{"product_id":"doug-carn-soul-jazz-records-presents-the-best-of-doug-carn","title":"Doug Carn - Soul Jazz Records Presents: The Best Of Doug Carn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis album brings together key tracks from Doug Carn, recorded for Black Jazz Records in the 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoug Carn is one of the most important (and least recognised) forces in the creation of the canon of deep and spiritual jazz music, full of powerfully emotive intensity, consciously-uplifting lyricism and addictively beautiful melodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of his LPs during this period have since achieved cult classic status, including ‘Infant Eyes’, ‘Adam’s Apple’, ‘Spirit of the New Land’ and ‘Revelation’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from his songwriting and keyboard skills, many of the tracks here feature the stunning and powerful five-octave range vocals of Jean Carn (later Carne), his wife at the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusicians featured on this album include Alphonse Mouzon, Charles Tolliver, Henry Franklin, Michael Carvin, Walter Booker, Ronnie Laws and others. Aside from Carn’s compositions, there are also striking interpretations of music by Lee Morgan, Miles Davis,\u003cbr\u003eJohn Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson and Wayne Shorter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Jazz became one of the defining labels of independent and conscious jazz music in the 1970s, alongside other important labels such as Strata-East and Tribe Records. As well as this ‘Best Of’ Doug Carn release, Soul Jazz Records are also releasing ‘The Best Of Black Jazz Records’ collection at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle B’s Poem\u003cbr\u003ePower And Glory\u003cbr\u003eRevelation\u003cbr\u003eChant\u003cbr\u003eWestern Sunrise\u003cbr\u003eThe Messenger\u003cbr\u003eNaima\u003cbr\u003eMighty Mighty\u003cbr\u003eHigher Ground\u003cbr\u003eFatherhood\u003cbr\u003eTrance Dance\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgement\u003cbr\u003eSweet Season\u003cbr\u003eJihad2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: vinyl LP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soul Jazz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jazz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number\u003c\/strong\u003e: SJRLP593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e: 5026328005935\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pre-orders\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eIf unsealed, we ship records with the LP outside the sleeve to avoid seam splits.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"2LP","offer_id":55493771952504,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0342\/2497\/files\/SoulJazzPresents-DougCarn-2.jpg?v=1772990352","url":"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/products\/doug-carn-soul-jazz-records-presents-the-best-of-doug-carn","provider":"South Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}