At the Helm

by East New York Ensemble de Music

At the Helm cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Folkways
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:07
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released on the iconic Folkways label, this obscure but highly revered album captures the vibrant, community-focused energy of the Brooklyn avant-garde scene. It heavily incorporates African and Middle Eastern instrumentation into intense, spiritually charged jazz improvisations.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, rhythmic, complex, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Mevlana (Based on Turkish Religious Melody) (12:00)
  2. Ti-Ti (7:16)
  3. Sun Flower (13:29)
  4. Bent-el-Jerusalem (5:20)

Credits

  • East New York Ensemble de Music - primary artist
  • James Smith - bass
  • Ameen Nuraldeen - composed by, vibraphone
  • Freddie Hubbard - composed by
  • Bobby Harvey - congas
  • Jay Rose - drum [turkish]
  • Qasim Ubaindullah - drums
  • Rahkiah Abdurahman - gong [african twin-gong]

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