Sonny Fortune - Great Friends - Pure Pleasure LP

180g High Quality Pressing, 2LP, Re-mastering by Cicely Balston at Alchemy/Air Mastering

Recorded in Paris in 1986 and originally released only in France, Great Friends mines the John Coltrane spiritual legacy with fervent, incantatory playing and an ecstatic charge. Alto saxophonist Sonny Fortune and tenor man Billy Harper trade torrid solos and exchanges, while the rhythm section of pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Billy Hart drives the date with relentless conviction. Heavyweight, agile, and deeply spiritual, it's a session that rewards repeat listening.

Features

• 2LP, 180g Vinyl
• Re-mastering by Cicely Balston at Alchemy/Air Mastering
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany
• Recorded July 7, 1986 at Sysmo Studio, Paris
• Label: Pure Pleasure (originally Black And Blue)

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Cal Massey
2. It Is Not True, Simply Because You Cannot Believe It
3. Thoughts

Side B:

1. Equipoise
2. Synapse

Side C:

1. East Harlem Nostalgia
2. Insight

Side D:

1. Awakening