Steve Reid and the Master Brotherhood - Nova

· Steve Reid is now known worldwide for his radical
collaborations with Kieren Hebden on Domino Records.
‘Nova’ is one of his amazing first albums recorded in the
early 1970s – all now serious collector’s albums.
· Steve Reid is steeped in musical history and a true pioneer
of US deep left-field jazz. He played in Sun Ra’s Arkestra,
was a Motown session drummer and backed James Brown
at the Apollo. He was imprisoned during the Vietnam war as
a conscientious objector and lived in Africa in the early 1970s.
· Steve Reid has also worked with Freddie Hubbard, Gary
Bartz, Ornette Coleman, Lester Bowie, Fela Kuti, Leon
Thomas, Miles Davis and many more.
· There were only 1000 copies of this record pressed when
it was originally released in 1974 and it has been a
collectors’ album ever since.
· “Reflects the spirit of a generation- Art Ensemble of Chicago,
John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, the Black Artists group.” –
The Wire.
· Available on CD and limited edition one-off vinyl
repress (1000 copies only).

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