''Coon Bid'ness'' is an album released by
Julius Hemphill in 1975 on Arista featuring performances by Hemphill,
Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll (born January 15, 1947) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University and at the Armed Forces School of Music. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, where he di ...
,
Abdul Wadud,
Phillip Wilson
Phillip Sanford Wilson (September 8, 1941 – March 25, 1992) was an American blues and jazz drummer, a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, U ...
,
Arthur Blythe,
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul (born January 6, 1943, New York City) is a free jazz and hard bop drummer who first came to notice in the late 1960s for performing with pianists Paul Bley and Chick Corea.
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Altschul is of Russian Jewish heritage, the s ...
and Daniel Zebulon. The final track, "The Hard Blues," was recorded at the same recording session as Hemphill's debut album ''
Dogon A.D.''. After Hemphill's death in 1995, Freedom Records re-released the album as a CD under the name ''Reflections.''
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The music throughout is quite avant-garde but differs from the high-energy jams of the 1960s due to its emphasis on building improvisations as a logical outgrowth from advanced compositions. It's well worth several listens.".
[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic Review
accessed July 12, 2011
Track listing
All tracks by Julius Hemphill
# "Reflections" – 2:30
# "Lyric" – 7:24
# "Skin, No. 1" – 10:07
# "Skin, No. 2" – 2:28
# "Hard Blues" – 20:07
Personnel
Tracks 1-4:
* Julius Hemphill – alto saxophone, flute
*
Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
*
Hamiet Bluiett
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- baritone saxophone
*
Abdul Wadud – cello
*
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul (born January 6, 1943, New York City) is a free jazz and hard bop drummer who first came to notice in the late 1960s for performing with pianists Paul Bley and Chick Corea.
Biography
Altschul is of Russian Jewish heritage, the s ...
– drums
* Daniel Zebulon – congas
Track 5:
* Julius Hemphill – alto saxophone, flute
*
Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll (born January 15, 1947) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University and at the Armed Forces School of Music. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, where he di ...
– trumpet
* Hamiet Bluiett - baritone saxophone
* Abdul Wadud – cello
*
Phillip Wilson
Phillip Sanford Wilson (September 8, 1941 – March 25, 1992) was an American blues and jazz drummer, a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, U ...
- drums
References
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1975 albums
Julius Hemphill albums
Albums produced by Michael Cuscuna
Freedom Records albums
Arista Records albums