Inside Story (Prince Lasha album) explained

Inside Story
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Prince Lasha
Cover:	Inside Story (Prince Lasha album).jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	1965
Studio:	CBS Studio, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:41
Label:	Enja ENJA 3073
Producer:	Prince Lasha
Chronology:	Prince Lasha
Prev Title:	The Cry!
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Insight
Next Year:	1966

Inside Story is an album by saxophonist Prince Lasha, recorded in 1965 but not released on the Enja label until 1981.^[1] The compact disc (Enja CD 9131-2) appends the album Search for Tomorrow, a 1974 live album recorded at the Berkeley Jazz Festival, and previously released as Live At Berkeley Jazz Festival Vol. 2 (Birdseye 99001).^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "this obscure set features flutist Prince Lasha in prime form. ...The inside/outside music has its free moments and solidifies the leader's position as one of the best flutists in the avant-garde movement of the period".

Track listing

All compositions by Prince Lasha

1. "Ethereal" - 7:13
2. "Flight" - 7:15
3. "Kwadwo Safari" - 7:36
4. "Inside Story" - 8:04
5. "Mary" - 9:31

The CD configuration appends three tracks from Search for Tomorrow:

Personnel

Inside Story

• Prince Lasha - alto saxophone, flute
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Cecil McBee - bass
• Jimmy Lovelace - drums

Search for Tomorrow

• Prince Lasha - alto saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone
• Hubert Eaves - piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Roy McCurdy - drums
• Kenneth Nash - percussion

Notes and References

1. Okazaki Masamichi . Stefan Pauli and Stefan Richter (translators) . Enja CD 9131-2 . Prince Lasha - Inside Story . Liner notes . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310233738/http://www.jazzrecords.com/enja/9131.htm . dead . . 10 March 2016 . 4 August 2020 .
2. Web site: Prince Lasha . Hello World! The Sonny Simmons Homepage . 4 August 2020 .