Thank you, all of you, for the support youโve shown for our idealistic effort, our independent record label, Caz Plak.
Every record we release "represents our hope and our determination, and our goodwill in a vast and awesome universe."
Wishing you all the happiest 2025โTo infinity and beyond!
Seeing our releases in cultural landmarks like Disk Unionโplaces we consider temples of musicโchosen as staff picks, receiving your unwavering support, and being recognized by a cultural icon like Gilles Peterson as one of the top 10 albums of the year were indescribable honors for us in 2024 โจ
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#Upcoming In 1970, Turkish theater owner #EnginCezzar produced a play by #JamesBaldwin about gay relationships in an Istanbul prison. #DonCherry, visiting with #OkayTemiz to record an album, contributed music. Available for the first time via #CazPlak, Sept 13th. cazplak.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
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150 reissues/archives in 2024
81. Don Cherry & Okay Temiz "Music for Turkish Theater 1970"
(Caz Plak)
TODAYโS BEST RECORDS:
Album: Suso Saiz - โDistorted Clamorโ
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Reissue: Don Cherry / Okay Temiz - โMusic For Turkish Theater 1970โ
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" We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe. "
Rest in eternity, President Jimmy Carter. A great soul never dies.
Iconic.
Similarly, if youโd like to know some of our favorite albums of 2024, our co-founder Haluk Damar curated the top 10 LPs that blew our minds this year for HHV Mag by HHV Records.
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We released three LPs that we believe made a meaningful contribution to music historyโand perhaps even to cultural history as a whole in 2024. We are deeply grateful to everyone who recognized our work and included us among their favorite releases of the year.+
Thank you for having us and supporting the effort to bring this story to a wider audience! ๐
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Wild archival find!
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It was truly a challenging process to make that LP, but this make it all worthwhile^^ Thank you!
2024 reissues & archival
Don Cherry (+ Blackwell + Nanรก & Walcott + Temiz + Rollins)
This is not a crossover. The curators were aware of our LP and received unpublished information from us about Baldwinโs time in Istanbul for five months, yet we were not credited in the article or exhibition. It's really disappointing.
Caz Plak's latest release, Don Cherry / Okay Temiz - Music for Turkish Theatre 1970 LPโcreated for James Baldwin's Turkish theater adaptationโis reviewed by Derek Walmsley @derekwalmsley.bsky.social in the 2024 Rewind issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
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Dear The New Yorker, Baldwin's collaboration with Don Cherry was unknown until it was unearthed by us at Caz Plak. We've worked tirelessly and independently for years to restore this lost cultural history. It wouldโve been meaningful to credit our efforts. cazplak.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
Dear The New Yorker, Baldwin's collaboration with Don Cherry was unknown until it was unearthed by us at Caz Plak. We've worked tirelessly and independently for years to restore this lost cultural history. It wouldโve been meaningful to credit our efforts.
cazplak.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
We're finally back after being locked out of this account for a while. BlueSky >>>>>>
New (Old) Music | Don Cherry's early-70s collabs w/bassist Johnny Dyani & drummer Okay Temiz are some of my favorite-ever music, endless melodies and furious exploration, often w/Don on piano. The live, two-track 'ORTF Recordings, Paris 1971' adds to the legend.
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Don Cherry delves into Turkish rhythms with Turkish drummer Okay Temiz and South African bassist Johnny Dyani at ORTF studios in Paris, 1971. The LP has been remastered from the original tapes and licensed from BYG Records, France. Available via Caz Plak, October 6th. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Tel le phoenix qui renait de ses cendres, la musique est une ligne ininterrompue de notes et de vibrations. Les transposer reste un art.
Au hasard Balthazar voici ma #PLHebdo
#NowPlaying Don Cherry Trio - The ORTF Recordings Paris 1971 (CAZ PLAK, Turkey 2023).
Don Cherry - trumpet, piano, vocals
Okay Temiz - drums
Johnny Dyani - double bass
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