VA - Spiritual Jazz: Esoteric, Modal And Deep Jazz From The Underground 1968-77

Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 02:58PM
soundscapes in Jazz, Reissue

Jazzman follows the successes of such series as Sister Funk and The World's Rarest Funk 45s with another considered compilation of the hard-to-find, this time focusing on their namesake genre. James Tatum's "Introduction" kicks it off with a cool, Oliver Nelson-style horn chart, but the Persian zither of Lloyd Miller's "Gol-E-Gandom" soon takes us into the out and exotic, with other unexpected flavours including the funked-up African choir on Mor Thiam's "Ayo Ayo Nene", the baritone narration recounting The Positive Force's tale of "The Afrikan In Winter", and Frank Derrick and Ronnie Boykin's forays in 7/8.

Article originally appeared on Soundscapes - 572 College Street Toronto (http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/).