{"product_id":"byard-lancaster-exactement-2lp-vinyl-pre-order-out-7-10-26","title":"Byard Lancaster - Exactement (2LP, Vinyl) PRE-ORDER - Out 7\/10\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a pre-order. It will ship on or around 7\/10\/26. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarefully remastered and restored by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilles Laujol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Graphic design by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefan Thanneur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Heavyweight 180gr double LP. 425gm brown board gatefold outer sleeve with four-page portfolio. At the beginning of the 1960s, at the Berklee College of Music, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eByard Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e met some feisty friends: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonny Sharrock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Burrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is easy to see why he rapidly became involved in free jazz. Once he was settled in New York, he appeared on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunny Murray Quintet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, recorded under the leadership of the drum crazy colleague of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert Ayler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 1968, the saxophonist and flutist recorded his first album under his own name: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eIt's Not Up To Us\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The following year he came to Paris in the wake of Sunny Murray. He would come back to France in 1971 (again with Murray) and in 1973 (without Murray for a change). This is when he met \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJef Gilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the pianist and producer who encouraged him to record under his own name again. On Palm Records (Gilson's label), he would release four albums: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eUs\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eMother Africa\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eExactement\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eFunny Funky Rib Crib\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The recording of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eExactement\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e required two sessions in the studio: February 1st and May 18th 1974 -- in between the two dates, Lancaster recorded, alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eClint Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the excellent \"Mother Africa.\" Two names appear on the cover of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eExactement\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Lancaster (Byard) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpeller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Keno). Byard Lancaster wanted to be precise, moving regularly from one instrument to another: first on piano, which was the first instrument he learned. On \"Sweet Evil Miss Kisianga,\" his inspiration is first and foremost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eColtrane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (even if leaning more towards \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), this announces the storm to follow. It is Lancaster's horn-playing which really stands out: on alto (the sound of which is transformed by an octavoice on one track, \"Dr. Oliver W. Lancaster\") or soprano saxophones, as well as on flute or bass clarinet, the musician walks a tightrope making the most of all the risks he takes. Using the full register of his instruments, he has fun with the possibilities. Then, Lancaster invokes or evokes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrnette Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Dolphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and even \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eProkofiev\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, before going into a danse alongside Keno Speller on percussion. Above all, he has a unique sound. Byard Lancaster, on whatever instrument he plays and by continually seeking, always ends up hitting the right note -- ends up by playing exactement the note he had to play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47947920539866,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/5705\/3402\/files\/FFL096LP_PROD.jpg?v=1780462749","url":"https:\/\/jackpotrecords.com\/products\/byard-lancaster-exactement-2lp-vinyl-pre-order-out-7-10-26","provider":"Jackpot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}