UPC: 735202315224 Label: TIDAL WAVES Format: LPRelease Date: August 4, 2023In stock items ship within 48 hours Rare Soul-Jazz-Fusion from Ann Arbor Originally released on Tribe Records in 1976 Featuring an all-star line-up 180g BLACK vinyl limited to 500 copies (w/obi strip) Mixed bag (aka The Mixed Bag) was an all-star project from Detroit/Ann Harbor area who released one of the most obscure albums on the Tribe Records label in the 70s (and one of the greatest too). The line-up is impressing to say the least: On bass we have RON BROOKS (who also produced the album). Brooks has been a major player in, and influence on, the Detroit jazz community for several decades. Ron emerged on the scene in the 1960s, performing on bass with piano greats-to-be Bob James and Stanley Cowell. He was a member of the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, led by the late, great Detroit pianist Kenny Cox. On the drums we have DANNY SPENCER who has a unique style that exemplifies the best of the Detroit tradition of aggressive and explorative
