Doug Carn: Spirit of the New Land Vinyl LP Song Exploder music label: Third Man Records

music label: Third Man Records 2016

First released in 1971

It's almost as if Shlohmo is tearing down the framework that has come to define so much of his earlier output

but even that doesn’t quite hit the mark

Doug Carn: Spirit of the New Land Vinyl LP Song Exploder music label: Third Man RecordsOf all the artists who recorded for the Black Jazz label, keyboardist and composer Doug Carn was the most prolific, releasing four albums for the imprint. 1972's Spirit of the New Land was his second Black Jazz release, but the first one (of two) to co feature his wife, vocalist Jean Carn, in the album title. It's the most collectible of the bunch, but also showcases his innovative approach of adding lyrics to jazz standards. Thus, both Miles Davis'