soul Brother

5013993670728

8050205412

Various Artists

CD

2002

Flying Dutchman Anthology

Jazz

78 mins 42 seconds

Personnel: Gil Scott-Heron (vocals, keyboards); Leon Thomas , Louis Armstrong, Norma Jenkins, Hilda Harris, Tasha Thomas, Carl Hall (vocals); Billy Nicholls, Cornell Dupree, Sam Leigh Brown, Kenny Burrell, Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Burt Jones, John Abercrombie (electric guitar); Naná Vasconcelos (berimbau, congas); Geeta Vashi (tamboura); Jerome Richardson (flute, clarinet); Hubert Laws (flute, saxophone); Harold Alexander (flute, soprano saxophone); Bud Shank (alto flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Buddy Collette (alto flute, clarinet); Warren Daniels, Donald Ashworth, Lew Del Gatto, Seldon Powell, Billy Mitchell (saxophone); Oliver Nelson (alto saxophone); Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone); John Kelson, Jr. (baritone saxophone); Bobby Bryant (trumpet, flugelhorn); Snooky Young (trumpet); Lonnie Liston Smith (piano, electric piano, percussion); Harold Wheeler (piano, electric piano); Frank Owens (piano); Mike Wolford (electric piano, harpsichord); Neal Creque (electric piano); Neal Rosengarden (harpsichord, tambourine); Chuck Rainey (electric bass); Airto Moreira, Lenny White, Roy Haynes, Art Gore, Shelly Manne, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums); Gene Golden, Norman Pride, Richard Landrum (congas, bongos); James Mtume, Sonny Morgan, Lawrence Killian (congas, percussion); Badal Roy (tabla); Doug Hammond, Ron Bridgewater, Andrew Cyrille, Willie Bobo (percussion). Unknown Contributor Role: Moulay Ali Hafid. The New York-based Flying Dutchman label was founded in 1969 by Bob Thiele, the renowned Impulse house producer who helmed legendary jazz dates by John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, and countless others; Flying Dutchman extended the sonic and sociopolitical principles of Thiele's previous work, launching the careers of artists including Gil Scott-Heron and Leon Thomas in addition to releasing albums from artists ranging from Angela Davis to Louis Armstrong. Flying Dutchman Anthology is a welcome if flawed introduction -- many of the label's most enduring efforts don't necessarily lend themselves well to the cut-and-paste compilation process and the selections stick largely to the big-name artists in Thiele's stable (a shame, given how much of the lesser-known Flying Dutchman output is out of print), but the overall quality of the material is so strong that complaints are secondary. Highlights include Scott-Heron's "I Think I'll Call It Morning," Gato Barbieri's "Carnavalito," Pretty Purdie's "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get," and Lonnie Liston Smith's "Astral Travelin'." ~ Jason Ankeny

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