Don Pullen – New Beginnings (LP Vinyl)

Don Pullen spent decades earning his stripes in the most demanding rooms in jazz, from his years alongside Charles Mingus to his long partnership with George Adams, before stepping into the spotlight as a solo artist. Recorded in 1988 and released on Blue Note, New Beginnings captured Pullen in a particularly expansive moment, balancing his percussive, cluster-heavy piano attack with a lyrical openness that few players of his generation could match.