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File under: Free Improvisation

K. Curtis Lyle

The Collected Poem For Blind Lemon Jefferson

Label: IKEF

Format: CD

Genre: Experimental

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"Ikef continues to mine the extraordinary musical territory of St. Louis's fervent '60s musical innovators with the reissue of the impossibly rare Collected Poem For Blind Lemon Jefferson. Originally released on the late, brilliant saxophonist Julius Hemphill's artist run Mbari label in 1971, Blind Lemon is a highly energetic, raw and primitive avant-garde take on the Blues Mythos. Hemphill, named 'one of free jazz's most visionary composers' (Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide) is in full form as he wiggles and buckles sound around the extended, wild and fully unbridled narrative rap by celebrated Watts Writers Workshop poet K. Curtis Lyle. Fans of the Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, The Watts Prophets take note! This is a matchless document of searing black rap: beautiful, schizoid and nasty as it gets. Features additional vocals by Malinke Kenyatta."

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File under: Free Improvisation
Cat. number: IKEF 005CD
Year: 2010
Notes:
In booklet: © 1971, K. Curtis Lyle © & ℗ 2002, ikef records, a division of Locust Media Tracks 8 ("Devil Got My Woman Blues") and 9 ("From Sun To Sun Blues") are mixed up in the booklet.