Black Saint Records main series discography This is a discography of the main series of albums released on the Black Saint label from 1975 onwards. The series stared as LPs numbered BSR 0001, BSR 0002, and so on. In the mid to late 1980s albums were released on both LP and CD. The CDs were numbered differently. This page lists LPs in the sequence Black Saint 0001 to 0049. Track listings are for the original LP releases. Black Saint pages: 0001-0049 | 0050-0099 | 0100-0149 | 0150-0242

Black Saint, Billy Harper, 1975, Black Saint 0001 Tracks : Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance!, Croquet Ballet, Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart Musicians : Billy Harper, Virgil Jones, Joe Bonner, David Friesen, Malcolm Pinson

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A Sea of Faces, Archie Shepp, 1975, Black Saint 0002 Tracks : Hipnosis, Song for Mozambique/Poem: A Sea of Faces, I Know About the Life, Lookin' for Someone to Love Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris, Rafi Taha, Bunny Foy

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Sightsong, Muhal Richard Abrams featuring Malachi Favors, 1976, Black Saint 0003 Tracks : W.W. (Dedicated to Wilbur Ware), J.G. (Dedicated to Johnny Griffin), Sightsong, Two Over One, Way Way Way Down Yonder, Panorama, Unitry (Dedicated to the AACM) Musicians : Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favors

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Capricorn Rising, Don Pullen featuring Sam Rivers, 1976, Black Saint 0004 Tracks : Break Out, Capricorn Rising, Joycie Girl, Fall Out Musicians : Don Pullen, Sam Rivers, Alex Blake, Bobby Battle

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The Flam, Frank Lowe, 1976, Black Saint 0005 Tracks : Sun Voyage, Flam, Be-Bo-Bo-Be, Third St. Stomp, U.B.O. Musicians : Frank Lowe, Leo Smith, Joseph Bowie, Alex Blake, Charles "Bobo" Shaw

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In: Sanity, The 360 Degree Music Experience, 1976, Black Saint 0006/7 Tracks : Tradewinds, In: Sanity Suite Part I: Skull Job, In: Sanity Suite Part II: TM's Top, In: Sanity Suite Part III: Complete Operation, Open, Full, Deep and Mellow, Sahara Musicians : Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell, Keith Marks, Azar Lawrence, Hamiet Bluiett, Cecil McBee, Sunil Garg, Titos Sompa, Francis Haynes, Roger Sardinha, Coleridge Barbour, Alston Jack, Michael Sorzano, Lawrence McCarthy

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Trickles, Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Kent Carter, Beaver Harris, 1976, Black Saint 0008 Tracks : Trickles, I Feel A Draught, The Bite, Papa's Midnite Hop, Robes Musicians : Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Kent Carter, Beaver Harris

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Holding Together, Oliver Lake, 1976, Black Saint 0009 Tracks : Trailway Shake/Sad Lo-Uis, Hasan, USTA B, Holding Together, Machine Wing, Ballad Musicians : Oliver Lake, Michael Gregory Jackson, Fred Hopkins, Paul Maddox

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Healing Force, Don Pullen, 1976, Black Saint 0010 Tracks : Pain Inside, Tracey's Blues, Healing Force, Keep on Steppin' Musicians : Don Pullen

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Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi, Enrico Rava, 1976, Black Saint 0011 Tracks : C.T.'s Dance, Back to the Sun, Xanadu, Attica, Il Giro del Giorno in 80 Mondi, To Start With Rava, Olhos de Gato Musicians : Enrico Rava, Bruce Johnson, Marcello Melis, Chip White

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The New Village on the Left, Marcello Melis, Enrico Rava, Roswell Rudd, Don Moye, Gruppo Rubano, 1977, Black Saint 0012 Tracks : First House, Annex A, Third House, Second House, Annex B, Fourth House, Fifth House Musicians : Marcello Melis, Enrico Rava, Roswell Rudd, Don Moye, Gruppo Rubano

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Old and New Dreams, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, 1977, Black Saint 0013 Tracks : Handwoven, Dewey's Tune, Chairman Mao, Next to the Quiet Stream, Augmented, Old and New Dreams Musicians : Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell

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Resolution, Hamiet Bluiett, 1977, Black Saint 0014 Tracks : Happy Spirit, Flux/A Bad M.F., Head Drake, Before Yesterday, Spring's Joy, Mahalia...No Other One Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Billy Hart, Don Moye

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Raw Materials and Residuals, Julius Hemphill with Abdul Wadud and Don Moye, 1977, Black Saint 0015 Tracks : C, Mirrors, Long Rhythm, Plateau, G Song Musicians : Julius Hemphill, Abdul Wadud and Don Moye

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Shadowgraph, George Lewis, 1978, Black Saint 0016 Tracks : Monads, Triple Slow Mix, Cycle, Shadowgraph, 5 (Sextet) Musicians : George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Douglas Ewart, Anthony Davis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Leroy Jenkins, Abdul Wadud

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1-OQA+19, Muhal Richard Abrams, 19??, Black Saint 0017 Tracks : Charlie in the Parker, Balladi, Arhythm Songy, Oqa, Ritob Musicians : Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, Leonard Jones, Steve McCall

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Interboogieology, David Murray, 1978, Black Saint 0018 Tracks : Namthini's Shadow, Home, Blues for David, Interboogieology Musicians : David Murray, Butch Morris, Johnny Dyani, Oliver Johnson, Marta Contreras

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Warriors, Don Pullen, Chico Freeman, Fred Hopkins, Bobby Battle, 1978, Black Saint 0019 Tracks : Warriors Dance: Little Don (Part 1), Warriors Dance: Little Don (Part 2), Land of the Pharoahs Musicians : Don Pullen, Chico Freeman, Fred Hopkins, Bobby Battle

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The 5th Power, Lester Bowie, 1978, Black Saint 0020 Tracks : Sardegna Amore (New Is Full of Lonely People), 3 in 1 (Three in One), BBB, God Has Smiled on Me, The 5th Power (Finale) Musicians : Lester Bowie, Arthur Blythe, Amina Claudine Myers, Malachi Favors, Phillip Wilson

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Junk Trap, Charles Bobo Shaw Human Arts Ensemble featuring Joseph Bowie, 1978, Black Saint 0021 Tracks : Beyond The New Horizon, Night Dreamer, Brown Rock City, Skiwee, Junk Trap, Electric Two, Sequence Musicians : Joseph Bowie, Luther Thomas, James Emery, John Lindberg, Charles Bobo Shaw

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The Legend of Ai Glatson, Leroy Jenkins, 1978, Black Saint 0022 Tracks : Ai Glatson, Brax Stone, Albert Ayler (His Life Was Too Short), What Goes Around Comes Around Musicians : Leroy Jenkins, Anthony Davis, Andrew Cyrille

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Free to Dance, Marcello Melis, 1979, Black Saint 0023 Tracks : Before The Lights Go On, Struggle To Be, Free To Dance Musicians : Marcello Melis, Lester Bowie, Fred Hopkins, Sheila Jordan, Jeannie Lee, George Lewis, Don Moye, Don Pullen, Enrico Rava, Gary Valente, Nana Vasconcelos

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Birth and Rebirth, Max Roach featuring Anthony Braxton, 1979, Black Saint 0024 Tracks : Birth, Magic and Music, Tropical Forest, Dance Griot, Spirit Possession, Soft Shoe, Rebirth Musicians : Max Roach, Anthony Braxton

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Metamusicians' Stomp, Andrew Cyrille, 1979, Black Saint 0025 Tracks : Metamusicians' Stomp, My Ship, 5-4-3-2, Spiegelgasse 14: Reflections + Restaurants/The Park/Flight Musicians : Andrew Cyrille, Ted Daniel, David S. Ware, Nick DiGeronimo

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Jila - Save! Mon. - The Imaginary Suite, George Lewis & Douglas Ewart, 1979, Black Saint 0026 Tracks : Jila, Save! Mon., The Imaginary Suite: a) Charon, b) The Phoenix Musicians : George Lewis, Douglas Ewart

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Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet, World Saxophone Quartet, 1979, Black Saint 0027 Tracks : Steppin', Ra-Ta-Ta, Dream Scheme, P.O. in Cairo, Hearts, R&B Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Milano Strut, Don Pullen featuring Don Moye, 1979, Black Saint 0028 Tracks : Conversation, Communication, Milano Strut, Curve Eleven Musicians : Don Pullen, Don Moye

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Homage to Charles Parker, George Lewis, 1979, Black Saint 0029 Tracks : Blues, Homage to Charles Parker Musicians : George Lewis, Douglas Ewart, Anthony Davis, Richard Teitelbaum

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Nuba, Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee & Jimmy Lyons, 1979, Black Saint 0030 Tracks : Nuba 1, Cornbread Picnic (Maize), The One Before Zero, JJ&A, In These Last Days, Sorry, Nuba 2 Musicians : Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons

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First String, String Trio of New York, 1979, Black Saint 0031 Tracks : The East Side Suite, Subway Ride With Giuseppi Logan, Catharsis in Real Time Musicians : Billy Bang, James Emery, John Lindberg

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Spihumonesty, Muhal Richard Abrams, 1979, Black Saint 0032 Tracks : Triverse, Inneroutersight, Unichange, Spihumonesty Musicians : Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis, Leonard Jones, Amina Claudine Myers, Youseff Yancy, Jay Clayton

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Lifelong Ambitions, Leroy Jenkins & Muhal Richard Abrams, 1979, Black Saint 0033 Tracks : Greetings and Salutations, Meditation, Happiness, The Blues, The Weird World, The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost Musicians : Leroy Jenkins, Muhal Richard Abrams

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Live Air, Air, 1979, Black Saint 0034 Tracks : Eulogy for Charles Clarke, Portrait of Leo Smith, Keep Right on Playing Thru the Mirror over the Water, Be Ever Out Musicians : Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall

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Troubles, Steve Lacy Quintet, 1979, Black Saint 0035 Tracks : Troubles, Wasted, The Whammies!, Blues, No Baby Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

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No Time Left, Chico Freeman, 1979, Black Saint 0036 Tracks : No Time Left, Uhmla, Circle Musicians : Chico Freeman, Jay Hoggard, Rick Rozie, Famoudou Don Moye

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Peace and Blessings, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Quartet, 1979, Black Saint 0037 Tracks : J & M, African Procesion, Any Way You Want It, N 39, Not This, Hexagon Musicians : Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Longineu Parsons, Leonard Jones, King L. Mock

The Magic Triangle, Joseph Jarman, Don Pullen & Don Moye, 1979, Black Saint 0038 Tracks : Lonely Child, J.F.M. - 3 Way Blues, Hippy Dippy, What Was Ain't Musicians : Joseph Jarman, Don Pullen, Don Moye

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Sweet Lovely, David Murray Trio, 1980, Black Saint 0039 Tracks : Coney Island, Corazón, The Hill, Hope Scope Musicians : David Murray, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall

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Flat-Out Jump Suite, Julius Hemphill, 1980, Black Saint 0040 Tracks : Ear, Mind (1st Part), Mind (2nd Part), Heart, Body Musicians : Julius Hemphill, Olu Dara, Abdul Wadud, Warren Smith

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Mama and Daddy, Muhal Richard Abrams, 1980, Black Saint 0041 Tracks : Fafca, Balu, Malic, Mama And Daddy Musicians : Muhal Richard Abrams, Wallace McMillan, Baikida Carroll, Vincent Chancey, George Lewis, Bob Stewart, Leroy Jenkins, Brian Smith, Andrew Cyrille, Thurman Barker

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Black Paladins, Joseph Jarman - Don Moye featuring Johnny Dyani, 1980, Black Saint 0042 Tracks : Mama Marimba, In Memory of My Seasons, Humility in the Light of the Creator, Black Paladins, Ginger Song, Ode to Wilbur Ware Musicians : Joseph Jarman, Don Moye, Johnny Dyani

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No Reservation, The Colson Unity Troupe, 1980, Black Saint 0043 Tracks : Family Members, Teachers/World Heroes, Clockwork, Thought From Duke, Patch N.2 Musicians : Adegoke Steve Colson, Wallace LaRoy McMilan, Reggie Willis, Dushun Mosley, Iqua Colson

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Prophet, Oliver Lake Quintet, 1980, Black Saint 0044 Tracks : Hat and Beard, Something Sweet, Something Tender, Poster, The Prophet, Cotton IV, Firm and Ripe Musicians : Oliver Lake, Baikida Carroll, Donald Smith, Jerry Harris, Pheeroan akLaff

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Ming, David Murray Octet, 1980, Black Saint 0045 Tracks : The Fast Life, The Hill, Ming, Jasvan, Dewey's Circle Musicians : David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Olu Dara, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, George Lewis, Anthony Davis, Wilber Morris, Steve McCall

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W.S.Q., World Saxophone Quartet, 1980, Black Saint 0046 Tracks : Sundance, Plainsong, Connections, W.S.Q., Pillars Latino, Suite Music: The Key/Ballad for Eddie Jefferson/Pam-Maw/Hattie Wall, Sound Light, Fast Life Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Night Fire, The John Carter Quintet, 1981, Black Saint 0047 Tracks : Morning Bell, Sweet Sunset, Juba Stomp, Buckin', Night Fire - An American Folk Suite Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, James Newton, Roberto Miranda, William Jeffrey

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Area Code 212, String Trio of New York, 1981, Black Saint 0048 Tracks : Twixt C and D, Strawberries, Echovamp, Coho, Bang's Bounce, Abjunctinuity Musicians :

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Air Mail, Air, 1981, Black Saint 0049 Tracks : B. K., R. B., C. T., J. L. Musicians : Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall

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Last updated August 2014