ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME: SONNY SHARROCK - BLACK WOMAN

This is one of my favorite songs of all time.  The lineup is staggering:  my favorite drummer (tied with Muhammad Ali) of all time, Milford Graves; Sonny Sharrock is one of the most underrated and creative guitar players jazz has ever seen; Linda Sharrock, who was married to Sonny when this album was recorded, lays down a vocal track that is unlike anything I've ever heard:  There's the touch from Ayler in her sound, and her vocal expression is shocking.  The legendary Dave Burrell is on piano, and on bass, none other than Norris Jones (Sirone) from the Revolutionary Ensemble and countless other cornerstone jazz sessions.  This is the title track to the album of the same name, released in 1969, and the album was produced by Herbie Mann.

Anyway, this is what I am talking about:  this is where we left off in 1969.  Music, in my opinion, at least from the Western world, has only back-tracked, or at best, treaded water from this point.  Imagine the possibilities if musicians had continued the voracious exploration of the 60's until now?  Instead, these days, its all regular rock and hipster crap.