MTUME UMOJA ENSEMBLE Alkebu-Lan 2 LP RE Import Gary Bartz Carlos Garnett Mint
$
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MTUME UMOJA ENSEMBLE Alkebu-Lan Land Of The Blacks (Live At The East) 2 LP Reissue Import Gary Bartz Carlos Garnett Mint Archival Sleeves
Recorded Aug. 29 1971 at The East, Brooklyn, NY
An extraordinary album! I've had this since the year it came out and it rarely left my turntable in the 70's. It not only embodies the spiritual jazz vibe of its time, but it's a constant reminder of the amazing talent in this area that was in abundance during this era. Hearing the blistering piano solos - especially during Utamu - from the great Stanley Cowell, and the amazing talents of the cream-of-the-crop musicians of this era: Gary Bartz, Carlos Garnett, Leroy Jenkins, Andy Bey, Buster Williams, Billy Hart, Leon Chancler, and Mtume himself makes someone such as myself feel so fortunate to have been around during the height of this musical era. "Invocation" - the recited poem that opens the recording - was such a powerful 4 minute poem for me, that I soon had it memorized and even written out on a blackboard in my music practice room back in the day.
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