LPX2 + CD + 7″, Box Set, Archival, Eremite, 2011
includes screen-printed box, typewritten letter, 24-page 12″ booklet (essays, photos, interviews, session notes)
Produced by Michael Ehlers; Tapes transferred, restored & mastered by Michael King
LP1 (MTE-54) – Aboriginal Family Session – Recorded September 11, 1970 at Intermedia Studios (Boston)
Lineup: Juma Sultan, Ali Abuwi, Earl Cross, Ralph Walsh, Philip Wilson, Gene Dinwiddie
LP1 (MTE-55) –House Jam Session with Frank Lowe, Recorded April 2, 1971 (New York)
featuring Juma Sultan, Ali Abuwi, Frank Lowe
CD (MTE-56) –AMS with St. Louis Guests, Recorded in Woodstock at an Unknown Date (circa 1970-1972)
featuring Juma Sultan, Ali Abuwi, Julius Hemphill, Abdul Wadud, Charles “Bobo” Shaw, Philip Wilson, Gene Dinwiddie, Rod Hicks
7″ (MTE-57) Two-Track Dub Remixes by Joshua Abrams
On the surface…
Style: Free Jazz, Afro-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Earthy, Communal,, Exploratory, Psychedelic, Raw, Spiritual, Driving, Tribal, Hypnotic, Passionate, Free
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Percussive, Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Instrumental, Repetitive
Instrumentation: Percussion, Homemade Instruments, Upright Bass, Flute, Cello, Oboe, Saxophone, Trumpet, Drums, Electric Guitar, Piano, Mellophone
