BYARD LANCASTER - Us LP + 7" RSD “Shovels isn’t the greatest name

“Shovels isn’t the greatest name for a band

which has a succession of undulating peace drones on guitar with an almost organ-like feel in places

Comprised of members of Clockcleaner

This is an essential part of any record collection

BYARD LANCASTER - Us LP + 7" RSD “Shovels isn’t the greatest nameAt 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