Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975, The

Mulatu Astatke (vibraphone, keyboard, composer & bandleader)
Ethio-Jazz, North African rhythms meet Big Band Jazz/Latin. Most Americans heard him on the soundtrack for the film "Broken Flowers" with Bill Murray
*****1: 4:13 beautiful North African melody GREAT e guitar, fantastic horns. Abrupt ending. This track has it all
***2: 2:18 Latin Salsa meets Ethio Jazz, Great percussion
***3: 3:28 wailing sax, mid fast, cool melody
*****4: 5:04 cool funk e guitar, wailing sax, vibraphone, reeds
5: 3:04 slow to mid, male vocal
6: 3:14 kind of a funky groove, B3? locked groove.
****7: 2:52 Latin Mambo meets Ethio Jazz, hear Willie Bobo, Butterfield Blues Band.
8: 3:48 Latin Jazz hear Cal Tjader, burning piano, percussion
9: 3:07 mid tempo, male vocal/wail, locked rhythm, congas
***10: 4:07 cool melody with e guitar and B3
***11: 3:53 mid fast, brass- vibraphone groove, cool percussion
12: 3:34 fast, trance dance, cool perc., call & response male vocal
13: 5:31 mid fast brass, funk e guitar, male vocal/wail
14: 3:06 fast, vibraphone & latin groove
***15: 4:13 mid-fast, almost free sax, then keyboard sax groove
***16: 5:33 mid fast, nice vibraphone funk e guitar groove
****17: 2:41 fast, beautiful North African melody, sax & e guitar groove
18: 1:50 mid tempo vibraphone, nice & mellow
***19: 4:58 slow to mid cool mellow chill sound with flute & keyboard
****20: 6:14 mid tempo, sweet melody, beautiful sax 6 sec fade D Farrell 02/2010