MTUME ALKEBU-LAN Live At The East Strata East 1974 JAPAN ORG Free Jazz Spiritual

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MTUME – ALKEBU-LAN: “Land Of The Blacks – Live At The East”

LABEL: STRATA-EAST/ TRIO RECORDS JAPAN

Label Number: PA-3034~35

- VERY RARE 1974 JAPAN FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSING of this 2 LP set in NM condition for both records.

- Great condition 2 LP set, both records are NM

- Hardly ever surfaces and sounds fantastic – pressed on high quality Japanese wax!!!

- Great sound quality

- EX condition gatefold sleeve

GRADING:

2 LP Record Set: Near Mint  – TOP Condition not even a spindle mark in sight, perfectly clean copy, do not think you can ever upgrade on this one here.

Gatefold Jacket: Excellent  – has a lower middle seam crack of about 1 cm. Some faint traces of storage wear on edges but still a very clean and well cared for sleeve

Some words on this issue: MTUME UMOJA ENSEMBLE: “Alkebu-Lan – Land Of The Blacks – Live at the East” Top Copy!! One of the rarest – if not the rarest – disc on the Strata East roster. Recorded August 29, 1971 at The East, New York. Pretty damn wild...and it sound like renegades from the AACM camp crossing the oceans again and venturing towards Africa. Or maybe it resembles the Egyptian Pharoahs going to Saturn. The whole affair starts off with a four-minute speech describing the role of “these jams” in the service of Black Nationalism and then they start freaking out and jamming the roof of the club. It's a fascinating glimpse of the marriage of early 1970s Afro-centric music, politics and spirituality, plus it really grooves. The music itself fits in very nicely with the music from The Black Artists Group as well as cats such as Human Arts Ensemble, early 1970s Art Ensemble of Chicago, and early Juju. Since this is a live album, the tunes and jams have a very free feel to them, with plenty of percussion, chanting, spoken word, and intense jamming throughout. The music holds up well nearly three and a half decades later, and just reading the credits it's easy to understand why - these cats were for the most part well-known and well-respected performers. The extent to which the spoken sentiments are "dated" I suspect will depend on who you're talking to. Amazing disc and a classic in my book. Top notch copy and I guess they do not come better than this baby here.

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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