JOHN CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD -Self Determination Music LP

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JOHN CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD - Self Determination Music (1970 USA LP)

John Carter was one of the very few free jazz players to concentrate exclusively on clarinet, and one of not very many to place an emphasis on the music's composed elements. Carter studied alto saxophone and clarinet early in his career. He played with fellow Fort Worth native Ornette Coleman in the late '40s. In 1949, he received his bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO. In 1956, he earned a master's degree from the University of Colorado. He taught in Fort Worth Public Schools from 1949-1961 and in the Los Angeles school system from 1961-1982.  As a player, Carter comes very much out of the free jazz melodic tradition of Coleman, Bradford, and Dewey Redman. He navigated the notoriously difficult B-flat clarinet with extraordinary fluidity and a rare certainty of execution. Carter had a comprehensive technique and a prodigious imagination; in his compositions, Carter harnessed the looseness of collective improvisation without compromising spontaneity.

LABEL:  FLYING DUTCHMAN FDS-128 - STEREO (USA)

RECORD:  NEAR MINT

COVER:  NEAR MINT GATEFOLD - Cut-out notch on right side edge

ALL LPS ARE CLEANED & VACUUMED PROFESSIONALLY ON A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE.                                                           

    SEALED:  Factory Sealed, NOT resealed  

    MINT:  Like New  

    NEAR MINT:   Record Grade: Extremely Nice. Would be Mint, except for posibbly a few very light hairlines or sleeve scuffs

                               Cover Grade: Would be Mint except for very slight ring or shelf wear or crease in cover. (would be specified in grade)

    VG+:  Record Grade: Very Nice, but used, may have light scuffs or scratches, plays with a some light surface noise in places but still very enjoyable

               Cover Grade: Shows light ring or shelf wear or crease in cover. (would be specified in grade)

    VG:  Record Grade: A well used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise & pops (would be specified in grade)

             Cover Grade: Shows moderate ring or shelf wear, creases, possible stains, writing on cover, seam splits (would be specified in the grade)

    GOOD:  Record Grade: Has Scratches, probably will play through but possibly has a skip, lots of surface noise, pops or crackles

                   Cover Grade: Not taken care of or damaged (would be specified in grade)

    FAIR:   Strictly a filler, the only reason I have this listed it must be rare

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