GATO
BARBIERI – YESTERDAYS
A beautiful
record from Gato Barbieri – almost a return to more traditional forms, but
still graced with the searching, burning quality that made most of his early
70s sides so great! The tracks are all long and exploratory – and have Gato
blowing with that tremendous tenor tone – a mix of late Coltrane and Pharoah,
with some warmer, sentimental touches that really send us. The rest of the
group includes George Dalto on electric and acoustic piano, Pretty Purdie on
drums, and Paul Metzke on guitar – and most of the tracks feature added Latin
percussion – not too much, but just the right amount to make them bounce along
in a rhythmic groove. Totally great all the way through, and with tracks that
include "Carinoso", "Marnie", "A John Coltrane
Blues", and "Yesterdays". (Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000
Master Collection!) ~ Dusty
Groove
HUGH
MASEKELA – THE CHISA YEARS (RARE & UNRELEASED, 1965-1975)
The Chisa
Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) is a compilation album by South African
jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The album consists of 14 rare or forgotten tracks
recorded by Stewart Levine and Hugh Masekela from 1965 to 1975 when they ran
their own Chisa Records label. Thom Jurek of Allmusic wrote “In sum, there
isn’t a weak moment on this entire collection. It’s appeal is wide and deep and
one can only hope this is the first of many volumes of this material to appear.
BBE Records has done a stellar job in making this slab available.” Dan
Nishimoto of the Prefix Magazine stated “The compilation focuses on Masekela’s
original idea of “African American Music.” From the early experiments of the
Zulus (a group featuring M’Bulu) in mixing doo-wop, rhythm & blues and
South African gospel and the mbaqanga/”Grazing in the Grass”-style work of the
generically named Johannesburg Street Band to the clearly Fela-influenced Ojah
(Masekela’s band in the mid-’70s, consisting of players from Ghana and Nigeria)
and the ready-for-primetime belting of M’Bulu, each track reveals a
multi-pronged effort to find and challenge the notion(s) of how African and
American cultural forms could interact.”
RON TRENT
VS. LONO BRAZIL VS. DAZZLE DRUMS – (MANCHILD) IN THE PROMISED LAND
Afro-centric
house in its purest form, Manchild (In The Promised Land) is characterised by
Lono Brazil’s golden voice and original poetry which paints a moving picture of
urban deprivation and stolen childhood. Subtle synth chords shimmer behind the
jazz influenced bass-line and warm percussion that seems to play ‘call and
response’ with the vocal. Fresh from appearing on Boiler Room Tokyo back in
April, talented and in-demand Japanese husband and wife duo Dazzle Drums
provide a deep and tribal dub version of ‘Manchild’, steadily building up a
compelling drum groove before taking flight into synth-heaven.
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