Recorded: 1971, Chris McGregor (pn), Dudu Pukwana, Mike Osborne (as), Alan Skidmore (ts, ss), Gary Windo (ts), Malcolm Griffiths , Nick Evans (tb), Harry Beckett , Marc Charig , Mongezi Feza (tp), Harry Miller (bass), Louis Moholo (dr).
It wasn't easy, being the interracial Blue Notes in 1963 apartheid South Africa: a black horns-and-rhythm combo with a white pianist/music director, Chris McGregor. They skipped out of Cape Town the following year: went to a French festival and didn't return. In London by '65, the quintet's members were welcomed by forward-looking jazz musicians: Steve Lacy drafted bassist Johnny Dyani and drummer Louis Moholo for the album The Forest and the Zoo, and an ill-fated… more »
