Geechee Recollections is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1973 and released on the Impulse! label.[1] Along with Afternoon of a Georgia Faun and Sweet Earth Flying, it was one of Brown's albums dedicated to the US state of Georgia.[2] The Geechee of the title are a distinct African-American cultural group living in costal regions of Georgia and North Carolina.

Geechee Recollections
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedJune 4 & 5, 1973
Intermedia Sound, Boston
GenreJazz
Length43:47
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Marion Brown chronology
Duets
(1973)
Geechee Recollections
(1973)
Sweet Earth Flying
(1974)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[4]

The Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4 stars, writing, "Brown receives excellent support by a strong ensemble including trumpeter Leo Smith and the great drummer Steve McCall. Brown, with his marvelously limpid tone on alto, is a joy to hear and seems more at home and relaxed here than on some of his more strident early records. Recommended".[3] The New York Times described his trio of Georgia-related albums as "his most notable recordings".[5]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Marion Brown except as indicated
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once upon a Time" 6:27
2."Karintha"Brown, Jean Toomer9:27
3."Buttermilk Bottom" 6:44
4."Introduction" 1:19
5."Tokalokaloka Part One" 7:02
6."Tokalokaloka Part Two" 9:41
7."Tokalokaloka Part Three" 1:49
8."Ending" 1:18
Total length:43:46

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography. Accessed May 1, 2012
  2. ^ Gotrich, Lars (October 19, 2010). "Georgia Recollections: Goodbye, Marion Brown". npr.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic review. Accessed May 1, 2012
  4. ^ Hull, Tom. "Jazz (1960–70s) (Reference)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Keepnews, Peter (October 23, 2020). "Marion Brown, Free-Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2020.