For about 20 minutes, Kahil E'Zabar croonts, groans and growls about his home in My House, the opener of this intimate live album. The rhythm is swinging and languid and David Murray cuts through this with his moody and abstract saxophone playing. El'Zabar ( ) and Murray are both late descendants of Afro-American spiritual jazz - an accessible mix of soul, modal avant-garde jazz and African rhythms
… - which took shape in the major cities of America in the late 1960s. In 2020, this music will be picked up again by young musicians, mainly in London and Chicago, the home of El'Zabar. In seven mesmerizing pieces, percussionist and singer El'Zabar shows that nothing has lost any of its inspiration. An authentic album that feels strikingly contemporary. (MR)more
