Soul Jazz Records presents Eddie Russ : fresh out

Description

Reissue of Eddie Russ’s anthology album, Fresh Out Soul Jazz Records is reissuing pianist Eddie Russ’s first jazz album, Fresh Out, recorded in the soul capital, Detroit. A limited edition of 1000 colored vinyl copies worldwide (+ download code) and a CD edition. Eddie Russ was an important figure in the vibrant underground jazz scene that flourished in Detroit in the early 1970s, existing amid the city’s cultural and economic desolation after Motown’s departure in the late 1960s. This scene included the musical collective Tribe (whose members included Wendell Harrison, Marcus Belgrave, Phil Ranelin, Harold McKinney and Doug Hammond) and Kenny Cox's Strata Records. Fresh Out was first released in 1974 on the independent label Jazz Masters. In addition to including the jazz classic "The Lope Song", Fresh Out featured the debut of the group The Mixed Bag, which later recorded for Tribe and Strata Records.