Pete La Roca's "Turkish Women at the Bath" SD792 VG+/VG+ 1967 Rare Repress

Pete La Roca's "Turkish Women at the Bath" SD792 VG+/VG+ 1967 Rare Repress

$390.00
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Pete La Roca's "Turkish Women at the Bath" SD792 VG+/VG+ 1967 Rare Repress

Pete La Roca's "Turkish Women at the Bath" SD792 VG+/VG+ 1967 Rare Repress

$390.00

The record is VG++. The jacket is VG+ with a small punch hole in the top right corner. Really nice copy of this original release year 1967 repress. 

Pete La Roca’s "Turkish Women at the Bath," released in 1967, is a bold jazz composition that fuses complex polyrhythmic drumming with Middle Eastern influences, featuring an exceptional lineup of John Gilmore on saxophone, Chick Corea on piano, and Walter Booker on bass. Inspired by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' 1862 painting of the same name, the piece conveys a sense of exoticism and adventure, balancing free improvisation with modal shifts and controlled chaos. La Roca’s expressive drumming and Corea’s inventive piano lines drive the piece, creating a vibrant interplay that pushes the boundaries of traditional jazz and bebop, making it a standout, though initially underappreciated, work in La Roca’s discography.

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