VA - Strata-East: Sonic Liberation

Strata-East Records’ mission is more relevant than ever. As corporate forces homogenize experience, Strata-East remains a beacon for artistic expression. 'Strata-East: Sonic Liberation' explores these archives, highlighting Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell’s open-door policy, which empowered jazz musicians to share personal, forward-looking work. Integrity, independence, and an unwillingness to compromise define the label.

Explore this unmatched period of musical history and emerge transformed.

Tracklist:
1. Clifford Jordan - Prayer to the People
2. Charles Tolliver - Paper Man
3. Cecil Payne - Flying Fish
4. Charles Tolliver, Music Inc - Wilpan's (Live)
5. Charles Brackeen - Hour Glass
6. Charles Tolliver, Music Inc - Round Midnight (Live)
7. Billy Harper - Soulfully, I Love You/Black Spiritual of Love
8. Charlie Rouse - Bitchin'
9. Harold Vick - Lucille
10. Billy Parker - Dance of the Little Children
11. John Gordon - P + G Incorporated
12. Shamek Farrah, Sonelius Smith - Conversation Piece
13. Shamek Farrah - First Impressions
14. The New York Bass Violin Choir, Bill Lee - Horace Silver
15. Pharoah Sanders - Balance
16. The Heath Brothers, Stanley Cowell - The Watergate Blues
17. The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe, Bill Lee - Coltrane
18. Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, Billy Hart;Reggie Workman - Destiny Is Yours
19. John Hicks - Lush Life