Gary Bartz 6

The shadow that Gary Bartz casts over the last six decades of

progressive Black music, and his continued dedication to same, makes

him a logical and very welcome contributor to the Jazz Is Dead label. An

alto saxophonist steeped in the history and tradition of his instrument who

is also restlessly experimental and not prone to purism of any kind, he

enjoys both the respect and admiration of his peers and the hero worship

of several generations after him - including Adrian Younge and Ali

Shaheed Muhammad, which inevitably led to Gary Bartz JID 006.