UNI Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Elements Of Now!
| Recorded | c. 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | UNI Records |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 566320 |
The record
Big Black's conga work anchors this late-'60s UNI date, where a horn-heavy crew -- Ray Draper and Howard Johnson doubling on tuba, Curtis Peagler and Herman Riley on reeds -- pushes Afro-Latin groove into charged, big-band-adjacent territory. A rare, personnel-stacked outing that catches the era's fusion of jazz, funk, and African percussion in full swing.
Session personnel
- Curtis Peagler — alto saxophone [alto]
- Big Black — congas [african kongo drums]
- Stan Gilbert — double bass [bass]
- Billy Moore — drums
- Ron Marshall — electric bass
- Charles Mallory — guitar
- Lesley Hargrove — guitar
- Caiphus Semenya — piano
- Herman Riley — tenor saxophone [tenor]
- Maurice Spears — trombone
- Ray Draper — tuba
- Howard Johnson — tuba, baritone saxophone [baritone]
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1968 | UNI Records · 73018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1968 | UNI Records — STEREO |
| — | UNI Records · 73018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | UNI Records · 73018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Monarch Pressing |
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