Side A A1 Don Pullen feat. Sam Rivers – Joycie Girl A2 Enrico Rava – Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi Side B B1 Hamiet Bluiett – Oasis B2 John Stubblefield – Confessin’ Side C C1 Henry Threadgill’s Air – B.K. C2 Billy Bang Sextet – The Nagual Julian Side D D1 M’Boom – Mr Seven Side E E1 George Adams & Dannie Richmond – Joobubie Side F F1 Rava String Band – Verde Que Eu Te Quero Ver F2 Archie Shepp – Down Home New York For nearly three years Black Saint released a plethora of jazz albums by the great and good of the Free-Jazz movement: Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favours and Hamiet Bluiett, to name but a few. At the same time, the label was struggling financially and a series of owners came and went in quick-fire succession. In 1978, the company was finally bought by Giovanni Bonandrini and his team, who by 1979 had launched a second label, the brilliant Soul Note. As Black Saint had done previously, the first release on the fledgling sister-label had to be another by Billy Harper. The two labels went onto enjoy much critical acclaim during the mid to late ‘80s, winning ‘The Down Beat Jazz Award’ from 1984 through to 1989. Even Sun Ra and his Arkestra got in on the act; his 1989 epic “Hours After” was released on Black Saint.