Caz Plak

Thank you, all of you, for the support you’ve 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 2025—To infinity and beyond!

Seeing our releases in cultural landmarks like Disk Union—places we consider temples of music—chosen 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 ✨

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MUSIC FOR TURKISH THEATER, by Don Cherry, Okay Temiz 9 track album

#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-...

Don Cherry - Okay Temiz - Music For Turkish Theater 1970 (LP) (Obi) CAZ PLAK CAZLP009, Obi Vinyl, 2024, Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Psychedelic.

Don Cherry - Okay Temiz - Music For Turkish Theater 1970 (LP) (Obi)

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150 reissues/archives in 2024
81. Don Cherry & Okay Temiz "Music for Turkish Theater 1970"
(Caz Plak)

TODAY’S BEST RECORDS:

Album: Suso Saiz - ‘Distorted Clamor’

Pre-Order: HTRK - ‘Marry Me Tonight’

Reissue: Don Cherry / Okay Temiz - ‘Music For Turkish Theater 1970’

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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.

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Similarly, if you’d 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 history—and 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! 💌

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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 + Naná & Walcott + Temiz + Rollins)

This is not a crossover. The curators were aware of our LP and received unpublished information from us about Baldwin’s 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 LP—created for James Baldwin's Turkish theater adaptation—is 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 would’ve been meaningful to credit our efforts. cazplak.bandcamp.com/album/music-...

MUSIC FOR TURKISH THEATER, by Don Cherry, Okay Temiz 9 track album

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 would’ve 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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𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘇 '𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 – '𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮' 𝗟𝗣

𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘇 𝘄/ 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝘁
𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄/ 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
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