Michael Gregory Jackson "Clarity" LP

• Vinyl LP
• Avant-garde jazz

Michael Gregory Jackson’s 1976 debut as a leader puts acoustic guitar in a small ensemble with Oliver Lake, David Murray and Wadada Leo Smith. Without a conventional bass-and-drums rhythm section, the musicians find their footing through melody, sustained tones and shifting instrumental exchanges.

Solo guitar on Prelueoionti sits beside composed and improvised ensemble pieces. Ballad and IOMI emphasize patience and space, offering a different starting point from Jackson’s later electric work.

“a breadth and depth all their own”

— Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic

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