{"title":"Gary Bartz","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"another-earth","title":"Another Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the pagan hours of an otherwise uneventful Harlem pre-dawn in 1963, Gary Bartz glimpsed a galactic mystery that conventional aeronautics could not explain. Only a few weeks prior, the nascent alto saxophone virtuoso had acquired his first telescope to pursue a newfound passion for astronomy. The purchase was already yielding dividends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Me Please","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50495744606539,"sku":"2225097","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_c5a86fbb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727714169"},{"product_id":"reflections-of-monk","title":"Reflections of Monk","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded in NYC November 1988, this album is the first of the series of recordings SteepleChase undertook after a few years of pause from the New York recording scene. Saxophonist Gary Bartz returned to acoustic hard-bop around that time from fusion-jazz having played in the 70's Miles Davis group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gary Bartz convinces you his incisive alto would have fit with Monk himself - his ear-catching post-Bird cry, rhythmic snap and blues-sense would have put him in the pocket...he treats the material with the honour it deserves and the spirit it demands.\" - Kevin Whitehead, Cadence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Gary Bartz (alto and soprano saxophone), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Bob Butta (piano), Geoff Harper (bass), Billy Hart (drums)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SteepleChase","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50530429927755,"sku":"1137158","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2fb0011-7ad3-4b75-91bb-a63b42650c2a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728078868"},{"product_id":"ju-ju-man","title":"Ju Ju Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eGary Bartz had been everywhere by 1976: Miles Davis' band, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the funk-fired NTU Troop. Recorded for the west coast Catalyst label, ‘Ju Ju Man’ pairs his alto, soprano, and clarinet with a well-drilled rhythm section across Coltrane tributes, a swinging Ellington ballad, and a velvet \"My Funny Valentine\" with Motown’s Syreeta on vocals. One of his finest sessions as a leader - and a collector's obscurity for decades. One of the great understated spiritual jazz records of its era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalyst Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Sky Blue","offer_id":57497365676363,"sku":"R9854-9813","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_b024843f-a72c-46ea-8130-1f3c752d787f.jpg?v=1780417506"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/gary-bartz.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}