FREDDIE HUBBARD & ILHAN MIMAROGLU : SING ME A SONG OF SONGMY [ATLANTIC - ESP 1997] LP/GAT

(Atlantic) 1977 made in Spain

cat. num. HATS 421-218

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A Sing Me A Song Of Songmy, Part I A1 Threnody For Sharon Tate A2 This Is Combat, I Know A3 The Crowd A4 What A Good Time For A Kent State B Sing Me A Song Of Songmy, Part II B1 Monodrama B2 Black Soldier B3 Interlude I B4 Interlude II B5 And Yet, There Could Be Love B6 Postlude

This is a strange LP. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and his quintet (which consisted of tenor-saxophonist Junior Cook, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Art Booth and drummer Louis Hayes) is joined by a chorus, a string orchestra, several reciters, an organist and a variety of processed sounds emanating from tapes. The thoughts expressed in the music (topical and anti-war messages) are quite sincere but the abstract sounds will only be enjoyed by a limited audience; jazz fans should look elsewhere.