Thursday, March 4, 2021

VA - Spiritual Jazz Vol. 01 - Vol. 12 [2008 - 2020] (14 x CD's)

 SPIRITUAL JAZZ

VA - Spiritual Jazz Vol. 01 - Vol. 12 [2008 - 2020] (14 x CD's)

Since the first release in the series back in 2008, Jazzman Records has mapped out the growth of the spiritual sound in jazz. Spiritually energized and politically conscious, the spiritual sound in jazz music is one of the most important currents in the music. The label's series has charted the growth of the style from early experiments at Blue Note and Prestige to European excursions, exiled experimentalists, and sounds from across the globe. But whenever you think of spiritual jazz, it's a fair bet that the double exclamation mark and orange-and-black spine of Impulse quickly comes to mind. Home to John and Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Yusef Lateef, McCoy Tyner, and countless other musical pioneers, Impulse! was the most important and forward-thinking jazz label of the 1960s. With the music-first attitude of an independent but the clout of a major, producers Creed Taylor and Bob Thiele made Impulse! the defining imprint of a crucial decade. They hand-picked the top players of the moment and gave them freedom to record the music they wanted, setting out their stall with a bold slogan: "The New Wave Of Jazz Is On Impulse!" Here, Jazzman Records dive deep into the Impulse! catalog, bringing celebrated masterpieces from Alice Coltrane and Pharaoh Sanders into the arena, together with lesser known cuts from Phil Woods and John Klemmer as well as straight-up classics such from Yusef Lateef and Elvin Jones. Fifty years on and the new wave of jazz still sounds fresh, vibrant, and as relevant as ever. Also features Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, Archie Shepp, Michael White, and Marion Brown. (forcedexposure.com)

Existing completely under the critical radar and largely ignored or unknown by music fans and critics alike, many of the musicians featured on these albums won't be familiar to even the most seasoned jazz aficionado. But in this era of musical apathy, where so many music junkies look to the past for their musical fix, we have re-discovered hidden, obscure and esoteric jazz musicians who looked to the four corners of the earth - and beyond - for inspiration.  The Spiritual Jazz series evaluates music that is a snapshot of the era after Coltrane, a time which saw the evolution of an underground jazz that spoke about the reform of the soul, the reform of the spirit, and the reform of society: a music which was local and international at once, which was a personal journey and a political statement, and which was religious and secular in one non-contradictory breath. (Soul Jazz - Black Jazz - Spiritual Jazz.)

The first 12 volumes  of the Spiritual Jazz series have unearthed a wealth of historic recordings in the genre, collating a variety of works from the ‘50s to the ‘80s by artists from all around the world.

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Track lists

Volume 01

01 James Tatum Trio Plus Introduction 4:32

02 Lloyd Miller Gol-E Gandom 4:10

03 Morris Wilson Beau Bailey Quintet Paul's Ark 3:18

04 P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble Bada Que Bash 4:09

05 Mor Thiam Ayo Ayo Nene 5:44

06 Lightmen Plus One All Priases to Allah (Parts 1-2) (Edit) 4:28

07 Ndikho Xaba & the Natives Nomusa 8:46

08 Salah Ragab & the Cairo Jazz Band Neveen 7:51

09 Positive Force With Ade Olatunji The Afrikan in Winter 4:15

10 Frank Derrick Total Experience No Jive 5:09

11 Hastings Street Jazz Experience Ja Mil 3:33

12 Ronnie Boykins The Will Come, is Now 12:29

13 Leon Gardner Be There 3:30

14 Ohio Penitentiary 511 Jazz Ensemble Psych City (Edit) 3:03


Volume 02

01 Erich Kleinschuster Sextett Communion 5:39

2 Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet Varie 7:33

03 Michael Garrick Sextet Temple Dancer 4:08

04 Phil Raphaël Archangelo 12:52

05 Barney Wilen Africa Freakout 5:58

06 Nicolai Gromin Corrida 6:36

07 Heikki Sarmanto Duke & Trane 10:32

08 Wroblewski Jazz Quintet Nana Imboro 3:15

09 Dusko Goykovic Bosna Calling 6:03

10 Pedro Iturralde Las Morillas De Jaen 8:30

11 Hans Dulfer & Ritmo-Natural Candy Clouds (Part 2) 6:46


Volume 03

01 Jef Gilson Untitled 1:45

02 Hermann Gehlen Kyrie 3:03

03 Palle Mikkelborg & Radiojazzgruppen Mongolia 3:28

04 Michel Roques Le Temps 5:18

05 Babs Robert Pro Forma I 4:39

06 That's Why Udøyeleg 3:13

07 Binder Quintet Vasvirág 5:46

08 Crescendo Quintet Variations on the Azerbajian Mugam 'chargiakh' 6:34

09 Dusko Goykovic Macedonian Fertility Dance 2:14

10 Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet Sakura Waltz 3:26

11 Yoki Freund Sextet Aisha 3:48

12 Jan Allan Quintet Odins Öga 4:21

13 Dennis Wiley Barrio Chino 3:23

14 Full Moon Ensemble Samba Miaou 7:32

15 Louis Xavier Suite 5:29

16 Antithesis Haze's Dance 13:15


Volume 04

01 Pierre Cavalli Studie Nr. 1 Fur 12-Saitige Gitarre Ft. Sahib Shihab 3:05

02 Johnny Hawksworth & Hampton Hawes Jazz Rule 6:04

03 Clarence Peters Born & Shake 5:20

04 Sahib Shihab The Call 7:58

05 Sun Ra Enlightenment 2:46

06 Albert Ayler Summertime 9:00

07 Billy Gault Mode for Trane 11:21

08 Frank Wright Sextet T and W 9:40

09 Grachan Moncur Iii When 12:09

10 Don Cherry & the New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra Humus 8:57

11 Lee Konitz Five, Four and Three 3:32

12 Noah Howard Group Ole 8:39

13 Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land Sextet The Creators 18:26

14 Eric Dolphy Springtime 19:12


Volume 05

01 Charlie Munro Quartet Islamic Suite (Edit) 2:00

02 Louiz Banks Song for My Lady 4:15

03 Oladepo Ogomodede Take Five 1:51

04 Jazz Work Shop Mezare Israel 3:45

05 Jazz Semai Koy Yolu 3:50

06 Jorge Lopez Ruiz Vicky 2:05

07 Chivo Borraro Half and Half 5:25

08 Hideo Shiraki Fiesta 5:05

09 Virgilio Armas Y Su Cuarteto Sobre El Orinoco 3:18

10 London Experimental Jazz Quartet Destroy the Nihilist Picnic 5:29

11 Ahmadu Jarr Kathung Gbeng 4:54

12 Braz Gonsalves 7 Raga Rock 6:12

13 Fitz Gore Gisela (Lion Rock) 5:44

14 Eric Nomvete's Big Five Pondo Blues 4:14

15 Paul Winter Sextet Winters Song 3:54

16 Tete Mbambisa Trane Ride 11:21

17 Aquila Um Allah 5:19


Volume 06

01 Max Roach Tears for Johannesburg (Edit) 1:34

02 Charles Mingus Moves 3:45

03 Sadaka African Violet 3:57

04 Norman Riley Colors 4:55

05 E. W. Wainright Imani 6:51

06 Clifford Jordan John Coltrane 6:49

07 Pharoah Sanders Prince of Peace 8:52

08 Washington High School Feat. Linda Theus The Ladder 4:42

09 Dr Haki R Madhubuti Rain Forest 7:22

10 Eddie Gale African Sunshine 2:57

11 Gary Bartz Celestial Blues 7:22

12 Byron Morris Reunion 2:56

13 Byron Morris Sun Shower 8:36

14 Vibration Society Spirits Up Above 6:52


Volume 07

01 Maurice McIntyre Humility in the Light of Creator (Alt. Version) 2:55

02 Kahil El'zabar's Ritual Trio With Malachi Favors & Ari Brown Feat. Pharoah Sanders Africanos, Latinos 9:51

03 Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim Kalahari Suite 7:34

04 Creative Arts Ensemble Uhuru 6:22

05 East New York Ensemble De Music Mevlana 11:59

06 Idrees Sulieman & Jamila Sulieman The Camel 6:24

07 Yusef Lateef Morning 10:36

08 Sabu Martinez & Sahib Shihab Nus 3:10

09 Abd El Rahman El Khatib Feat. Solar Plexus Ah Ya Zen 4:55

10 Bubbha Thomas & the Lightmen Plus One All Praises to Allah (Parts 1 & 2) 4:43

11 Ahmed Abdul-Malik Nadusilma 4:01

12 Dawan Muhammad Taumbu 1:28


Volume 08

01 Mitsuaki Kanno Kumo No Ito 14:40

02 Tadao Hayashi My Favorite Things 5:33

03 Minoru Muraoka Positive and Negative 9:22

04 Takeo Moriyama East Plants 10:23

05 Koichi Matsukaze Under Construction 6:49

06 Sadao Watanebe & Charlie Mariano Ragam Sinthubairavi 11:37

07 Shungo Sawada Footprint 9:18

08 New Direction for the Arts Sun in the East 10:01

09 Four Units Scarborough Fair 7:51

10 Tohru Aizawa Sacrament 11:24

11 Keitaro Miho Kikazaru 4:39

12 Tee & Company Spanish Flower 18:57

13 Takeo Moriyama Watarase 6:43

14 Kiyoshi Sugimoto Babylonia Wind 10:06

15 Toshiko Akiyoshi Kisarazu Zinku 5:47

16 Yoshio Ikeda Whispering Weeds 11:34


Volume 09

01 Bobby Hutcherson Verse 9:35

02 Pete Laroca Basra 10:00

03 Wayne Shorter Footprints 7:57

04 Elvin Jones At This Point in Time 7:37

05 Andrew Hill Poinsettia 6:20

06 Eddie Gale The Rain 2:32

07 Duke Pearson Empathy 6:02

08 Bobby Hutcherson Searchin' the Trane 7:57

09 Duke Pearson The Phantom 10:57

10 Freddie Hubbard Assunta 7:07

11 Joe Henderson El Barrio 7:18

12 Jackie McLean Plight 7:42

13 Duke Pearson Cristo Redentor 3:53

14 Wayne Shorter Indian Song 11:37

15 Hank Mobley The Morning After 9:49

16 Pete La Roca Malaguena 9:04

17 Freddie Hubbard Blue Spirits 12:16

18 Booker Ervin Gichi 7:29

19 Solomon Ilori Song of Praise to God 13:24


Volume 10

01 Ahmed Abdul-Malik Song of Delilah 7:03

02 Roy Haynes Dorian 6:49

03 Latin Jazz Quintet Rip a Dip 5:38

04 Roy Haynes Modette 9:47

05 Walt Dickerson Death & Taxes 6:10

06 Yusef Lateef Love Theme From Spartacus 4:16

07 Moondog Organ Rounds 2:06

08 Ahmed Abdul-Malik Summertime 10:45

09 Mal Waldron Warm Canto 5:40

10 Idris Muhammad Peace [Edit] 9:42

11 Gary Bartz I've Known Rivers 8:39


Volume 11

01 Mary Lou Williams Trio Ode to St Cecile 5:57

02 Billy Gault The Time of This World is at Hand 7:14

03 Sam Jones Quintet Jean-Marie 6:56

04 René McLean Sextet Aida 5:32

05 Jim McNeely Quintet Tipe Tizwe 4:25

06 Johnny Dyani With John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana Magwaza 13:07

07 Jackie McLean & Michael Carvin De I Comahlee Ah 11:42

08 Ken McIntyre Sextet Miss Priss 6:16

09 Khan Jamal Quartet Dark Warrior 6:27

10 Jackie McLean & the Cosmic Brotherhood Camel Driver 8:54

11 Michael Carvin Naima 8:28


Volume 12

01 John Coltrane A Love Supreme Pt.1 (Acknowledgement) 6:10

02 Elvin Jones Fantazm 3:59

03 Max Roach Lonesome Lover 7:01

04 Yusef Lateef Sister Mamie 5:26

05 Freddie Hubbard The 7th Day 10:51

06 McCoy Tyner Three Flowers 10:11

07 Elvin Jones; Jimmy Garrison Sextet Half and Half 6:29

08 McCoy Tyner Groove Waltz 5:31

09 Archie Shepp Le Matin Des Noire 8:19

10 Michael White The Blessing Song 6:14

11 Alice Coltrane Turiya and Ramakrishna 8:21

12 Phil Woods A Taste of Honey 5:44

13 Pharoah Sanders Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah 15:10

14 John Klemmer Constant Throb Pt. 1 3:00

15 Pharoah Sanders Thembi 7:04

16 Marion Brown Maimoun 7:22

17 Alice Coltrane Journey in Satchidananda 6:35

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33 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for these. I came late to the series, picking up from vol 5, so it is great to hear the first 4. Wonderful stuff.

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    1. Hi abudaiyo,
      I've been listening to these all week, just had to share. So many wonderful expressions hidden throughout. To hard to pick any that are better from the others.
      Hope you enjoy the first 4 discs

      Cheers.

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  2. ola
    realy some great stuff
    thanks a million
    joao

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    1. Ola Joao,
      Hope you enjoy all CD's in this set. The Japanese one is great.

      Cheers

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  3. Hi!

    Thanx for this collection. Int'l. Jazz should be interesting. Lots of "new" artists = "new" hears here.

    Also.
    R.I.P. Bunny Wailer one of the original "Wailers" with Bob Marley. Feb. 2, 2021 @ age 73.

    Cheers!
    Ciao! For now.
    rntcj

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    1. Hi rntcj
      You are always finding new material to listen to.
      Enjoy!

      Cheers.

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  4. Some EXCELLENT jazz on these! THANK YOU for your generous shares ,Butterboy!

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    1. You are welcome Bill.
      There is a lot here but it is so rewarding when you get into that zone.

      Cheers.

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  5. Hi!

    APOLOGIES! Bunny Wailer died MARCH 2, 2021 NOT Feb. as previously posted. Losing track of time, eh?!

    Cheers!
    Ciao! For now.
    rntcj

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  6. Thanks BB for these volumes. Incredible post, Fantastic music here...
    Cheers

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    1. Hi Il Commendatore
      I listen to these from CD one t0 fourteen, all the way to the end, many times. It an experience.

      Cheers.

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  7. Muy agradecido por el jazz compartido. Una consulta, ¿tienes algo de Duke Ellington? Muchas gracias por tu tiempo dedicado.

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    1. Hi Diego.
      I hope you enjoy these CD's.
      I have a few Duke Ellington compilations. Is there a particular one you are interested in?

      Cheers.

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  8. Thank you very much for this great collection. Listening is a true enjoyment!
    Stay save!

    Cheers

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    1. Hi Petra,
      I am glad you are finding enjoyment in these compilations.
      Enjoy life and all you do.
      Cheers.

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  9. Thanks BB! Been into this series for quite a while. Didn't have the last two though. Great stuff!
    Jimbo

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    1. Hi Jimbo.
      You are welcome.
      Always good to fill out a series.

      Cheers.

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  10. BB.. today I noticed Krakenfiles displays the following message near the top of ANY of their download screens...

    Warning. The datacenter, where our website store the files, had a serious accident. Therefore, one of our server "s3" is currently unavailable. We will try to restore all available files as fast as possible.

    This means one of their server complexes (s3) is down but everything else is working. I discovered this when trying to download the files above. Unfortunately, all of your files in this post were on that server, so none of these are available. It's not like I have to have them right now (I'm still catching up) so I will just wait it out and hope they are able to restore them at some point. If not, I'll get back to you. Just wanted you to know of that problem. You should be able to see the same problem from your end of the world as well.

    Take care.

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    1. Thanks mrRadio,
      I noticed earlier today and have been advising those who have asked about it. Its quite prominent on the download page. Hopefully not an issue for too long.
      Stay safe and enjoy life.
      P.S. I've been pulling together some 60's forgotten or little heard tracks for a new compilation coming to BB blog in the future... of course there will be tracks I hope you will find interesting.

      Cheers.

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  11. BB.. all links here are still not accessible. Seems you may need to re-do them.

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    1. Hi mrRadio,
      Thanks for that.
      New Links established.

      Cheers

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    1. Thanks Zipper,
      Hope you enjoy the series.

      Cheers.

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  13. Thanks! i've got vol.11 but very grateful to get the whole series.

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    1. Hi aboynamedstew.
      There is so much wonderful stuff here. Enjoy the new discoveries.
      Cheers.

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  14. is it possible to reup ? thank so much

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    1. Hi herlock.
      New links established, tested and working.
      Cheers.

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  15. Thank you Butterboy, it's the morning surprise

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