SPIRITUAL JAZZ 7: ISLAM by V/A
Tracks
- Maurice McIntyre - Humility In The Light Of Creator
- Ritual Trio - Africanos/Latinos
- Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim - Kalahari Suite
- Creative Arts Ensemble - Uhuru
- East New York Ensemble De Music - Mevlana
- Idrees Sulieman - The Camel
- Yusef Lateef - Morning
- Sabu & Sahib Shihab - Nus
- Abdelrahman 'Abdo' Elkhatib/Solar Plexus - Ah Ya Zen
- The Lightmen - All Praises To Allah (part 1 & 2)
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Nadusilma
- Dawan Muhammad - Taumbu
Description
For their latest full-length exploration of the world of spiritual jazz - the label's seventh, in total - Jazzman has decided to focus on artists and performers whose Islamic faith influenced their work, Big recomendation!!Given that many jazz greats were early converts to the spiritually charged Ahmadiya school of Islam - Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Ahmad Jamal and Yusuf Lateef included - there's plenty of fine material for Jazzman to explore. Highlights naturally come thick and fast, with standouts including the Persian jazz-fusion of Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim's "Kalamari Suite", the haunting flutes and intoxicating bongo rhythms of Sabu and Sihab Shahib's "Nus", and The Lightmen's celebratory epic, "All Praises To Allah (Part 1 & 2)".