In The Spirit Of Ntu

This album has been added to 2 public lists:

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  2022

  James

  In the Spirit of Ntu channels spiritual jazz, funk, Afrocentric philosophy, and collective improvisation into music that feels enormous in emotional and rhythmic scope. The grooves are dense and propulsive, but the album’s spiritual and political seriousness gives it unusual depth. Gary Bartz’s saxophone playing moves fluidly between ecstatic release and meditative focus. Long tracks build through repetition and communal momentum rather than conventional solo structures. The album feels both fiercely grounded and cosmically ambitious. It remains one of the great statements of spiritual jazz fusion.

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  Best jazz of 2022

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