Musa • Ancestral Streams

by Stanley Cowell

Musa • Ancestral Streams cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Strata-East
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:57
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded for the iconic Strata-East label he co-founded, Stanley Cowell delivers an intimate, masterful solo piano performance. 'Musa' effortlessly bridges traditional African-American blues and gospel motifs with advanced, spiritually charged post-bop harmonics, resulting in a mesmerizing acoustic achievement.

Genres

Descriptors: unaccompanied-solo

Tracklist

  1. Abscretions (5:10)
  2. Equipoise (3:44)
  3. Prayer For Peace (7:07)
  4. Emil Danenberg (From "Illusion Suite") (2:45)
  5. Maimoun (From "Illusion Suite") (6:30)
  6. Travelin' Man (2:56)
  7. Departure No. 1 (5:25)
  8. Departure No. 2 (2:15)
  9. Sweet Song (3:05)

Credits

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