Лейбл Vortex - подразделение Atlantic Records, на котором вышло 14 пластинок в период с 1968-го по 1970-й, при этом записана большая часть материала была еще в 66-67 годах. Лейбл очень обаятельный, разносторонний, без какого-либо очевидного акцента (сказывается вторая половина 60-х, время некоторого смятения в джаз кругах). Тут свои дебютные сольники записали Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Byard Lancaster и Sonny Sharrock. За исключением пожалуй Keith Jarrett - Restorain Ruin (непонятного набора мелодий от бесспорно талантливого музыканта) и Leo Wright - Soul Talk (неплохой соул-джазовой, но совершенно неактуальной в конце 60-х записи) все пластинки лейбла стоит иметь в коллекции.
С изданиями все просто и понятно - оригиналы имеют розовое яблоко с надписью Vortex сверху, спиралью и адресом 1841 Broadway, New York снизу, промо - белое яблоко. Возможны незначительные вариации.
Лейбл переиздавался в 2000-х с идентичным оригинальному оформлением.
яблоко
промо-яблоко
2001 Steve Marcus - Tomorrow Never Knows (слушать пластинку)
Steve Marcus (soprano, tenor sax) Gary Burton (piano) Larry Coryell (guitar) Chris Hills (bass) Bob Moses (drums)
NYC, October 31, 1967
13390 Eight Miles High
13391 Listen People
13392 Mellow Yellow
13393 Half A Heart
13394 Rain
13395 Tomorrow Never Knows
2002 Joe Zawinul - The Rise And Fall Of The Third Stream (слушать пластинку)
Jimmy Owens (trumpet) William Fischer (tenor sax) Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel (viola) Kermit Moore (cello) Joe Zawinul (piano, electric piano) Richard Davis (bass) Freddie Waits or Roy McCurdy (drums, percussion) Warren Smith (percussion)
NYC, October 16, 1967
13212 Baptismal
тот же состав
NYC, October 21, 1967
13346 The Fifth Canto
13347 The Soul Of A Village, Part 1 & 2
тот же состав
RCA Studios, NYC, December 12, 1967
13609 From Vienna With Love
13610 A Concerto Retitled
13611 Lord, Lord, Lord
2003 Byard Lancaster - It's Not Up To Us (слушать пластинку)
Byard Lancaster (alto sax, flute) Sonny Sharrock (guitar) Jerome Hunter (bass, electric bass) Eric Gravatt (drums) Kenny "Keno" Speller (conga drums)
NYC, December 18, 1966
11310 Satan
11311 John's Children
11312 Misty
11313 Over The Rainbow
11314 Hello Eric
тот же состав
NYC, July 12, 1967
12739 Dogtown
12740 Mr. A.A.
12744 It's Not Up To Us
12745 Last Summer
2004 Chick Corea - Tones For Joan's Bones (слушать пластинку)
Woody Shaw Jr. (trumpet) Joe Farrell (tenor sax, flute) Chick Corea (piano) Steve Swallow (bass) Joe Chambers (drums)
NYC, November 30, 1966
11243 Litha
Woody Shaw Jr. (trumpet -1,2) Joe Farrell (tenor sax, flute -1,2) Chick Corea (piano) Steve Swallow (bass) Joe Chambers (drums)
NYC, December 1, 1966
1. 11254 Straight Up And Down
2. 11255 This Is New
3. 11257 Tones For Joan's Bones
2005 Robin Kenyatta - Until (слушать пластинку)
Robin Kenyatta (alto sax) Mike Lawrence (tenor sax -1,3) Fred Simmons (piano) Walter Booker (bass) Horace Arnold (drums)
NYC, November 25, 1966
1. 11233 This Year
2. 11234 Until
3. 11236 Little Blue Devil
Roswell Rudd (trombone) Robin Kenyatta (alto sax) Mike Lawrence (tenor sax) Lewis Worrell (bass) Horace Arnold (drums) Archie Lee (percussion)
NYC, February 4, 1967
11654 You Know How We Do
2006 Keith Jarrett - Life Between The Exit Signs (слушать пластинку)
Keith Jarrett (piano) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums)
NYC, May 4, 1967
12359 Lisbon Stomp
12360 Everything I Love
12361 Long Time Gone
12362 Love, No. 1
12363 Love, No. 2
12365 Church Dreams
12366 Life Between The Exit Signs
2007 Dave Pike - The Doors Of Perception (слушать пластинку)
Lee Konitz (alto sax) Eddie Daniels (tenor sax, clarinet) Dave Pike (vibes, marimba) Don Friedman (piano) Chuck Israels (bass, electric bass) Arnie Wise (drums)
"Top Of The Gate-Village Gate", NYC, September 28, 1966
10903 Anticipation
10906 The Drifter
10908 The Doors Of Perception
10912 A Ballad
18049 Free Improvisation
2008 Keith Jarrett - Restoration Ruin (слушать пластинку)
Keith Jarrett (vocals, guitar, harmonica, soprano sax, recorder, piano, organ, electric bass, drums, tambourine, sistra, etc.) unidentified string quartet (-3,7/9)
NYC, March 12, 1968
1. 14025 Now He Knows Better
2. 14026 You're Fortunate
3. 14027 Wonders
4. 14028 Have A Real Time
5. 14029 Where Are You Going
6. 14030 All Right
7. 14031 Restoration Ruin
8. 14032 For You And Me
9. 14033 Sioux City Sue New
10. 14034 Fire And Rain
2009 Steve Marcus - Count's Rock Band (слушать пластинку)
Steve Marcus (soprano, tenor sax) Mike Nock (piano, harpsichord) Larry Coryell (guitar) Chris Hills (guitar, electric bass) Bob Moses (drums) Chris Swanson (percussion)
NYC, May 9, 1968
14520 Theresa's Blues
14521 Ooh, Baby
Steve Marcus (soprano, tenor sax) Dominic Cortese (accordion -2) Mike Nock (piano, harpsichord) Larry Coryell (guitar) Chris Hills (guitar, electric bass) Bob Moses (drums) Chris Swanson (percussion)
NYC, May 15, 1968
1. 14551 C'est Ca
2. 14552 Back Street Girl
3. 14553 Drum Solo
4. 14554 Piano Solo
5. 14555 Scarborough Fair
2010 Clifford Jordan - Soul Fountain (слушать пластинку)
Jimmy Owens (trumpet, flugelhorn) Julian Priester (trombone) Clifford Jordan (tenor sax, flute) John Patton (organ) Billy Higgins (drums) Ray Barretto (conga drums) Joe Wohletz (bongos)
NYC, October 12, 1966
10986 Senor Blues
10987 Eeh Bah Lickey Doo
10988 Retribution
Jimmy Owens (trumpet, flugelhorn) Julian Priester (trombone) Clifford Jordan (tenor sax, piano) Frank Owens (piano, organ) Ben Tucker (bass) Bob Cranshaw (bass, electric bass) Bobby Durham (drums) Orestes Vilato, Joe Wohletz (percussion)
NYC, October 25, 1966
11071 T.N.T.
11072 Caribbean Cruise
11073 I've Got A Feeling For You
11074 H.N.I.C. (Head Nigger In Charge)
11075 I Feel Good
2011 Leo Wright - Soul Talk (слушать пластинку)
Leo Wright (alto sax, flute) Gloria Coleman (organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Frankie Dunlop (drums)
NYC, November 1, 1963
7362 Soul Talk
7363 Poopsie's Minor
7364 Skylark
7365 Blues Fanfare
7366 State Trooper
7367 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
7368 Blue Leo
2012 Keith Jarrett - Somewhere Before (слушать пластинку)
Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano sax, recorder) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums)
"Shelly's Manne-Hole", Hollywood, CA, October 30, 1968
15090 A Moment For Tears
15094 Moving Soon
15096 New Rag
15097 Somewhere Before
тот же состав
"Shelly's Manne-Hole", Hollywood, CA, October 31, 1968
15108 My Back Pages
15109 Pretty Ballad
15111 Pout's Over (And The Day's Not Through)
15113 Dedicated To You
15116 Old Rag
** переиздавалась на Atlantic SD 8808
2013 Steve Marcus - The Lord's Prayer (слушать пластинку)
Jack Gale (trumpet) Dave Gale (trombone) Rachel Perkins (recorder -3) Steve Marcus (soprano, tenor sax) Tom Zimmerman (tenor sax) Herbie Hancock (piano, electric piano) Miroslav Vitous (bass) Ed Xiques (bass -2,4) Larry Clark (drums, vocals -1,2,4)
NYC, March 10, 1969
1. 16502 Just Like Tome Thumb's Blues
2. 16503 Wild Thing
3. 16504 America
4. 16505 The Lord's Prayer
Jack Gale (trumpet) Dave Gale (trombone) Steve Marcus (soprano, alto sax) Tom Zimmerman (tenor sax) Herbie Hancock (piano, electric piano) Frank Stuart (guitar) Miroslav Vitous (bass) Bob Moses (drums -1) Larry Clark (vocals -1) unidentified string quartet, Gene Orloff (string leader)
Apostolic Recording Studios, NYC, May 12, 1969
1. 16988 Hey Jude
2. 16989 T With Strings
Jack Gale (trumpet) Dave Gale (trombone) Steve Marcus (soprano, alto sax) Tom Zimmerman (tenor sax) Herbie Hancock (piano, electric piano) Miroslav Vitous (bass) Bob Moses (drums)
Apostolic Recording Studios, NYC, July 16, 1969
17383 Hope
17384 Amy
2014 Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman (слушать пластинку)
Dave Burrell (piano) Sonny Sharrock (guitar) Norris Jones (bass) Milford Graves (drums) Linda Sharrock (voice) + Teddy Daniel (trumpet) Richard Pierce (bass)
Apostolic Recording Studios, NYC, May 16, 1969
17059 Bialero
17061 Blind Willie
17063 Portrait Of Linda In Three Colors, All Black
Dave Burrell (piano) Sonny Sharrock (guitar) Norris Jones (bass) Milford Graves (drums) Linda Sharrock (voice) + Gary Sharrock (bells -1)
A&R Recording Studios, NYC, May 16, 1969
1. 17060 Black Woman
2. 17062 Peanut
