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Body Mind & Spirit
CD (Item 486162) Luv N' Haight, 1976 — Condition: Used
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Black Renaissance (Harry Whitaker) — Body Mind & Spirit (180 gram pressing) ... LP 28.99
Black Renaissance (Harry Whitaker) — Body Mind & Spirit (180 gram pressing) ... LP 28.99
A spiritual jazz classic – one of the rarest albums of its type from the 70s! This legendary session was recorded by Roy Ayers' keyboardist Harry Whitaker – working here as the leader of the Black Renaissance group, a one-shot ensemble that featured Woody Shaw on trumpet, Azar Lawrence on saxes, Buster Williams on bass, and Mtume on percussion. The session was cut in New York in 1976, but only issued on a rare album that came out briefly in Japan. Yet somehow, the quality of the work and the depth of soulfulness have created a strong aura about the session – making it an oft-cited influence by a generation of DJs and soul jazz listeners. The album only features 2 long tracks – both of them strong ensemble numbers that build modally searching grooves in a Strata East-like style, peppered with voices, both sung and spoken, in a hip, socially conscious mode. Both tracks – "Black Renaissance" and "Magic Ritual" are excellent, on a par with the best 70s spiritual soul jazz! © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Out of print.)
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