Name: Babi
Brand: Milford Graves

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CVSD 052CD

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

608887586701

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

SPRV196.1

Black

2023-11-24

857661008360

Black LP

Artist

Milford Graves

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Corbett vs. Dempsey

Milford Graves (August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist. He made significant contributions to avant-garde music in the 1960s and is considered a pioneer of free jazz. Graves liberated percussion from its traditional timekeeping role and his innovative approach influenced many musicians. John Zorn described him as a "20th-century shaman."
Throughout his career, Milford Graves collaborated with notable artists such as Paul Bley, Albert Ayler, and the New York Art Quartet. His unique style and experimental techniques set him apart in the jazz scene. In addition to his musical endeavors, Graves was also an accomplished visual artist and sculptor.
Beyond his artistic pursuits, Milford Graves had a passion for gardening and herbalism. He integrated these interests into his holistic approach to life and creativity. Additionally, he practiced martial arts which further shaped his discipline and focus as an artist.

Newest Listed Items

Corbett Vs. Dempsey presents a reissue of Milford Graves's Bäbi, originally issued in 1977 on Graves's own IPS label. This is the first reissue of one of the most legendary albums in the history of free music. Recorded live in concert in 1976, when Graves' trio with saxophonists Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover was at the height of its powers, Bäbi is a testament to the absolutely unique approach the drummer had established for himself. He had reconfigured the drum kit, removing the second heads on all the drums and replacing the snare with two toms, which allowed him a much more nuanced sense of indirectness in his multi-directional adventures in time. The track "Ba" remains one of the most astonishing feats of percussion alchemy ever waxed, as funky as ten slap bassists and as free as an exploding grenade. Doyle and Glover are incendiary, too, inspired by Graves to new and shocking heights of achievement, their hoarse cries and whistling split-tones carried to thrilling plateaus on the energy of Graves' hands and feet. The original tapes for the session have been lost, so the reissue was lovingly remastered from virgin vinyl, itself now worth a mint. In 2017, Graves discovered a previously unknown tape in his archives featuring the same trio at its inception, in home recordings made seven years earlier, in 1969. Graves pummels a huge gong while Glover plays an instrument that, after sounding like none ever known, turns out to be bass clarinet. Extreme music recorded up close and very hot, it is among the most searing sessions never heard, until now. Rounding out the two-CD package are three previously unpublished photos by Gérard Rouy, and the original LP cover design by Graves himself.

Babi

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