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Harold Land - Damisi (2023 reissue)
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Featuring
Buster
Williams
(bass),
Ndugu
(drums),
Bill
Henderson
(keys)
and
Oscar
Breashear
(trumpet)
the
album
was
recorded
at
a
crucial
time
when
Land
was
shifting
to
a
more
spiritual
sound.
'Damisi',is
a
superb
mix
of
funk
and
modal
jazz,
comprising
five
extended
tracks.
It
kicks
off
with
the
up-
tempo
post-bop
'Step
Right
Up
to
the
Bottom'
before
switching
to
the
slow
burning
funk
of
'In
The
Back
In
The
Corner,
In
the
Dark'
showcasing
Buster
Williams'
formidable
bassline
and
Ndugu's
funk
chops.
Side
one
closing
track
"Pakistan",
is
a
beautifully
serene
tribute
to
the
country,
full
of
Eastern
infuences
and
features
Landin
refective
mood,
on
Oboe.
Side
two
opens
with
'Chocolate
Mess',
a
muscular
funk
groove
penned
by
Ndugu
Chancler.
'Damisi,
title
track
and
nine
minute
closing
track
alternates
slower
sequences
with
more
urgent
funkier
passages.
The
album
is
reissued
in
its
original
gatefold
sleeve
adding
never-seen
session
photos,
with
newly
remastered
audio
and
a
2-
page
insert
including
new
liner
notes
by
Kevin
Le
Gendre.
Tracks:
1.
Damisi
2.
Chocolate
Mess
3.
Pakistan
4.
In
The
Back
In
The
Corner
In
The
Dark
5.
Step
Right
Up
to
the
Bottom
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