Idris Ackamoor Music of Idris Ackamoor 1971-74

• 1. The Shepherds Tune
• 2. land of Eternal song Suite
• 3. Lalibela
• 4. Masenko nights
• 5. Ya A Ya A
• 6. The River Ganges
• 7. Mohgo Naga
• 8. Queen of the Spirits
• 9. Aomawa
• 10. Birt/Speed/Merging
• 11. Black man of The nile
• 12. Africa
• 13. Spritual rebirth
• 14. Topanga
• 15. Centurian
• 16. Cubana

2CD collection of the ex-leader of legendary Afro-spiritual/deep funk/free jazz group from 1970s Ohio (later in SF), The Pyramids. Their music is one of the most deep attempts by African-Americans, deep sounds like Strata-East, aggressive performances like Tribe or Black Jazz, every free jazz/funk collectors should agree on it. Featuring 10 pieces of The Pyramids taken from their 3 albums and unreleased (!) recordings (included first live recording in Holland!). Notably The Pyramids had even stayed in African countries like Morocco, Ghana, Kenya & Ethiopia and studied real African culture & music there in the early 1970s. Do you know other African-American jazz musicians who had done such a road trip in early 1970s?? Also featuring never heard pre-Pyramids, P. Sanders & Strata East recording as The Collective, and 4 pieces from the late '70s to '00s, recording as Idris Ackamoor Quartet/Ensemble. Sixteen pieces in total. All digitally re-mastered in excellent sound shapes. This 2CD set comes in big 'DUO' case with complete English liner notes written by Ackamoor himself, bunch of rare photos (really!) & session datas etc... it must be one of the best deep jazz CDs ever produced!