Harlem Bush Music: Uhuru

by Gary Bartz NTU Troop

Harlem Bush Music: Uhuru cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: Milestone
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:58
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Nat Bettis, Orrin Keepnews, Andy Bey, Juini Booth, Harold White, Ron Carter

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Merging politically conscious lyricism with profound spiritual jazz arrangements, 'Harlem Bush Music: Uhuru' stands as a powerful statement of Black empowerment. The ensemble crafts a rhythmic and socially urgent soundscape that heavily influenced the development of jazz-funk.

Genres

Descriptors: war, conscious, rhythmic, minimalistic, saxophone, political, spirituality, soulful, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Blue (A Folk Tale) (18:07)
  2. Uhuru Sasa (6:49)
  3. Vietcong (5:17)
  4. Celestial Blues (7:36)
  5. The Planets (5:08)

Credits

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