Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise

Detroit jazz pianist and composer Kenn Cox issued just three albums during his lifetime. There were a pair of Blue Note dates -- Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet from 1968 and Multidirection from 1970. After he co-founded the Strata Corporation, a Detroit based collective that ran a record label, an art gallery, and a performance space, he issued Location with CJQ, the first of six albums the label released. Thanks to DJ Amir, the Strata story didn't end there. His 180 Proof Records via BBE began re-releasing catalog titles such as the Lyman Woodard Organization's Saturday Night Special. During the process, he discovered unreleased masters for 30 titles. Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise is an unreleased 1974 studio album by Cox with a host of Detroit luminaries including the CJQ's Charles Moore (who played flügelhorn, co-produced, and engineered these sessions), guitarists Ron English and Skeets Curry, saxophonist Buzzy Jones, and drummers Vic Reeves and Ron Johnsons.