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Recorded 15. 11. 1963, Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen Recorded by Sonet, Kopenhagen. M6 in runouts denotes a December 1966 mastering. Likely released shortly after, late 1966 or 1967.
The New York Contemporary Five, although somewhat forgotten today, was a particularly noteworthy group during its year of existence -- a pioneering avant-garde combo. Trumpeter Don Cherry had recently departed from the Ornette Coleman Quartet and he was just beginning to stretch out into folk music when he helped form the group.
Recorded November 15, 1963, Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen New York Contemporary Five Vol. 2 (instead of Vol.1) on Label B.
In this album he performs with the avant-garde jazz ensemble The New York Contemporary Five, "a group which, despite its short lease on life, has considerable historical significance", laying "the cornerstone of what might be called the mainstream of free jazz”.
5 de sept. de 1995 · The New York Contemporary Five Archie Shepp (CD - Storyville #STCD 8209) Main Album: The New York Contemporary Five (1963) Release Date September 5, 1995. Recording Location. Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark. Label. Storyville. Format CD. Duration 01:11:49. Release Info. Studio Recording
Though short-lived, the New York Contemporary Five brought together NY free players Don Moore on bass, J.C. Moses on drums, Archie Shepp on tenor saxophone, and Don Cherry on trumpet with Danish alto saxophonist John Tchicai, in a remastered edition of their 1966 album "Consequences", expanded with Shepp's revisiting of the material in a sextet with Sunny Murray and Ted Curson.
Throught co-starring with Cecil Taylor (p), Archie Shepp was freed from the idea of chords and led to the formation of the New York Contemporary Five as a po...
