Charles Brackeen "Rhythm X" (The Music of Charles Brackeen) Strata-East 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

New! 2019 reissue, remaster, limited edition, 180g, discontinued 

Charles Brackeen's *Rhythm X*, released in 1973, is an avant-garde jazz masterpiece that showcases the saxophonist's intense and exploratory approach to music. Joined by a stellar lineup that includes Ornette Coleman's rhythm section—drummer Ed Blackwell, bassist Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry on trumpet—Brackeen leads the group through a series of compositions that are both complex and emotionally charged. The album is characterized by its free-flowing, improvisational nature, with Brackeen's piercing saxophone lines driving the music forward in unpredictable and exciting directions. The title track, "Rhythm X," exemplifies the album's blend of rhythmic innovation and melodic abstraction, making it a bold statement in the free jazz movement of the early 1970s. *Rhythm X* is a raw, energetic, and deeply expressive work that captures the spirit of free jazz.