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Backed by bassist Clint Houston and drummer Cliff Barbaro, Hicks moves easily between straight-ahead swing, free-leaning exploration, and pure romanticism across four of his wandering, melodic originals. 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Jim Hall is a guitarist of tremendous skill and powerful technique, with a highly developed rhythmic and harmonic sense that shines through on this album. 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The album showcases a group named Voices Of The Creative Profile - formed by McKinney to accompany his Creative Profile instrumental group - and the overall style is a great blend of spiritual soul jazz that gives equal time to the voices and instruments in the set. Gwen McKinney heads up the vocal ensemble, and other players on the set include Wendell Harrison on flute, Marcus Belgrave on trumpet, Billy Turner on percussion, and Ed Pickins on bass. Also features some cool moog from Darryl Dybka. - Dusty Groove, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Harold McKinney was one of Detroit's jazz legends as both an artist and as a cultural figure. His Voices and Rhythms of the Creative Profile was issued on the city's cooperative independent Tribe label -- which also boasted outings from Marcus Belgrave, Doug Hammond, Mixed Bag, Wendell Harrison, and Phil Ranelin -- in 1974. McKinney's approach to jazz in the 1970s may have been funky and electric, but it was also idiosyncratic and vocal. Harold and Gwen McKinney handle the lead vocals, while a backing chorus of seven helps out on other pieces. This is an adventurous set, and along with his deep, funky electric piano grooves is a killer alternately swinging and soulful horn section fueled by Harrison and Belgrave, drummer Ron Jackson, percussionists Charles Miles and Billy Turner, as well as bassist Ed Pickins and Daryl Dybka on Moog! The highlights of the set are the stunning \"Out of These Blues\" with McKinney's Rhodes underscoring beautiful head and solo work by the horns, the stomping bop meets science fiction of \"Corner Stone,\" and fine covers of Eddie Harris' \"Freedom Jazz Dance\" and Herbie Hancock's \"Dolphin Dance\" (with a set of lyrics by McKinney). 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Ultimately, this is a solid recording that embodies the entire spirit of the Detroit jazz scene at the time.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Thom Jurek, AllMusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• High quality 180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Re-mastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Made in the U.K.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarold McKinney, leader, pianist, vocalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGwen McKinney, vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Miles, congas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWendell Harrison, reeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEd Pickins, bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBilly Turner, percussion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcus Belgrave, trumpet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRon Jackson, drums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarryl Dybka, Moog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClarence McKinney, voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEd Gooch, voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSylvia Turner, voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEileen Cohill, voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaye Blakely, voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJenine Jones, voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarol Turner, vocals, flute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelections:\u003cbr\u003eSide One: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. 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The title track is lusciously, greasily funky and stands in pretty stark contrast to the kind of airbrushed fusion that was in vogue at the time. \"Sounds from the Village\" is even better (and dirtier), showcasing Ranelin's oily trombone gymnastics and a viciously fuzzed guitar solo. \"Wife\" features Phil's singing and is oddly reminiscent of Frank Zappa's writing on Sleep Dirt; an affecting, snaking melody topped off with a beautiful solo from the leader, whose playing here has the grace of Bob Brookmeyer coupled with the agility of George Lewis.\u003cbr\u003e\"He The One We All Knew\" is the obligatory Coltrane tribute and is a trip into the kind of groove based free playing typical of Pharoah Sanders, though only really picks up when the band launch into post bop swing mode in the last six minutes or so, provoking another fine Ranelin solo. Bassist Ralph Armstrong is particularly strong here; his brief solo passages are a wonder of agility and tough lyricism that make me wonder why he's not better known. Other highlights come from the mellifluous flute of Wendell Harrison. Beautiful stuff, and it's good to know that Ranelin is still at work even now. Essential.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - by Peter Marsh, bbc.co.uk, 2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• High quality 180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Remastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• 2018 release endorsed by Phil Ranelin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Made in the U.K.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhil Ranelin, trombone, (vocals, percussion A3,4; B1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Davidson, drums (A1-5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLopez Leon, electric bass (A1,5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRon English, electric bass (A1,5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKenny Cox, electric piano (A1,5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWendell Harrison, tenor saxophone (A1-2,5), flute (A3,4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcus Belgrave, trumpet (A1,5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRalph Armstrong, electric guitar (A2) bass (A3,4; B1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuddy Budson, electric piano (A2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarbara Huby, percussion (A2,4) congas (A4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarold McKinney, piano (A3,4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBud Spangler, percussion (4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTariq Abdus Samad, drums (B1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Thomas, piano (B1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDdaud Abdul Kahafiz, Sitar (B1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaruk Hanif Bey, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, congas (B1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelections:\u003cbr\u003eSide One:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Vibes From The Tribe (Prelude)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Sounds From The Village\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. For The Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Vibes From The Tribe (Encore)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide Two:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. 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Husband and wife team Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocals) and Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet) had been working together on albums such as Frank Foster's Loud Minority, and Roy Ayers' Coffy and Virgo Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTen weeks before the Freedom Of Speech session, the couple had been joined in Tokyo by Cecil's brother Ronald Bridgewater (tenor saxaphone) to record Dee Dee's debut album, the beautiful Afro Blue. Also in the studio on May 24th, 1974 was Donald Smith, (piano, vocals), fresh from recording on his older brother Lonnie Liston Smith's Cosmic Funk — on which Ronald Bridgewater had also played percussion. Cecil McBee (bass) was also there — just two weeks before, he'd completed his own Strata East date Mutima, and in February he'd played on Mtume's Rebirth Cycle — with both albums also featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater on vocals. He'd also played on Lonnie Liston Smith's Astral Travelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo 1974 was a huge year for all five of these people. Donald Smith and Cecil McBee were six months away from recording on Lonnie Liston Smith's massive Expansions, with McBee fitting in a few Pharoah Sanders albums in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then, the mystery ... So with all this fervent activity, the question has to be asked ...who was Billy Earl Parker Jr. (drums), the leader of this session?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBilly Parker remains unlisted as a musician on all major jazz sites. His only other recording appears to be as a percussionist on Charles Tolliver's Impact in 1975. Then there's nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, by backtracking one of those Zoom info pages, there appears a summary of a \"SUNY Rockland Community College\" 2002 press release that no longer exists:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Billy Parker's Fourth World Legacy Concert\" The concert, Billy Parker's Fourth World Legacy, is the eighth annual tribute honouring the late percussionist and RCC educator, Billy Parker. A long-time Rockland County resident, Parker began his affiliation with RCC in 1987, building its jazz program and maintaining his life-long tradition of teaching and inspiring others. A lifelong student himself, Parker was near completion of his doctorate in music education at New York University when he died in 1996.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then people began to read this blog post, and in the comments, Aaron Fuller said :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Billy Parker was my uncle. He was an incredibly talented, smart, and kind man. I'm very happy to see that folks are still enjoying his masterpiece. Just to give you a bit more information about him... He was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and then attended college at Michigan State University. He met my aunt in Lansing. They lived in NY and toured in Europe for quite a while. Sometime later they relocated to Nyack, NY and he ended up on the faculty of the community college while he pursued advanced degrees from NYU. He was an Ellington scholar. Although his name isn't well-known even among the most avid jazz fans, I think that if you were to talk to some of the great N.Y. musicians that were around in the late '60s and '70s you would find that most knew him. He also had a huge impact as a music educator and I have no doubt that his former students are all over the place, continuing to put his love of the art into practice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusicians:\u003cbr\u003e\nBilly Parker, drums\u003cbr\u003e\nCecil McBee, bass violin\u003cbr\u003e\nDonald Smith, piano, vocal\u003cbr\u003e\nDee Dee Bridgewater, vocal\u003cbr\u003e\nRonald Bridgewater, tenor saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\nCecil Bridgewater, trumpet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\n\n\t\u003cp\u003eSide 1:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t1. Dance Of The Little Children\u003cbr\u003e\n\t2. Gemini’s Lullaby\u003cbr\u003e\n\t3. Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\nSide 2:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t1. Get With It\u003cbr\u003e\n\t2. 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