THE AWAKENING — Hear, Sense And Feel (review)

THE AWAKENING — Hear, Sense And Feel album cover Album · 1972 · Fusion Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
Mssr_Renard
The Awakening are an all-star collective, here with their first album on Gene Russell's indie-label Bkack Jazz, wich existed for only four years (1971-1975). The label focussed on consciousness and the advancement of African-American jazz-musicians.

Musically 'Hear, Sense and Feel' can be described as a hybrid of modal jazz, post-bop and jazzrock because of the electric piano and electric bass on a few tracks. You might even call this spiritual jazz, because it has some similarities to Lonnie Liston Smith.

Pianist Ken Chaney and trumpeteer Frank Gordon are co-leading this collective, and they all are related to the AACM.

The album features dome fine hornplaying, nice lush piano and some funky and here and there boppish rhythms, with sometimss a 'free' feel. But mostly the album is modal and soulful. A pleasant listening with great solos allover.

Right now all the Black Jazz albums are being reissued by Real Gone Music, wich is a treat.
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