One of our records of 2023.
Jeanne Lee
Conspiracy (Tape)
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Jeanne Lee (1939-2000) was an African-American vocalist, poet, composer, improvisor, activist and educator. In her 40 year career she performed with Archie Shep, Marion Brown, Gunter Hampel, Frank Lowe, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille, Anthony Braxton, Ran Blake, Billy Bang, Cecil Taylor, John Cage, Rashsaan Roland Kirk, Pauline Oliveros, Reggie Workman, and many others.
"Jazz is a music that combines so many opposites... you have to fined that balance, then you have a guideline between freedom and discipline, between rhythm and melody, between body and spirit, between mind and instinct." (Jeanne Lee)
This is the first official reissue of "Conspiracy" since its limited release in 1975, it was her first record under her own name as a solo artist. It is a true lost gem, with a unique and beautiful sound. Musician Elaine Mitchener describes "Conspiracy" as "one of greatest free-form albums of the1970s".
"I feel the music like a dance, I think it's an important part of the music, it has to be felt like a dance." (Jeanne Lee)
This edition
100 copies limited edition cassette with j-card (with ltd edition poster by Shabaka Hutchins)
Format
The first cassette edition of this album to exist in the universe, ltd to 100 copies.
Accompanied by a limited edition poster designed by Shabaka Hutchings (the poster comes with Jeanne Lee cd & cassette with bandcamp orders only )
thank you to Shabaka for drawing for Jeanne Lee
Release notes
limited to 100 copies
| A1 | Sundance | 4:40 | |
| A2 | Yeh Come T' Be | 7:05 | |
| A3 | Jamaica | 6:05 | |
| A4 | Subway Couple | 2:55 | |
| B1 | The Miracle | 2:10 | |
| B2 | Your Ballad | 6:40 | |
| B3 | Angel Chile | 6:50 | |
| B4 | Conspiracy | 11:55 |
- Mark Whitecage
- Alto Clarinet (B2)
- Jack Gregg
- Bass
- Allan Praskin
- Clarinet (B2)
- Perry Robinson
- Clarinet (B2)
- Irene Kubota
- Design, Photography By
- Jeanne Lee
- Design
- Steve McCall
- Drums
- Gunter Hampel
- Flute, Piano, Vibraphone, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
- George Klabin
- Recorded By [Ensemble Tracks]
- Jan Rathbun
- Recorded By [Solo Tracks], Mixed By
- Sam Rivers
- Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute
- Marty Cook
- Trombone (B2)
