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Byard Lancaster My Pure Joy

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Jazz

LP STRUT240LP£21.00
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CD STRUT240CD£13.00
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Byard Lancaster – Drummers From Ibadan
Byard Lancaster – Philadelphia Savage
Byard Lancaster – Sweet Evil
Byard Lancaster – Lancaster Brand Notes
Byard Lancaster – Jazz Lady

1. Drummers From Ibadan
2. Philadelphia Savage
3. Sweet Evil
4. Lancaster Brand Notes
5. Jazz Lady
6. Newest Africa Cities
7. My Pure Joy
8. Afro-Space

Strut reissue 'My Pure Joy', a 90s album by Philadelphia jazz musician Byard Lancaster. He was known for blending together various styles - which, on this particular album, included a heavy Nigerian jazz influence amongst the spiritual grooves.

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Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Plays Mulatu Strut

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Matthew Herbert and drummer/vocalist Momoko Gill announce the release of new album Clay, via Strut records in collaboration with Accidental. A soulful,...

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Sun Ra On Jupiter Strut

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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley Simigwa Strut

Strut Records is proud to announce a new official reissue of Simigwa by Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, launching a series of releases on Strut celebrating the legendary...

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Theatre West Bow to the People Strut

Strut reissue one of the most in-demand and significant albums from the archives of Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records, ‘Bow To The People’ (1976) by...

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– Searching for Ourselves
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Deluxe, definitive issue of the greatest Sun Ra album, recorded in NYC, 1978! Super-deep, funky odd-ball jazz with spooky whispered vocals! Cult classic...

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• Silver foil box, first 2LP set in a foil / magenta sleeve, 2nd set in 2x yellow A4 sheets incl. a 12-page over-sized booklet.

• Remastered versions of main album and alternative versions cut at 45 RPM across 4xLPs

• Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
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