In the late 1960s, saxophonist and producer Clifford Jordan produced and recorded 4 albums that would later be known as The Dolphy Series, released by Charles Tolliver & Stanley Cowell’s famed Strata-East Records. That includes saxophonist Charles Brackeen’s Rhythm X, a stunning debut album featuring the backing band of another modern giant, Ornette Coleman. With Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell, Rhythm X stands as a nod to the birth of free jazz, post-bop and spiritual jazz.
The album showcases Brackeen’s unique voice, with his four original compositions leading a free-flowing, dynamic session full of intricate interplay and bold expression, and is now remastered directly from the original master tapes, available digitally for the first time.
veröffentlicht am 25. April 2025
All songs: Charles Brackeen • Balthasar Publ. Co. BMI
Charles Brackeen: Tenor Saxophone
Don Cherry: Trumpet
Charlie Hayden: Bass
Ed Blackwell: Drums
Producer: Clifford Jordan
Recorded January 26, 1968
Producer: Clifford Jordan, Jr.
LP supervision by Ched Tolliver and David Yorkin, Strata East West
LP mastering by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
© 2026 Strata-East Records, Inc., under exclusive worldwide license to Mack Avenue Records
