Album Info
| Artist: | Don Pullen |
| Album: | New Beginnings |
| Released: | Worldwide, 2025 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Jana's Delight | 5:58 |
| A2 | Once Upon A Time | 5:51 |
| A3 | Warriors | 6:49 |
| B1 | New Beginnings | 6:22 |
| B2 | At The Cafe Centrale | 6:53 |
| B3 | Reap The Whirlwind | 7:01 |
Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store
- We are a small independent record store located at 91 Plenty Rd, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir)
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- Happy Listening!
Description
Saturday tidy in a Preston sharehouse, and the room goes quiet once the first chord thunder rolls across the speakers. Don Pullen’s New Beginnings catches him in the late-80s, renewing his Blue Note relationship with a lean piano trio and a head full of ideas. He pivots from church-steeped blues figures to explosive clusters without ever losing the pocket, the rhythm section tightening and loosening in sympathy. The opening piece puts his percussive attack front and centre, then he cools the temperature with a patient, hymn-like ballad before tearing back into bright, dancing time.
This LP pressing opens out the space around the piano and the low end sits deeper, so you feel every left-hand jab and kick-drum reply. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Don Pullen records online with us. It belongs next to a fiery Cecil Taylor side, but Pullen’s joy in groove and gospel gives the music a very different tug.
For anyone curious about modern-to-avant acoustic jazz that still swings, this is a welcome door back into a master’s voice. Strong, alive, and endlessly replayable. Grab it online now or drop in to our Melbourne shop and take it home today.
