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Format: LP
Label: Manufactured Recordings
Year: 2016
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A Beyond Yourself (The Midnight Confession) (22:04)
B Love Piece (16:20)
PERSONNEL:
Cello – Pat Dixon
Rap – Max Roach
Flute, French Horn, Natural Sounds – Brother Ah
Text – Pat Curtis
Percussion – Barbara Burton, M'Boom Re Percussion Ensemble
Chorus – The 90 Voice Sound Awareness Ensemble
Soprano Vocals – Barbara Grant
Tuba – Howard Johnson
Written-By, Arranged By – R. Northern
The renowned French horn player known as Brother Ah (aka Robert Northern) is one of the most prolific and respected musicians in the history of jazz music.
Brother Ah recorded with some of the most illustrious names in the genre, including Donald Byrd, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Gil Evans and, perhaps most influentially, Sun Ra. In 1969, Ah formed his own group, the Musical Sound Awareness Ensemble, and released several works under his own name from 1974 onward.
In the early 1980's Brother Ah settled permanently in Washington, DC, where he taught music, hosted a weekly radio program on WPFW, formed the World Music Ensemble, and thankfully continued to record.
Sound Awareness was released on the Strata East label in 1972. By this time, Ah had recorded extensively with the Sun Ra Arkestra and his solo work continued the boundary-pushing approaches he explored with that ensemble.
Consisting of two side-length tracks, “Beyond Yourself (The Midnight Confession)”, and “Love Piece”, the album features notable appearances by percussionist Max Roach and the M'Boom Re:percussion Ensemble, as well as a 90-piece vocal choir. The 22-minute “Beyond Yourself” is billed as “a sound journey” in seven parts, outlining a man's struggle to either give up drugs or become a monk.
Label: Manufactured Recordings
Year: 2016
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A Beyond Yourself (The Midnight Confession) (22:04)
B Love Piece (16:20)
PERSONNEL:
Cello – Pat Dixon
Rap – Max Roach
Flute, French Horn, Natural Sounds – Brother Ah
Text – Pat Curtis
Percussion – Barbara Burton, M'Boom Re Percussion Ensemble
Chorus – The 90 Voice Sound Awareness Ensemble
Soprano Vocals – Barbara Grant
Tuba – Howard Johnson
Written-By, Arranged By – R. Northern
The renowned French horn player known as Brother Ah (aka Robert Northern) is one of the most prolific and respected musicians in the history of jazz music.
Brother Ah recorded with some of the most illustrious names in the genre, including Donald Byrd, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Gil Evans and, perhaps most influentially, Sun Ra. In 1969, Ah formed his own group, the Musical Sound Awareness Ensemble, and released several works under his own name from 1974 onward.
In the early 1980's Brother Ah settled permanently in Washington, DC, where he taught music, hosted a weekly radio program on WPFW, formed the World Music Ensemble, and thankfully continued to record.
Sound Awareness was released on the Strata East label in 1972. By this time, Ah had recorded extensively with the Sun Ra Arkestra and his solo work continued the boundary-pushing approaches he explored with that ensemble.
Consisting of two side-length tracks, “Beyond Yourself (The Midnight Confession)”, and “Love Piece”, the album features notable appearances by percussionist Max Roach and the M'Boom Re:percussion Ensemble, as well as a 90-piece vocal choir. The 22-minute “Beyond Yourself” is billed as “a sound journey” in seven parts, outlining a man's struggle to either give up drugs or become a monk.