The Spirits of Our Ancestors

The Spirits of Our Ancestors Artist: Randy Weston
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 731451189623
EAN: 0731451189623
ASIN: B0000046KP


Release Date: 1992-03-17

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Tracks:

  1. African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 1
  2. The Healers
  3. African Cookbook
  4. La Elaha-Ella Allah/Morad Allah
  5. The Call

Tracks:

  1. African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2
  2. The Seventh Queen
  3. Blue Moses
  4. African Sunrise
  5. A Prayer For Us All

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Worth the price just to hear 'Blue Moses' alone!.......2004-02-27

Randy Weston and Melba Liston collaborate once again, bringing us one of the most interesting jazz albums I've ever heard (and I've heard my share). It has a perfect mixture of free form jazz with subtle touches of African influences (particulary percussion). The highlight of the album is 'Blue Moses'. Hearing Pharoah Sanders solo using the gaita along with 2 bass players playing at a ridiculously fast speed is just amazing. A must own cd!

5 out of 5 stars A Phenomenal Overview!.......2000-11-02

This 2 Cd Set revisits many of Weston's Classic compositions with some new arrangements by Melba Liston. Along with Weston's excellent "African Rhythms" band and Dizzy Gillespie and the great Pharoah Sanders sit in on a couple of tracks. All cuts are very strong but "African Cookbook" is on fire!

This is probably the definitive Weston. A good place to start if you unfamiliar with this musical "Giant."

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  7. Country Soul Guitar ~ Duke Levine
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  10. Sax and Romance

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