Doug Carn Trio

Description

Keyboardist/composer Doug Carn was the biggest star of the legendary Black Jazz Records label, with four releases to his name (all reissued by us at Real Gone Music), and remains a touchstone for fans of spiritual jazz and musicians. But very, very few people have heard his first record, recorded for the venerable Savoy label in 1969. In fact, it's so rare that we couldn't even find a copy to use for illustrations, so, with Doug's help, we enlisted his daughter Eroniffa Ibrahim to create illustrations for our reissue based on the original cover photos. But do you know what we found? It's just... the original master tapes! So not only is this the first LP reissue for The Doug Carn Trio, but it is also a fully analog edition, pressed at Gotta Groove Records with their exclusive GrooveCoated stamps to minimize high-frequency loss with each successive pressing. And, we added an insert with liner notes by Aaron Cohen based on an exclusive interview with the man himself. As for the music, it's a tight organ trio that starts cooking right from the get-go with a groovin' cover of "Walk Right In" by Gus Cannon, which became a folk hit for The Rooftop Singers. Carn's fluid and avant-garde playing anticipates Larry Young's future keyboard incursions, and originals like "Butter from the Duck" and "Yna Yna's Delight" foreshadow the compositional prowess he showcased on Black Jazz releases (note: it's Don Hales on guitar, not Gary Starling as credited on the original record). The first salvo of a sparkling career, finally available again!