The Almoravid
by Joe Chambers
- Type: Album
- Released: 1974
- Label: Muse
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:01
- Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Drummer Joe Chambers recruits a breathtaking lineup鈥攊ncluding Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton, and Richard Davis鈥攆or this rhythmically dense, spiritual post-bop excursion. Blending acoustic intensity with the emerging sounds of electric fusion, 'The Almoravid' highlights Chambers' sophisticated composing and masterful percussive leadership.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, atmospheric, rhythmic
Tracklist
- The Almoravid (7:54)
- Early Minor (6:52)
- Gazelle Suite (3:38)
- Catta (4:55)
- Medina (8:27)
- Jihad (6:15)
Credits
- Richard Davis - bass [fender]
- Ray Mantilla - congas, percussion
- David Friedman - marimba, percussion
- Omar Clay - marimba, percussion
- Cedar Walton - piano, electric piano
- Cecil McBee - bass
- George Cables - electric piano
- Harold Vick - flute, saxophone [tenor]