Various This Is Flying Dutchman 1969 - 1975 (2-LP)

(Ace Records - BGP) 16 tracks.

In his eight years with Impulse, Bob Thiele oversaw groundbreaking works by dozens of musicians, including late-blooming masterpieces by Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges and a whole wave of "New Thing" jazzers like Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders. When he started his own label, Flying Dutchman, in 1969, he continued to innovate, recording music that reflected his time but also resonated through the centuries.