{"product_id":"philip-cohran-on-the-beach-vinyl-2lp","title":"Philip Cohran: On The Beach Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Cohran is a linchpin of Chicago's jazz world.\u003c\/i\u003e He was a part of the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Sun+Ra+Arkestra\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun Ra Arkestra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e from 1959-1961 but declined to join them when they left Chicago. In 1965 Cohran was instrumental in the formation of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). The AACM gave rise to artists like \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Braxton\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Threadgill\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLeo Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Art+Ensemble+of+Chicago\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Ensemble of Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and countless others. His Artistic Heritage Ensemble featured future \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Miles+Davis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e guitarist \u003cstrong\u003ePete Cosey\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Motown\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e percussionist \u003cstrong\u003e\"Master\" Henry Gibson\u003c\/strong\u003e and a few horn players that would go on to become a part of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Earth%2C+Wind+and+Fire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarth, Wind and Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOn The Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of innovative and visionary material recorded by the Artistic Heritage Ensemble in the late 60s. The Ensemble combined elements of African rhythms, funk, and jazz improvisation in pieces that were structured around riffs and melodies created by Cohran's frankiphone, an amplified African thumb piano. Layer by layer horns, guitarists, singers, and percussionists add space and texture to the ever evolving songs. It's radical music that helped usher the past into the future, taking pieces of what came before to make something entirely original and new. This repress the Artistic Heritage Ensemble's first album includes two tracks never before on vinyl, a live version of \"Unity,\" which plays out at a more languid pace than the original, and \"Frankiphone Blues.\" The latter of the two pieces was the first modal blues according to Cohran. Whatever the case, it is a tremendous piece that features shifting harmonics over an expanding groove. Essential material.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cul\u003e\r\u003cli\u003emusic label: Zulu Records 1967 \/ Pheelco Entertainment 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Cool Hand 07\/2015\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Philip Cohran","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":3257142788,"sku":"fr-3206","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/philipcohran-onthebeach.jpg?v=1759262900","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/philip-cohran-on-the-beach-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}