El'zabar, Kahil/David Murray / We Is
Album: We Is   Collection:Jazz
Artist:El'zabar, Kahil/David Murray   Added:Oct 2004
Label:Delmark Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-11-01 Pull Date: 2005-01-03 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jan 2 Dec 26 Dec 19 Dec 12 Dec 5 Nov 28 Nov 21 Nov 14
Airplays: 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 5

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 09, 2020: Some Songs Without Words
Sweet Meat
4. Nov 08, 2005: Umami Jazz Program
Sweet Meat
2. Nov 15, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Groove Allure
5. Dec 28, 2004: radiomundi
One World Family
3. Jun 27, 2006: Umami Jazz Program
Groove Allure
6. Dec 22, 2004: the Dog and Pony Show
Groove Allure

Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2004-10-29
Kahil El’Zabar / David Murray – We Is

Amazing! This disc of live duets between percussionist El’Zabar and saxist Murray is the best I’ve ever heard them play. From spare African grooves to blazing free improv to the lowdown dirty blues, they do it all here and they do it with SOUL. Do not miss this one!!

**1. Nasty, bluesy sax backed by hand drums and egged on by El’Zabar’s wordless vocals. Yeah!
*2. Busy free jazz
*3. Quiet African groove with soulful sax
*4. Percussive bass clarinet followed by bouncy groove w/ lyrics
**5. Powerful, wild blues

Ben B 10/26/04

Track Listing
1. Groove Allure   4. One World Family
2. We Is   5. Sweet Meat
3. Blues Affirmation   .