The second of two collaborations by Prince Lasha (on flute, alto, and alto clarinet) and Sonny Simmons (alto and English horn), this set has been reissued on CD. Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Charles Moffett offer stimulating support and close interplay with the two lead voices, who contributed all five selections. The music is influenced by (but not too derivative of) Ornette Coleman's free jazz style, and the improvisations are pretty advanced and sometimes quite emotional. Lasha and Simmons made for a potent team, making one wish that they would have a reunion someday. An underrated classic of its kind. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
OK, Firebirds has been released on CD but I haven't seen it around in a long time. It's a stellar album, and as I believe I read somewhere; had it only been released on impulse!, it would have been considered a major 60s avant-garde classic.
But I don't think Yanow is right when he speaks of this as the second of two Lasha/Simmons albums. Surely did they collaborate on more than just two recordings?
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Many thanks for this superb recording. Excellent sound quality for the era.
Thank you very much, Nunne.
This is a beauty
yes they collaborated on more than 2 albums:
Prince Lasha Quintet feat. Sonny Simmons : The Cry !
(Contemporary 7610)
Prince Lasha : It Is Revealed
(Zounds L71863
P. Lasha, C. Jordan, S. Simmons and the Bossa Tres : Jazz Tempo, Latin Accents
(Audio Fidelity AFSD 6111
Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons : Firebirds
(Contemporary 7617)
Prince Lasha & Firebirds : Live At Monterey Jazz Festival Vol.3
(Birdseye series 99001)
I have the bossa tres lp and the cry - will post the bossa tres lp sometime;the cry has been posted elsewhere.
they were also featured on elvin jones illumination which i posted last year
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