LIMITED EDITION GOLD VINYL RE-ISSUE
Release Date: 7th October 2022
"New special one-off pressing gold vinyl edition of this deep spiritual jazz classic. Drummer legend extraordinaire, Vietnam conscientious objector, exBlack Panther, Steve Reid has played with everyone from JamesBrown to Sun Ra, Fela Kuti and Miles Davis, was a friend of JohnColtrane, worked at Motown and, in the latter part of his career, worked extensively with Kieran Hebden, following his path of a radical, revolutionary music up until his untimely death in 2010. Soul Jazz Records are re-releasing this rarest release of deep heavyweight jazz by Steve Reid and The Master Brotherhood, entitled ‘Odyssey of the Oblong Square’, first released over thirty five years ago on Steve Reid’s own Mustevic Sound record label (where it came out in an edition of 1000 copies) and has been a serious collector’s album ever since. Steve Reid became known worldwide for his radical collaborations with Kieran Hebden after they first recorded together on the SteveReid Ensemble album, ‘Spirit Walk’, released on Soul Jazz in 2005, releasing five joint releases together in the following years. Steve Reid is steeped in musical history and a true pioneer of US deep leftfield jazz. He played in Sun Ra’s Arkestra, was a Motown session drummer and backed James Brown at the Apollo. He was a Black Panther, imprisoned during the Vietnam war as a conscientious objector and lived in Africa in the early 1970s. Reid worked withFreddie Hubbard, Gary Bartz, Ornette Coleman, Lester Bowie, FelaKuti, Leon Thomas, Miles Davis and many more in his long illustriousand groundbreaking career. “A truly phenomenal artist” - Gilles Peterson “Steve Reid is one of the greatest drummers. He is a musical genius.”- Kieran Hebden, Four Tet “Reflects the spirit of a generation - Art Ensemble of Chicago, JohnColtrane, Pharoah Sanders, the Black Artists Group.” - The Wire"