(Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz) Michael White - Spirit Dance/Pneuma (1972) - 2011, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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Michael White / Spirit Dance/Pneuma
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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 2011
REM DISCID DA12980F
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b2"
CATALOG 0602527809588
PERFORMER "Michael White"
TITLE "Spirit Dance/Pneuma"
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    PERFORMER "Michael White"
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    INDEX 01 00:00:00
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    TITLE "The Tenth Pyramid"
    PERFORMER "Michael White"
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    TITLE "John Coltrane Was Here"
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It seems strange that Michael White (no relation to the New Orleans clarinetist of the same name or the funk-oriented drummer) never became better known. A potentially major violinist in the early days of fusion, he managed to successfully avoid becoming famous. White, who was born in Houston, grew up in Oakland. He gained some attention when he was part of the John Handy Quintet that was the hit of the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival. White recorded three albums with Handy and then formed his own early fusion group Fourth Way, a band that never achieved more than regional fame. In the early '70s, he had opportunities to record with Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner (appearing on Song For My Lady), and Joe Henderson but, despite his obvious talent and his ability to bridge the gap between avant-garde jazz, spiritual music, and rock, White eventually was totally overshadowed by Jean Luc-Ponty. He has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area up to the present time, emerging from obscurity briefly to join in on an unrecorded mid-'90s reunion with the Handy Quintet and a released duet album with Bill Frisell (Motion Picture). Michael White recorded five albums for Impulse as a leader during 1971-1974, but all are long out-of-print. by Scott Yanow

An amazing two-fer – filled with rare spiritual sounds from Michael White! Spirit Dance is one of the killer albums that White cut for Impulse Records in the early 70 – a sweet set of spiritual jazz that took his instrument to a whole new level! Normally, the violin isn't an instrument we love in jazz, but White really transforms it here – playing it with a stretched-out, spiritual sound that's almost like a saxophone – really hitting a fresh sound that's mighty nice. Other instrumentation includes a nicely organic blend of piano from Ed Kelly, bass from Ray Drummond, and percussion and flutes from Baba Omson – often building in the way you'd get with a Pharoah Sanders album, but with a gentler, more personal sound. There's a bit of vocals at points from Makeda & Wanika King – and tracks include "The Tenth Pyramid", "Spirit Dance", "John Coltrane Was Here", and "Unlocking The Twelfth House". Pneuma is amazing work from violinist Michael White – one of a few that he cut for the Impulse label in the early 70s, all of which helped to completely redefine the use of his instrument in jazz! Throw away any sleepy connotations you may have about the violin, because in White's hands it's an instrument of soul and spirit – one used to unlock cosmic tones that glide effortlessly next to the session's earthy blend of piano, bass, and percussion! White shapes his sounds beautifully for the session – breaking the violin free of any staid European-bound traditions – and using the instrument as a key part of the new tradition of African American expression explored by Leroy Jenkins, Billy Bang, and others. Side one features the extended "Pneuma" suite – a long, exploratory track that sounds a bit like some of Leroy Jenkins work at the time – and side two tightens things up with some shorter, groovier numbers that often also feature vocals! Our favorite is the anthemic vocal number "Journey Of The Black Star" – a skipping, joyful ode that's really great – and other tunes include soulful tracks "The Blessing Song" and "Ebony Plaza", both of which have that warm post-Shepp Impulse glow to them! © 1996-2011, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Spirit Dance # 1-7 Originally - Impulse AS-9215 (1972)
MICHAEL WHITE Violin, vocals;
ED KELLY piano;
RAY DRUMMOND bass;
BABA OMSON percussion, bamboo flute, vocals;
MAKEDA KING, WANIKA KING vocals
Pneuma # 8-10 Originally - Impulse ASD-9221 (1972)
MICHAEL WHITE violin;
ED KELLY piano;
RAY DRUMMOND bass;
KENNETH NASH percussion;
D. JEAN SKINNER, FAYE KELLY, JOYCE WALKER, LEOLA SHARP vocals