(Post-Bop / Ethnic / Delmark) Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Freedom Jazz Dance - 1999, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Freedom Jazz Dance Жанр: Post-Bop / Ethnic / Delmark Год выпуска диска: 1999 Производитель диска: USA (Delmark DE-517) Аудио кодек: FLAC Тип рипа: image+.cue Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 1:06:52Kahil El'Zabar drums, percussion, African thumb piano Joseph Bowie trombone, percussion Ernest 'Khabeer' Dawkins alto and tenor saxophones, percussion Fareed Haque acoustic and electric guitars, percussion1. Freedom Jazz Dance 2. Katon 3. Catch Me 4. Mama's house 5. So Low But Not Alone 6. This Little Light Of Mine 7. Barundi  Delmark release notesThe EHE has been about two horns and drums for twenty years but for this CD they are joined by special guest Fareed Haque who plays both acoustic and electric guitar. EHE's music reflects both African and African-American traditions with dance being so important, and that's not just physical dancing, it could be dancing in your head. Their first Delmark CD, The Continuum (Delmark 496), received a four star rating in Down Beat. Freedom Jazz Dance features five new original El'Zabar compositions and check out the slammin' title track written by Eddie Harris with whom Kahil toured Europe in '93 and talks about in the descriptive notes. ~ Delmark release notes  ReviewSince Ernest "Khabeer" Dawkins replaced Edward Wilkerson as saxophonist for the EHE in 1997, one of the group's main focuses has been the experimentation with special guests to enhance the trio's signature percussion-plus-two-horns sound. After adding master percussionist (and Kahil El'Zabar's mentor) Harold "Atu" Murray for two recordings—The Continuum (Delmark) and Papa's Bounce (CIMP)—the EHE has made an even more daring musicological shift on this session with the addition of guitarist Fareed Haque. Now those familiar with Haque's Blue Note recordings might feel that "daring" isn't the most accurate adjective but, considering that the EHE has never incorporated a full-time chordal instrument into its musical schematics in its 20-plus year existence, the real challenge put forth on this disc begins to reveal itself. Whether arming a straight-ahead jazz arrangement with hypnotic percussion or blowing free jazz horn solos over traditional African rhythms, the group always serves up a funky twist on the familiar—and Haque's versatility amongst styles (jazz, flamenco, classical) and media (proficiency on both acoustic and electric guitar) makes him a perfect match for the EHE's wide-ranging territorial base. From the relaxed groove of the title track (underscored by Dawkins' soulfully sustained high notes, Joseph Bowie's growling blues and Haque's raw fretboard scatterings) to the elephantine chromaticism of "Burundi," the Ensemble strikes a healthy balance between new and previously recorded material that extends their category-eroding mission. Under closer inspection, both "Katon" and "Mama's House" deserve extra attention. "Katon" realizes perhaps the most effective syncretization of Haque's guitar into the EHE concept, by pairing his flamenco-informed acoustic guitar with El'Zabar's thumb piano to provide an aural pillow for Dawkins and Bowie's searchingly melodic horns—resulting in a dynamic richness that invokes a sense of pure and luxurious longing. On the contrary, "Mama's House" is a slab of solid funk in which El'Zabar's percussion and Haque's lithe chords move the melody toward resolution. Bowie is first to solo, engaging fully with a punctual dancing around the beat. Haque follows, abandoning his rhythmic support to sculpt sporadic lines over the polyrhythmic ensemble bliss. Dawkins' tenor then grabs hold of a boppish security, only to branch out in heightened leaps. Finally, the subdued dialogue between percussion and guitar bridges the gap to melody's restatement. Simultaneously clever and serious, spacious and funky, Freedom Jazz Dance offers the latest fruits of the EHE's continuous search to obliterate (or at least redefine) musical boundaries. And especially with Haque augmenting the group's regular lineup, it just might be their best recording to date. ~ Scott Hreha, www.onefinalnote.com  EAC ReportExact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008EAC extraction logfile from 12. 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