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Johnny Dyani - Song for Biko

Ik vind het wel erg vreemd dat Klaas er nu pas achter komt hoe belangrijk een goede (ev. een goed matchende) Amp is. Een Amp kan je weergevers maken en breken is mijn ervaring. Maargoed , je bent nooit te oud om te leren natuurlijk

Tim Berne's Caos Totale - Nice View

Rashied Ali Quartet - New Directions In Modern Music

Francois Houle Trio - Schizosphere

Various Artists - Afro Baby : The Evolution Of The Afro-Sound In Nigeria 1970-79

Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 & Ginger Baker - Live!

Other Dimensions in Music - Time Is of the Essence; The Essence Is Beyond Time

Andrew Hill - Spiral

Susie Ibarra Trio - Radiance

Barry Altschul - You Can't Name Your Own Tune

Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State/Unknown Soldier These masterpieces were pivotal accomplishments for Kuti, as they solidified his rise from mere social commentator to fiercely determined cultural leader. Recorded after the brutal raid of his Kalaluta compound and the consequent death of his mother, they comprise two of the most personal statements Kuti ever made. "Coffin for Head of State" denounces the corrosive effect of Christian and Muslim influence on African life and takes to task the leaders that perpetuate the "Bad bad bad things/Through Jesus Christ our Lord." It takes its name from a protest in which Kuti and a group of supporters laid a coffin on the steps of Christian leader Olusegun Obasanjo's Dodan Barracks, the headquarters of the military government. An epic 31-minute tribute to his fallen mother, "Unknown Soldier" is one of the most ambitious recordings of Kuti's career which describes in frightening detail the events that transpired on the eve of the Kalakuta raid, including the rape of several women, beatings, mutilation, and the throwing of his mother ("the Mother of Nigeria") out of a window. The official police report after the raid blamed the attack on "unknown soldiers," and in response to this fantastic cover-up, Kuti gives a tortured, powerful performance of some of his most vivid and incendiary music -- music that was in many ways the ideological equal of the physical torture that Kuti and his company had endured.

Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit/He Miss Road

Jon Hassell - Fourth World, Vol. 2: Dream Theory in Malaya

Jon Hassell - Aka/Darbari/Java

Art Blakey - Orgy In Rythm Vol. 1

Old And New Dreams - One For Blackwell

Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe

Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff

John Coltrane - Transition

Dit is eigenlijk een onmogelijke opgave, maar als ik maar 1 album mocht kiezen moet ik wel deze nemen : John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Easily one of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme [impulse] was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, spoke of his current deep spirituality, and also gave a glimpse into the next two and a half years (sadly, those would be his last). Recorded at the end of 1964, John Coltrane's classic quartet of Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison stepped into the studio and created one of the most thought-provoking, concise, and technically pleasing albums of their bountiful relationship (not to mention his best-selling to date). From the undulatory (and classic) bass line at the intro to the last breathy notes, John Coltrane is at the peak of his logical yet emotionally varied soloing while the rest of the group is remarkably in tune with John Coltrane's spiritual vibe. Composed of four parts, each has a thematic progression leading to an understanding of spirituality through meditation. From the beginning, "Acknowledgement" is the awakening of sorts that trails off to the famous chanting of the theme at the end, which yields to the second act, "Resolution," an amazingly beautiful piece about the fury of dedication to a new path of understanding. "Persuance" is a search for that understanding, and "Psalm" is the enlightenment. Although he is at times aggressive and atonal, this isn't John Coltrane at his most adventurous (pretty much everything recorded from here on out progressively becomes much more free, and live recordings from this period are extremely spirited), but it certainly is his best attempt at the realization of concept -- as the spiritual journey is made amazingly clear. A Love Supreme [impulse] clocks in at just over 30 minutes, but if it had been any longer it could have turned into a laborious listen. As it stands, just enough is conveyed. It is almost impossible to imagine a world without A Love Supreme [impulse] having been made, and it is equally impossible to imagine any jazz collection without it.

Jackie McLean - Destination Out

Keith Jarret - Mysteries: Impulse Years 1975-1977