Album Review
Cohran, Philip & the A.H.E. – “On the Beach ” – [Aestruarium]
Daryl Licht 7/21/2001 CD, Jazz
Although he has been credited on only a few releases, Phil Cohran has been among the leading lights of the Chicago Jazz scene for over 40 years. Highlights of his resume include being a member of the Arkestra in the early 60’s and being one of the founders of the AACM, along with such notables as Richard Muhal Abrams, Lester Bowie, and so on. This release documents previously unissued recordings of Cohran’s Artistic Heritage Ensemble from the mid-60’s. The music sounds like what you’d expect from an associate of Sun Ra and the Art Ensemble crew: extended jams that display a heavy African/Middle Eastern influence, with lots of hand percussion, bells, and exotic, homemade instruments like the violin uke and the Frankophone (an amplified Kalimba). Highlights include the showcase for the droning violin uke, ‘Unity? and the two Frankophone showcases, ‘On The Beach? and ‘New Frankophone Blues?. Truly a great discovery. Play! DL
Note – This is an archival review. This CD was originally added to KFJC’s library in 2001. It is a long-running tradition at KFJC for DJs to add their own comments to these ‘official? reviews. As a matter of historical context and plain ol? ‘purient interest?, these comments (mis-spellings and all!) are provided below.
‘On The Beach? shreds! – Hawkeye Joe
Cohrannasaurus Wrecks!! – Thurston Hunger
you heard it 56 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 861 days ago, Cousin Mary played Unity Live 1968
- 2044 days ago, Cousin Mary played New Frankiphone Blues
- 2352 days ago, Cousin Mary played Motherhood
- 2457 days ago, Goodwrench played The Minstrel
- 2513 days ago, Cousin Mary played New Frankiphone Blues
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