In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday February 3rd, 2021 with Heavy Ben
Black History Month spotlight on Strata-East records
In all beginnings... a mystical, magic force.
What course, what destiny... determined in time.
Strata-East records was founded in Brooklyn in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell. Its music catalog remains a vital influence on today's jazz. As an independent artist-run label, it was an important platform for Black voices in the 1970s.
| Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum) Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter In America - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Abscretions Music Inc. [Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Jimmy Hopps, Cecil McBee] - Music Inc. - Strata-East - 1971 |
| Hopscotch Charlie Rouse - Two Is One - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Tulsa Black Cecil McBee - Mutima - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Jihad Es Mort M'Boom - Re: Percussion - Strata-East - 1973 |
| We'll Remember Those Years Muriel Winston - A Fresh Viewpoint - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Nation Time The Piano Choir - Handscapes - Strata-East - 1973 |
| Contradiction (For Thulani) JuJu - Chapter Two: Nia - Strata-East - 1973 |
| Optimystical The Ensemble Al-Salaam - The Sojourner - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Utamu Mtume Umoja Ensemble - Alkebu-Lan - Land Of The Blacks (Live At The East) - Strata-East - 1972 |
| How Long Has Trane Been Gone Jayne Cortez - Celebrations And Solitudes - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Turkish Bath Weldon Irvine - In Harmony - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Field Holler Charles Sullivan - Genesis - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Love Piece [excerpt] Brother Ah - Sound Awareness - Strata-East - 1972 |
| New Breed Billy Harper - Capra Black - Strata-East - 1973 |
| First Impressions Shamek Farrah - First Impressions - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Prince Of Peace Pharoah Sanders feat. Leon Thomas - Izipho Zam (My Gifts) - Strata-East - 1973 |
| Travelin' Man Stanley Cowell - Rengeration - Strata-East - 1976 |
| Prayer To The People Clifford Jordan Quartet - Glass Bead Games - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Keep On Movin' On Shirley Scott - One For Me - Strata-East - 1974 |
| Peace Go With You Brother (Wa-Alaikum-Salaam) Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter In America - Strata-East - 1974 |
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