Eddie Gale - "Ghetto Music" & "Black Rhythm Happening"

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just picked up Ghetto Music and heard some of Black Rhythm Happening in the store. wonderful mix of gospel, folk, spiritual jazz, and some out/free playing. sounds like Art Ensemble of Chicago, Max Roach, Sun Ra

wonderful albums. i suggest you check them out.

― JasonD (JasonD), Monday, 15 September 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

you guys are missing out. this is complete ILM jazz material. he's played w/cecil taylor & sun ra. read some reviews at Dustygroove

and look at the album covers. the first one reminds me of Parliament's first one

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/gale_eddie~_ghettomus_101b.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/gale_eddie~_blackrhyt_101b.jpg

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 16 September 2003 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

i'm an idiot. never heard his albums until some weeks ago, then i bought "ghetto music" and "black rhythm happening" and they blew my mind. fantastic stuff.

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 12:34 (twenty years ago)

I used to have 'Black Rhythm Happening' on a compliation called 'Blue Note 60s' or something. It is good, I wish I still had it. A bit like Sesame Street.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago)

I almost bought one of his albums on a whim last night after seeing it compared to Bobby Hutcherson's Now.

Will put these on the shopping list.

― billy, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 15:04 (twenty years ago)

Hutcherson's Now! is one of my alltime favorite albums ever! i was just in the store on monday and glad to see it finally got reissued to cd.

The eddie gale albums are very similar to the hutcherson album, but they're a little more folk, gospel and free. the hutcherson sorta reminds me of a really dark jazz musical. very similar to Now! is max roach's 'It's Time'.

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 15:43 (twenty years ago)

five years pass...

Dudes, opinions about this: http://www.amazon.com/Joint-Happening/dp/B000XUDNSS/ref=dm_cd_album_lnk

Sound clips and descriptions/reviews sound awesome. Not sure how I missed it.

― matt2, Friday, 4 June 2010 04:06 (fifteen years ago)

been searching for these records for years now tbh.

― ian, Friday, 4 June 2010 04:15 (fifteen years ago)

ten years pass...

RIP: http://www.bluenote.com/eddie-gale-1941-2020/

Ghetto Music is one of my most cherished records (yet I've never managed to hear Black Rhythm Happening; doesn't seem to be on streaming right now)

― rob, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 14:29 (five years ago)

RIP, what a champ.

he was present on two of my very favorite records: cecil taylor's "unit structures" and sun ra's "lanquidity"

his solo records on blue note are lovely, funky, strange things. eclectic to a fault maybe, but i have the 45 single of "black rhythm happening" and love playing it out, love the boisterous refrain, the back and forth, just pure black rhythm joy.

― budo jeru, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 15:50 (five years ago)

I didn't even realize he was on Lanquidity, damn

― rob, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 16:26 (five years ago)

Black Rhythm Happening is on my (Dutch) Spotify

xp

― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:17 (five years ago)

he played one of the first shows I booked ... almost 20 years ago ... super sweet guy!

― sarahell, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 21:24 (five years ago)

i never knew about his many commitments to music education and fostering peace / community. what a gem for san jose to have around for so many decades.

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:56 (five years ago)

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