Paris 76

Description

Sam Records is proud to present an unreleased live recording that the group gave in Paris at Studio 104 of the Maison de la Radio, on April 16, 1976. In addition to a superb version of 'One for Juan', the group performs two tracks from the album 'Marchin' On!' on the Strata East label, 'Watergate Blues' and a sumptuous version of 'Smilin' Billy'."It was the first album by the Heath Brothers. Stanley Cowell had created the Strata-East label with Charles Tolliver, and they hired us to record a record. It was a family affair, and we adopted Stanley because we thought he was wonderful. It was a different kind of record for us. We recorded it while we were on tour in Oslo, Norway. We used to take the train and travel across Europe, and we played in the train compartments. Percy played a bass with a cello body created by Ray Brown, Tootie and I played flutes, and Stanley played an African chromatic thumb piano. People would stop and listen to us on those trains that went from one country to another, and it was something they loved. It was like a chamber music group. So we decided to include that sound on the record".