THE ENSEMBLE AL-SALAAM "The Sojourner" CD

★Limited Edition
★Mini LP sleeve packaging

A magnificent masterpiece that shines brilliantly even among the essential releases of the premier spiritual jazz label, Strata-East! This miraculous album includes "Peace," a classic track that fuses a peaceful worldview, modal sound, and black groove!

A gem of an album that fully captures the beauty, power, and profundity of American spiritual jazz! This is the 1974 debut recording by The Ensemble Al-Salaam, led by saxophonist Khaliq Abdul Al-Rouf. From the Afrocentric "The Sojourner" and "Circles"—which could be called the archetype of Two Banks of Four—to the high-speed modal jazz tribute to Coltrane "Trace of Trane," the thrilling and tension-filled "Malika," the peaceful "Optimystical," and the classic "Peace," which shifts from a warm and soulful opening to a surging Brazilian-influenced section, this is an album I truly wish as many music fans as possible could hear! In particular, the tracks featuring the vibrant vocalist Beatrice Parker are like jewels.