Artist: Wendell Harrison
Title: Dreams Of A Love Supreme
Year: 1980
Label: WenHa
Format: Vinyl LP (Original)
Flwrpt Rating of this Record: 4.5/5.0
Review
Dreams Of A Love Supreme is one of my favorite jazz albums of all-time, and Wendell Harrison is a habitual envelope-pusher. Wendell Harrison is a multi-talented master jazz musician who played the tenor sax, and the jazz clarinet, amongst other instruments. One can’t help but love his music.
So this album might freak some people out, seeing as though it’s a jazz album released in 1980, we all know that 1980 wasn’t the year for many great jazz albums. Cast all preconceived notions aside for this one, because there’s nothing short of amazing material on this LP. The sound is definitely raw and innovative for it’s time, laid back in its overall essence, but manages to produce some grooves. One of the elements that gives this album a lot of character is the fact that it was recorded in an awful studio, AWFUL, sonically this record is patchwork. Wendell Harrison left Tribe records (after it disbanded around 1975) and started his own label, WenHa/Rebirth, this was one of the earliest releases on the label, so I’m assuming money was low…hence the low budget recording. But regardless of all that, the strength of the music still makes this one of the best jazz albums EVER made, point blank PERIOD. As you listen, pay close attention to the arrangements and the style of the instrumentation, you’ll soon fall in love with vibes of this music as well. Enjoy…
Check out the sound!
Take Time Out
Belle Isle
Pink Snowballs and Violet Skies
Design
As simple as this cover appears, I think it’s amazing. The deep black with the inner cyan square are a nice combination. I think the image is quite clear, there’s a picture of Wendell Harrison visualizing himself in his own dream, waiting…for a love supreme. It’s straight to the point. But it’s interesting how he interpreted what a dream should look like in a conscious state. The multiple images of the same shot overlaying one another was a nice solution, and makes the cover visually interesting.
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5 Comments
I was always curious about this one. Recorded in 1980, Wendell holding a rose, and the title of the album made me wonder if this was even the same dude i had listened to on Tribe! It is a little cheesy overall, but it has this quality i cant quite put my finger on. Pink Snowballs and Violet Skies is killer! Thanks for posting.
Desperate to hear this one , cant pick up a copy anywhere
This is a great post. Do you have this album? If so, can you upload this, or can you tell me where I might find it? Thanks!
Oh yeas please upload the whole LP.We the faithful (and there are only a few hundred to a few thousand who know Tribe) will buy it from Wendell if Web-Ha re-issues it.
Cheers
Chazz
thats Detroit shit! i found this in Milwaukee tho, no one had it in Detroit anywhere….this is such a mellow joint tho, especially for 1980.