''Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival'' is a live album by Music Inc. led by American jazz trumpeter

Charles Tolliver Charles Tolliver (born 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Strata East Records. Biography Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his chi ...

recorded in 1972 and first released as a double LP on the

Strata-East Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell with the release of their first recording ''Music Inc.'' The label released over 50 albums in the 1970s. Many ...

label, later released on CD as ''Grand Max'' by the

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label Charles Tolliver leader discography
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow says "Tolliver's music (which holds on to one's attention throughout the live set) has its connections to the bebop tradition but also forges ahead and can be quite passionate. Recommended".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Charles Tolliver except as indicated'' # "Grand Max" - 11:06 # "Truth" - 10:13 # "Prayer for Peace" (

Stanley Cowell Stanley Cowell (May 5, 1941 – December 17, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Strata-East Records label. Early life Cowell was born in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing the piano around the age of four, and became interest ...

) - 15:08 # "Our Second Father" - 15:57 # "Repetition" ( Neal Hefti) - 12:37

Personnel

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References

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