{"product_id":"alan-braufman-valley-of-search-vinyl-lp","title":"Alan Braufman: Valley Of Search Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA lot of the culture in New York was moving further and further downtown in the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e and the jazz scene was no different. The 4-story loft at 501 Canal Street doubled as a performance space and home to alto sax player \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Braufman\u003c\/strong\u003e, pianist \u003cstrong\u003eGene Ashton\u003c\/strong\u003e (better known as \u003cstrong\u003eCooper-Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e) and a handful of other young jazz musicians recently relocated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. After linking with bassist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Cecil+McBee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecil McBee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and drummers \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRalph Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBraufman\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded \u003cem\u003eValley Of Search\u003c\/em\u003e, his lone album as a bandleader for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Strata+East\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eStrata East\u003c\/a\u003e overflow label India Navigation (the same imprint responsible for \u003cstrong\u003eMcBee\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eAlternate Spaces\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pharaoh+Sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePharaoh Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ excellent \u003cem\u003ePharaoh\u003c\/em\u003e album), and it has since become a coveted piece of 70s free jazz. “Ark Of Salvation” and “Destiny” ooze spirituality in sheets, thanks to \u003cstrong\u003eBraufman\u003c\/strong\u003e’s charismatic turns on alto sax, flute and pipe horn, \u003cstrong\u003eCooper-Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e’s rich piano licks and the wall-of sound rhythms of \u003cstrong\u003eLee\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWilliams\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eMcBee\u003c\/strong\u003e’s virtuosic solo on “Miracles” achieves new tones for double bass, perhaps returning the favor to \u003cstrong\u003eBraufman\u003c\/strong\u003e for playing sideman on the classic \u003cem\u003eMutima\u003c\/em\u003e LP the year before. \u003cstrong\u003eBraufman\u003c\/strong\u003e’s nephew \u003cstrong\u003eNabil Ayers\u003c\/strong\u003e spent a lot of time at the Canal street loft as a child (yup, he inspired “Little Nabil’s March”), and has taken up the task of reissuing the album on a new label (also called Valley Of Search). This official repress gets a nice remaster, packaged in repro sleeve with original artwork and extensive liner notes about the album’s creation by \u003cstrong\u003eClifford Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eofficial repress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted insert w\/ extensive liner notes by Clifford Allen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Valley Of Search 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by nick nightingale 07\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Alan Braufman","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP *Loc12","offer_id":12118328868984,"sku":"fr-3917","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/alanbraufman-valleyofsearch.jpg?v=1762275359","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/alan-braufman-valley-of-search-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}