Description WE CURRENTLY HAVE   NEARLY 1,000   LISTED ITEMS Click here to see ALL our ROCK auctions Our PSYCH & PROGRESSIVE  auctions Our PUNK & NEW WAVE  auctions Our  JAZZ auctions Our BLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions  Our BLUES auctions Our CLASSICAL auctions Our COUNTRY auctions Our FUNK auctions Our LATIN auctions Our METAL auctionsOur REGGAE auctions Our SOUL auctions Our STILL SEALED ITEMS  Our PROMO auctions  Our AUDIOPHILE auctions · ROY BROOKS AND THE ARTISTIC TRUTH – BLACK SURVIVAL: THE SAHEL CONCERT AT TOWN HALL – INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1974 PRIVATE PRESSING ON IM-HOTEP LABEL OF THIS FREE/SPIRITUAL JAZZ RECORDING - ORIGINAL 1974 IM-HOTEP STEREO LP CF-028 (CS-028 ON THE RECORD) · ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING · EASILY ONE OF TOP-30 RAREST JAZZ ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE RAREST FREE JAZZ EVER RELEASED; THIS IS TRULY A HOLY GRAIL OF FREE JAZZ COLLECTING · ORIGINAL RED  IM-HOTEP PRIVATE-PRESSED LABEL WITH BLACK 'PYRAMIDS' LOGO AND BLACK PRINT. · THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING. · ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) · CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS · FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.  (PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW) (Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!) Roy Brooks and the Artistic Truth’s Black Survival album is a true holy-grail for deep and spritual jazz collectors around the world. This album was originally independently released to raise funds to combat the ongoing drought in the Sahel region of Africa (an area covering parts of Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Chad, Darfur, Sudan and Ethiopia). In his long and distinguished career, the legendary Detroit-born drummer Brooks played with everyone from Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Max Roach, Charles Mingus. From 1959-64 he was in the Horace Silver Quintet performing on classic Blue Note albums such as Song For My Father. During his lifetime Brooks released precious few solo albums. His debut, ‘Beat’, was released in 1963 on Motown’s then new off-shoot jazz label Jazz Workshop. His connection with his hometown label dated back to his time working with The Four Tops In 1972, Brooks formed the Artistic Truth. ‘Black Survival’, the Sahel Concert at the Town Hall was originally released on the small independent Im-Hotep Records in Harlem in 1974 (which also released Brook’s earlier Ethnic Expressions). After many years on the New York jazz scene, Brooks returned to Detroit in 1975, where he continued to perform with the Artistic Truth as well as forming the collective Musicians United to Save Indigenous Culture (MUSIC) along with Strata founder Kenny Cox and members of the Tribe collective, Wendell Harrison and Harold McKinney. TRACK LISTING: 01. Black Survival - 5:04 02. Black Survival - Here and Now - 4:09 03. Sahel - 7:30 04. Relief - 10:15 05. Black Survival - Prologue - 2:15 PERSONNEL: Joe Bonner - piano Roy Brooks - drums Reggie Workman - bass John Stubblefield - oboe Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet Lawrence Williams - congas Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jordora Marshall - vocals Recorded live at Town Hall on December 31, 1973. · CONDITION: · RECORD  (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight) (a) WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. (b) The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either. (c) Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!! · COVER THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++. The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has a few wrinkles along the seams  (nothing significant) - Visible shelf wear noted on the spine. - Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothing significant) - Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (front side) and 3 (back side) - Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant) NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No split seams - No cut-out (drill) holes. - No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers) - No yellowing from aging - No writing - No stamps - No peel-off marks - No stains - No mold or mildew spots - No stickers or labels - No water damage - No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts. - No warping - No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover - No glue traces or wax residue. - No bar codes - No RIAA stamps or stickers.  POSTAGE & SHIPPING: We offer THREE postage rates for both Domestic and International Mail: Media Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail for domestic, and First Class, Priority International Mail, and Express International Mail for international orders. 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