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Various Artists: Spiritual Jazz 9: Blue Notes Parts 1 & 2
BySpiritual Jazz 9 is an evocative collection of African American jazz from the second half of the 1960s and, with the exception of

Wayne Shorter
saxophone1933 - 2023

Pharoah Sanders
saxophone, tenor1940 - 2022
Shamek Farrah
saxophone, altoSo where does that leave Spiritual Jazz 9? The first volume in the series, Spiritual Jazz: Esoteric, Modal And Deep Jazz From the Underground 1968-77, released in 2008, met the promise in its title. Spiritual Jazz 9, which retains the strapline Modal, Esoteric And Deep Jazz, does not (other than "modal," but modality is not exclusive to spiritual jazz). Only one track,

Eddie Gale
trumpet1941 - 2020
It may seem pedantic to dwell on the definition of spiritual jazz, but it is important to keep facts straight. Marketing imperatives should not be allowed to rewrite history. This album's

Joe Henderson
saxophone1937 - 2001

Alice Coltrane
piano1937 - 2007

Hank Mobley
saxophone, tenor1930 - 1986
There is enough great first-generation spiritual jazz out there to keep Spiritual Jazz on song for years. Perhaps we will hear some of it next time out. ">
Track Listing
CD1: Verse; Basra; Footprints; At This Point In Time; Poinsetta; The Rain; Empathy; Searchin’ The Trane; The Phantom; Assunta. CD2: El Barrio; Plight ; Cristo Redentor; Indian Song; The Morning After; Malaguena; Blue Spirits; Gichi; Igbesi Aiye (Song Of Praise to God).
Personnel
Various Artists
variousBands led by: Bobby Hutcherson (Verse, Reachin’ The Trane); Pete La Roca (Basra, Malaguena); Wayne Shorter (Footprints, Indian Song); Elvin Jones (At This Point In Time); Andrew Hill (Poinsetta); Eddie Gale (The Rain); Duke Pearson (Empathy, The Phantom, Cristo Redentor); Freddie Hubbard (Assunta, Blue Spirits); Joe Henderson (El Barrio); Jackie McLean (Plight); Hank Mobley (The Morning After); Booker Ervin (Gichi); Solomon Ilori (Igbesi Aiye).
Album information
Title: Spiritual Jazz 9: Blue Notes Parts 1 & 2 | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Jazzman Records
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