OWEN MARSHALL as Captain Puff, ADITI orig '75 jazz funk
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Description
Artist: OWEN MARSHALL
Album: OWEN MARSHALL AS CAPTAIN PUFF IN THE NAKED TRUTH
Label: ADITI
Catalogue # : AD 2001
Vinyl/Cover: VG++ / VG++
This excellent and EXTREMELY rare original private pressing from 1975 is difficult to comfortably categorize. I guess you could get away with calling it a soul jazz or jazz funk LP (yes, there are funky cuts and, yes, there is a dope drum break), but that wouldn’t do this fantastic album justice as it also has strong elements of spiritual jazz, Sun Ra style space psychedelia, brooding atmospheric electronica and even one grooving calypso-like jam.
Owen Marshall was a very interesting and creative musician (note all the instruments that he plays on this album). He’s played with truly great musicians such as Max Roach, Jackie McLean, and even Chet Baker. He received composer and arranger credits on Lee Morgan’s first two Blue Note albums and appears on both of Calvin Keys’ Black Jazz label releases. I recall the great percussionist Big Black speaking to me (in fond terms) about Owen Marshall; he played trumpet with Black back in the day.
This is a real gem of an L.A. album. It features Ernest Straughter of Horace Tapscott’s Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra on electric piano on the excellent tune “Peanut Butter Ice Cream Man” (which was recorded live at Compton Community College. Also, “Winter Butterfly” was recorded live at L.A.C.C.
Tunes: SIDE A - “Electric Flower”; “Peanut Butter Ice Cream Man”; “Planet Funk”
SIDE B – “Paper Man”, “Winter Butterfly”, “Casa Del Soul”, “Ancient Astronauts”
Personnel: Owen Marshall – background vocals, flute, alto saxophone, guitar, piano, electric piano, Obe synthesizer, drums, bongos, steel drum, bamboo scraper, baja bird talk, toilet chimes, and tube-a-phone; Bonita Versh – background vocals; Cheryl Marshall – background vocals; Ernest Straughter – electric piano; Danny White – bass; Danny Whatley - fender bass; Shakur Abdullah – drums, congas; Derrick Roberts – drums; Mcheza Blue percussion
The vinyl is clean and shiny. It plays quite nicely with only the occasional minor tick or pop.
The cover is in very nice condition. It has a little barely perceptible rub/ringwear and some minor fraying at the edges. Other than that it looks quite good with no real seam splits, stickers, or writing. The labels are perfectly clean.
Ridiculously low minimum and no reserve!
I mail on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Of course, I’ll be glad to combine items to save you on shipping.
Please e-mail (xwel@aol.com) with any questions.
Good luck!
LISTED @ $0.99 – 7.27.09
