Black Awareness
Reviews
Ben
Reviewed 2005-10-11
Reviewed 2005-10-11
Khan Jamal 5tet – Black Awareness
Khan Jamal teams up here with fellow Philadelphian Grachan Moncur III for a laid back modern bop session. Nothing groundbreaking here, just some nice, easygoing swinging solos. Moncur seems to still be trying to recover from his medical problems, but Byard Lancaster on sax gets some nice solos on top of the solid rhythm section of Taylor & James.
*1. Light med tempo Monkish swing
2. Cautious, exploratory swing
3. Slow, gospelly blues
*4. Driving bop propelled by the vibes
5. Chiming steel drum-like vibe solo
*6. Med tempo, with nice solos
7. Speedy beat with poetry/singing
Ben B 9/26/05
Khan Jamal teams up here with fellow Philadelphian Grachan Moncur III for a laid back modern bop session. Nothing groundbreaking here, just some nice, easygoing swinging solos. Moncur seems to still be trying to recover from his medical problems, but Byard Lancaster on sax gets some nice solos on top of the solid rhythm section of Taylor & James.
*1. Light med tempo Monkish swing
2. Cautious, exploratory swing
3. Slow, gospelly blues
*4. Driving bop propelled by the vibes
5. Chiming steel drum-like vibe solo
*6. Med tempo, with nice solos
7. Speedy beat with poetry/singing
Ben B 9/26/05
Recent airplay
Bloom
Memory Select — Dec 02, 2005
Nubian Queen
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 18, 2005
Sonny's Back, Part 1 And Part 2
Memory Select — Oct 21, 2005
Charting
2005-10-02 — 2005-12-04
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 4 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | One Comes First | ||
| 2. | Riff Raff | ||
| 3. | Believe | ||
| 4. | Black Awareness | ||
| 5. | Nubian Queen | ||
| 6. | Bloom | ||
| 7. | Sonny's Back, Part 1 And Part 2 |