{"product_id":"evolution-6","title":"Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrummer and Composer David Lee Jr.’s stunning and rare album \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) blends the deep experimentalism of John Coltrane and Sun Ra with the pulsating second-line and parade rhythms of New Orleans to create a stunning sonic and rhythmical tour de force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a lineage of incredible New Orleans drummers that includes James Black, Idris Muhammed, Zigaboo Modeliste of The Meters, and stretching back to Earl Palmer and Baby Dodds - David Lee Jr. stands out for his fire, experimentalism and an out-there-ness like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e is a super deep, ‘lost classic’ radical and groundbreaking deep spiritual jazz album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in New York in 1974 (400 copies only ever pressed!), \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary one-off solo album, pressed on the artist’s own Supernal Records, a record company whose slogan ‘seeking creative progress’ and dedication ‘to peace and freedom’ clearly displayed artistic intent over any commercial or market-led forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Lee Jr was born in New Orleans and the deep experimental drum-compositions featured on \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e are as rooted in this southern city rhythmically as they are in the spiritual and metaphysical musical ideas of Afro-Futurist pioneers like Coltrane, Sun Ra and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1970s Lee Jr. headed off to New York, playing in Roy Ayers’ Ubiquity and later immersing himself in the thriving loft deep jazz scene playing with Leon Thomas, Lonnie Liston Smith, Harold Alexander, Charles Rouse, and recording for a host of seminal deep jazz labels including Strata-East, India Navigation and Flying Dutchman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the rarest and heaviest of all deep and spiritual jazz albums ever made. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly digitally remastered, complete with new reproduction artwork, sleevenotes and download code.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Jazz","offers":[{"title":"Magenta LP","offer_id":50399778079051,"sku":"2177308","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/sjr-lp551c-dave-lee-jr-slve-copy_d3da1fe6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726507970","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/evolution-6","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}