AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow [-]
Drummer Joe Chambers' first album as a leader (cut for Muse and reissued on this 1998 CD by 32 Jazz) actually contains two selections apiece from three different sessions. Two cuts are from 1971 and match Chambers with trumpeter Woody Shaw, trombonist Garnett Brown, Harold Vick on tenor and flute, keyboardist George Cables, and bassist Cecil McBee. On October 8, 1973 Chambers, Cedar Walton, and bassist Richard Davis were joined by three percussionists, while the November 1, 1973 session has Chambers and electric bassist Walter Booker recording with the same trio of percussion players. Overall, four of the pieces are Chambers' originals while there is one song apiece from Joe Zawinul and Andrew Hill. In most cases, the leader's drums and the percussionists are in the forefront, the individual selections have weak themes and, although the complex rhythms are intriguing, the music is not all that memorable. Perhaps if the selections had been programmed as a suite or if there was some logical development from tune to tune, then this well-intentioned effort would have been more successful.
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The Almoravid dynasty (Berber languages: Imṛabḍen, ⵉⵎⵕⴰⴱⴹⴻⵏ; Arabic: المرابطون, Al-Murābiṭūn) was an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty centered in Morocco.[1][2] It established an empire in the 11th century that stretched over the western Maghreb and Al-Andalus. Founded by Abdallah ibn Yasin, the Almoravid capital was Marrakesh, a city the ruling house founded in 1062. The dynasty originated among the Lamtuna and the Gudala, nomadic Berber tribes of the Sahara, traversing the territory between the Draa, the Niger, and the Senegal rivers.[3]
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The Almoravid dynasty (Berber languages: Imṛabḍen, ⵉⵎⵕⴰⴱⴹⴻⵏ; Arabic: المرابطون, Al-Murābiṭūn) was an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty centered in Morocco.[1][2] It established an empire in the 11th century that stretched over the western Maghreb and Al-Andalus. Founded by Abdallah ibn Yasin, the Almoravid capital was Marrakesh, a city the ruling house founded in 1062. The dynasty originated among the Lamtuna and the Gudala, nomadic Berber tribes of the Sahara, traversing the territory between the Draa, the Niger, and the Senegal rivers.[3]
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Joe Chambers
The Almoravid
1974
Tracklist A1 The Almoravid A2 Early Minor (Joe Zawinul) 7:56 A3 Gazelle Suite 14:49 B1 Catta (Andrew Hill) 18:30 B2 Medina 23:24 B3 Jihad 31:51
Joe Chambers (dr) Ray Mantilla (perc) tracks A1, A3, B1, B3 Omar Clay (perc) A1, A3, B1, B3 David Friedman (marimba, perc) A1, B1 Doug Hawthorn (marimba, perc) A3, B3 Cecil McBee (b) A2, B2 Richard Davis (e-b) A1, B1 Walter Booker (e-b) A3, B3 Cedar Walton (p, e-p) A1, B1 George Cables (e-p) A2, B2 Harold Vick (ts, fl) A2, B2 Garnett Brown (tb) A2, B2 Woody Shaw (tp) A2, B2
Muse Records Recorded: February 10, 1971 (A2, B2), October 8, 1973 (A1, B1), November 1, 1973 (A3, B3)
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