Spiritual sounds from the source – a host
of incredible tracks from a time when jazz was really opening up into new dimensions – as players stepped forward in a wave
of strong post-Coltrane energy to really push the music into the skies! The music here can be seen as a blueprint for generations to come – styles that are now getting new fame in the
hands of Kamasi Washington and some
of his contemporaries, but which flowered first in recordings like these – pulled from the early 70s vaults
of Prestige, Milestone, and Muse Records – and brought together here in a really wonderful collection! Tracks are all nice and long, and the set
showcases an older generation
of jazz musicians really flowering at the time – balanced perfectly between a sense
of freedom and a spiritual soul – on titles that include "Celestial Blues" by Gary Bartz NTU Troop, "Let Us Go To Higher Heights" by Carlos Garnett, "The Almoravid" by Joe Chambers, "Brown Eyes" by Charles Earland, "Warriors
Of Peace" by Azar Lawrence, "Aftermath" by Oliver Nelson, "Josie Black" by Hampton Hawes, "Let It Take Your Mind" by Bayete Umbra Zindiko, "Fire" by Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane, and "The Free Slave" by Roy Brooks.
(Funky Compilations, Jazz)