Flavor (1976)
Fresno, California based jazz musician Mike Selesia (who plays sax and flute) presented this fascinating hybrid of early 60s Coltrane, early 70s Miles Davis, Ravi Shankar, and Jimi Hendrix. Album starts with the former and gradually moves to the latter. By the end we have an almost Kosmische Krautrock type sound, something that would have been comfortable on the Ohr and Brain labels. Wild fuzz guitar, fluttering flute, sitar & tamboura, hand percussion, haunting voices, and reckless experimentation. As if the drugs kicked in about half way. Excellent album.
To the best of my knowledge this is the only album Selesia has ever been involved with. He took his one shot and scored big.
Ownership: 2012 Shout! (CD). Papersleeve. Includes liner notes in Japanese, including an interview with the artist.
8/14/10 (review); 8/15/12 (update / new entry); 10/14/26
Yes, great recording and quite rare in its original form... Excellent inclusion here Tom.
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