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Great free jazz album from a rarely recorded performer

R. Cotman | New Zealand | 10/16/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"French/Martiniquais trumpeter Jacques Coursil was born in Paris spent several years in the 1960s as an active participant in the NY East Village free scene (Sun Ra Arkestra, Marion Brown, Rashied Ali). Back in Paris, he only recorded a few albums under his own name in the late 1960s before effectively retiring from music to pursue an academic career in linguistics.



"Way Ahead" was recorded with a Arthur Jones (as) Beb Guérin (b) and Claude Delcloo (d) in Paris in 1969. For listeners familiar with Ornette Coleman, Bill Dixon, etc, this is a satisfying recording that proves that improvised music can be reflective and intelligent."