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Soul Love Now : The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993
Strut présente la toute première compilation réunissant des classiques et des raretés du célèbre label de jazz spirituel et de soul consciente Black Fire, couvrant la période de 1975 à 1993. Formé par le DJ et producteur de disques Jimmy Gray à Richmond en Virginie, et sur les traces d'autres labels indépendants influents comme Strata-East et Tribe, la fondation de Black Fire a coïncidé avec le retour du saxophoniste James "Plunky" Branch dans la ville pour former Oneness Of Juju.
L'album "African Rhythms 1970-1982” réédité le 17/07/2020 était la fusion parfaite du jazz, des polyrythmies africaines et des paroles stimulantes. Le bassiste Muzi Branch a créé le premier des nombreux artwork illustrées à la main pour la première sortie du label. L'album a donné le ton à une série de sorties phares sur le label, notamment Space Jungle Luv de Oneness Of Juju (1976) et les débuts de Soulman Wayne Davis (1976) et des premiers pionniers du go-go Experience Unlimited (1977). Gray a continué à utiliser son influence et son instinct d'A&R pour attirer des artistes clés: de grands joueurs de jazz comme Byard Lancaster et Hamiet Bluiett, le maître percussionniste ghanéen Okyerema Asante et des collectifs tels que Southern Energy Ensemble...
Tracklist :
A1. THEATRE WEST – CHILDREN OF TOMORROW’S DREAMS
A2. ONENESS OF JUJU – SOUL LOVE NOW
A3. BYARD LANCASTER – DRUMMERS FROM IBADAN
B1. LON MOSHE – DOIN THE CARVIN FOR THABO
B2. JUJU – NIA (Poem: The Complete Circle)
C1. WAYNE DAVIS – LOOK AT THE PEOPLE
C2. SOUTHERN ENERGY ENSEMBLE – THIRD HOUSE
D1. ONENESS OF JUJU – AFRICAN RHYTHMS (Live in Washington DC, 1975)
D2. EXPERIENCE UNLIMITED – PEOPLE
Label : Strut