THE LLOYD MCNEILL QUARTET “Asha" LP Original Cover 1969 Asha-1 Ltd. Rare SHRINK

THE LLOYD MCNEILL QUARTET “Asha" LP Original Cover 1969 Asha-1 Ltd. Rare SHRINK

THE 

LLOYD MCNEILL

QUARTET

“ASHA"

LLOYD MCNEILL (FLUTE & PICCOLO)

STEVE NOVOSEL (BASS)

ERIC GRAVATT (DRUMS)

GENE RUSH (PIANO)

PAUL HAWKINS (LATIN PERCUSSION) 

ORIGINAL

12” [VINYL] LP

FIRST ISSUE COVER ART

ASHA RECORDING CO., INC.

WASHINGTON, DC

?1969

A really special album of deep spiritual jazz released in very limited quantity in 1969 on Lloyd McNeill and Robert Bialek’s DC based label, Asha Records. The nearly immediate demand for a second run of this album (in larger quantities) was released with different cover art, a copy of which is also offered in my eBay store. I believe you can authenticate the originality of this LP by the address printed on the rear cover, 1340 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Washington, DC. A photo of the original cover art lithography (#1 of 20; not included and for sale separately), produced by Mr. McNeill’s print collaborator Lou Stovall, shown in the last photo will authenticate my Dad’s involvement with this album. Note the recording engineer, Ed Green(e) (Edgewood Studios) produced several of the all time best selling jazz albums ("Jazz Samba", "The In Crowd") and had a legendary career with Sinatra and producing huge TV music specials. This album has been re-issued on vinyl and CD by a Japanese label, which constitute most of the copies sold on eBay. Mr McNeill is an African-American flautist, painter, poet and photographer born in DC in 1935. His multi-disciplinary creative life led to encounters and friendships with Nina Simone, Picasso, Eric Dolphy, Nana Vasconceles and other legendary cultural figures. Mr. McNeill grew up through the era of the Civi Rights Movement in the 1960s and his life and work is a reflection of those ideals. 

CONDITION: This record is from my private collection: Vinyl is in MINT MINUS (M-) condition, the album was tested and plays well except for slight crackling in certain passages; Cover appears EXCELLENT (EX) having been stored in the original shrinkwrap (although not sealed), shows slight shelf wear. For best view, please super-size photos at top left of this ad, which are considered part of this description. 

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