The Spirits of Our Ancestors
by Randy Weston
- Type: Album
- Released: 1992
- Label: Antilles
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:15
- Community rating: 4.08/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, Pharoah Sanders, Dewey Redman, Billy Harper
Album Notes & Community Reviews
An epic, sprawling double album that connects the entire history of jazz to its African roots. 'The Spirits of Our Ancestors' is a powerful testament to Randy Weston's lifelong mission to highlight the African identity of jazz. Featuring an all-star, multi-generational cast and brilliant arrangements by Melba Liston, the album seamlessly blends post-bop with traditional African rhythms, creating a majestic and deeply spiritual work.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, ensemble, ritualistic, powerful, orchestral
Tracklist
- African Cookbook (12:45)
- The Healers (10:30)
- La Elima (8:00)
- Blue Moses (10:00)
- African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant (9:00)
Credits
- Randy Weston - primary artist, liner notes, producer, piano, composed by, piano, composed by, arranged by
- Patrice Beaus茅jour - art direction
- CB Graphic - design
- Jay Newland - engineer
- Joe Lopes - engineer [assistant]
- Rhashidah E. McNeill - liner notes
- Talib Kibwe - music director, alto flute, alto saxophone
- Cheung Ching Ming - photography by
- Brian Bacchus - producer
- Jean-Philippe Allard - producer
- Daniel Richard - supervised by [prepared for release by]
- Maggie McCoy - supervised by [prepared for release by]
- Melba Liston - arranged by
- Alex Blake - bass
- Jamil Nasser - bass
- Idris Muhammad - drums
- Azzedin Weston - percussion, karkabas
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
- Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone
- Benny Powell - trombone, trombone, bass trombone
- Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
- Big Black - percussion
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, bagpipes [gaita]
- Traditional - composed by
- Yassir Chadly - sintir [genbri], karkabas, handclaps, vocals, arranged by
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet