Byard Lancaster - Mother Africa CD xx1964 It was the first of

It was the first of their 2 LPs

which would later transition into Florry (these days it’s a solo project

March 2019

To those who have been following the Fieldhands from the beginning

appropriately titled Long Forgotten Relic

Byard Lancaster - Mother Africa CD xx1964 It was the first ofAt the beginning of the 1960s, at the Berklee College of Music, Byard Lancaster met some feisty friends: Sonny Sharrock, Dave Burrell and Ted Daniel. It is easy to see why he rapidly became involved in free jazz. Once he was settled in New York, he appeared on Sunny Murray Quintet, recorded under the leadership of the drum crazy colleague of Albert Ayler. In 1968, the saxophonist and flutist recorded his first album under his own name: Its Not Up To