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Soul brother has given us a long overdue compilation of gary bartz s experimental jazz material from the 1970s, beginning with his classic harlem bush music albums, taifa and uhuru from 1970 and 1971, with his band ntu troop. Celestial blues is a selection of music that complements the sound of the epic. He worked as a sideman with max roach and abbey lincoln before joining art blakey and the jazz messengers. All the ntu troop albums are great but this one is my personal. Gary bartz ntu troop celestial blues soul jazz records miles davis funky tonk live legacy recordings buddy guy watermelon man vanguard gary bartz ntu troop teheran prestige syreeta black maybe motown records mtume umoga ensemble utamu strataeast. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from gary bartz ntu troop. Gary bartz ntu troop music, videos, stats, and photos. Harlem bush music uhuru by gary bartz ntu troop, gary bartz. Ive known rivers and other bodies gary bartz, gary bartz. Song information for celestial blues gary bartz ntu troop on allmusic.
Bartz most notable track from his postntu troop recordings, the jazzfunk. Andy bey cover of gary bartzs celestial blues whosampled. The ntu troop put out some great records and i think that this is the pick of the bunch. The title itself shows that sopranoalto bartz and singer andy bey were moving toward a more expansive format to explore black consciousness within the realm of jazz. In the spirit of the cosmic nature of the track, the visuals for the music video are culled from vintage public. Gary bartz biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Lankford, jr harlem bush music combines two gary bartz ntu troop albums recorded in november of 1970 and january of 1971. Gary bartz born september 26, 1940 is an american jazz saxophonist.
Gary bartz ntu troop harlem bush music taifa harlem. Gary bartz gary bartz ntu troop primary artist, narrator, main personnel, vocals, spoken word, sax soprano, sax alto, piano, composer 1997. Gary bartz was in the artistic eye of the hurricane that was the black power movement at the turn of the 70s and these two albums tell it in no uncertain terms. Joe simon featuring the mainstreeters theme from cleopatra jones 11. Harlem bush music combines two gary bartz ntu troop albums recorded in november of 1970 and january of 1971. Licensed to youtube by umg, merlin redeye distribution on behalf of milestone.
This long track starts with some vocals followed by some free blowing by bartz as way of an intro. Celestial blues gary bartz ntu troop from the 1970 us lp harlem bush music uhuru on milestone msp 9032 2. Cosmic, political and spiritual jazz 1970 to 1974 is a fun journey into a strange and funky world of sound, both celestial and bluesy. Grammy award winning jazz saxophonist gary bartz first came to new york in 1958 to attend the julliard conservatory of music.
Gary bartz ntu troop ive known rivers and other bodies. Uhuru is one of two albums of harlem bush music recorded in november of 1970 and january of 1971 by gary bartz ntu troop. Song information for celestial blues gary bartz ntu troop on allmusic allmusic. Various celestial blues cosmic, political and spiritual. Gary bartz ntu troop harlem bush music ace records.
In the early 1960s, he performed with eric dolphy and mccoy tyner in charles mingus jazz workshop. Release the day ft gary bartz and kurt rosenwinkel by barney mcall, released 07 september 2012 1. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Gary bartz had formed a group dedicated to producing rightious and uplifting music in 1970. Us saxophonist gary bartz recorded his two volumes of harlem bush music in the winter of 197071. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Aug 24, 20 gary bartz ntu troop celestial blues 1971 milestone records written by andy bey harlem bush music uhuru lp album, 1973 repress us 70s jazz. Celestial blues by andy bey is a cover of gary bartz s celestial blues.
Bartz studied at the juilliard conservatory of music. Celestial blues by gary bartz ntu troop on amazon music. Gary bartz ntu troop harlem bush music uhuru jazz dispensary 810. In 1970, miles davis hired bartz and featured him as a soloist on the liveevil recording. Wax poetics magazine just premiered our first video from inner fire, a bumpin cover of the andy bey souljazz classic celestial blues, first recorded with the gary bartz ntu troop back in 71. Then all of a sudden in kicks the blues and the voice of gold belonging to mr. Just 17 years old, gary couldnt wait to come to the city to. Gary bartz ntu troop harlem bush music taifa discogs. Release the day ft gary bartz and kurt rosenwinkel barney mcall. Lankford, jr harlem bush music combines two gary bartz ntu troop albums recorded in november of 1970 and january. Va pulp fusion series collection 19972010 lossless. I got turned onto the music of gary bartz only a few years ago, but im at the point now where ill buy almost anything i can find by him.
Bartz formed the ntu troop that year as well, an ensemble that fused soul and funk, african folk music, hard bop, and vanguard jazz into a vibrant whole. Download torrent gary bartz fast and easy torrent search. Artists including carlos garnett, gary bartz and azar lawrence who all played with miles davis in his fierce early 70s period are touchstones, but so, oddly enough, are hammond organist charles earland and vocalists dee dee bridgewater and jean carn. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest gary bartz ntu troop interviews. Music profile for gary bartz, born 26 september 1940.
Having cut his teeth playing with the likes of charles mingus, max roach, art blakey and finally in 1970, miles davis at the peak of his electric period, gary bartz became a leading figure of the earlytomid 70s spiritual jazz movement, releasing a string of groundbreaking albums on legendary nyc jazz label prestige records with his ntu troop, featuring classics such as celestial blues, uhuru dance and. Gary bartz ntu troop harlem bush music uhuru 1999, vinyl. Bush music album by bartz and his ntu troop group, celestial blues has. In the notes of gary bartz s ntu troop s harlem bush music uhuru, maxine bartz shares the words of a friend upon first listening to the 1971 collection of soul jazz. For those who dont know too much about the man, he is a saxophonist who played with miles davis, charlie mingus. The sessions also includes gary bartz saxophone and chris hinze flute. Flood gary bartz ntu troop, harlem bush music uhuru. Gary bartz ntu troop celestial blues from harlem bush music. Free funk, soul jazz cd gary bartz ntu troop harlem. Maxine suspected nothing more need to be said to sum up her husbands aim. We must get closer to the essence of life, but be aware that it takes courage and strife. Celestial blues cosmic, political and spiritual jazz 1970.
The funky track features some spirituallyinfluenced vocals from jazz great andy bey. Gary bartz ntu troop harlem bush music uhuru 1971, vinyl. Juju street songs, an album by gary bartz ntu troop. For this record, he built the collection around an 18minute blues with vocal called blue a folk. Celestial blues by gary bartz ntu troop i first heard when listening to giles petersons bbc radio 1 show on july 2nd 2006 it was after midnight when this track was played so i guess technically it was july 3rd in my room at my dads flat.
It is an album that encourages further crate digging, but it also stands as a perfect proof of the saying that the past is just as cool as the future. Check out celestial blues by gary bartz ntu troop on amazon music. Juju street songs by gary bartz ntu troop album, spiritual. Order the top shelf series 180gram vinyl lp reissue of harlem bush music uhuru here. Other highlights include classic jazzfunk gems like gary bartz ntu troops celestial blues, james masons sweet power, your embrace, oneness of jujus. The best of blaxploitation by various artists compilation. It appears every time a bartz dobule cd is issued, the label either omits or edits a track disjunction was left. Gary bartz ntu troop celestial blues 1971milestone records another brilliant track from the first harlem bush music album by bartz and his ntu troop group, celestial blues has rightfully become a jazz dance classic. Note that the file sets will actually have 1973 as the year, which is erroneous. Celestial blues has become a dance jazz classic and has been sampled by numerous production crews. Celestial blues gary bartz ntu troop song info allmusic. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Every now and then i gotta give gary bartz some love. While its impossible to overstate the influence his brief tenure with miles davis had on him bartz is featured on the liveevil recordings, the saxophonist and.
Fire joe henderson and alice coltrane from the 1974 us lp the elements on milestone m 9053. Beatcaffeines 100 best jazzfunk songs beatcaffeine. It was during that spell of unemployment before the rhythm project and the southern happened. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Gary bartz ntu troop celestial blues 1971 milestone records written by andy bey harlem bush music uhuru lp album, 1973 repress. The album includes one of andys all time classics the original 7 minute version of celestial blues, plus the fantastically grooving uhuru sasa as well as the cuts the planets, and blue a folk tale. I tend to categorize gil scott more in the jazzblues andor soul category. Watch the video for celestial blues from gary bartz ntu troop s harlem bush music uhuru for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. When saxophonist gary bartz recorded the second of his harlem bush music albums 1971s uhuru, credited to bartz s ntu troop he chose to work with some of the best sidemen he could find. The title itself shows that sopranoalto bartz and singer andy bey were moving toward a more expansive format to explore black. Download the gary bartz torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. Joe simon featuring the main streeters theme from cleopatra jones 3.
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