Released by Jazzman, GB, 2023

Jazzman Holy Grail Series. Limited numbered edition of 1500 ex. Single LP with tip-on sleeve, 180g vinyl, insert with liners & pics. Comes with download code that includes previously unreleased tracks.

Released in 1973, Prof. James Benson's self-funded private-press LP was recorded for the benefit of the teenage musicians he tutored at Cal Poly, California. The album was a momentous achievement for him and his young protegees, something they were all proud of, and rightly so. Taking inspiration from their recent trip to Africa and blended with the radical jazz associated with the young minds of early '70s black America, the Gow-Dow Experience is a unique foray into the enthusiastic mindset of up-and-coming jazz musicians, as encouraged by their mentor Prof. Benson.