MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Dadisi Komolafe - alto sax
Jeff Littleton - bass
Fritz Wise - drums
Nate Morgan - piano
mrafu - 7:35
morning prayer - 5:35
mother - 5:32
journey into nigritia - 7:47
he left us a song - 5:19
study in c.t. - 5:41
At the dawn of the Reagan years, LA jazz pianist Nate Morgan recorded his first album for Nimbus West
"Journey Into Nigritia" portrays an artist marked by the icons of his day, and striving for reinvention
Although he came from a solid jazz background, coming up through the Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra, Morgan found more exciting work with pop bands in the seventies, including glory years with Rufus w/Chaka Khan
On "Journey Into Nigritia", Morgan re-embraces jazz
The collection opens with the Trane-ish "Mrafu"
Komolafe blasts off in short order, and while the modal chording recalls Tyner, Morgan shows flashes of the nimble loquacious gift that define him
While Alice Coltrane incense perfumes "Morning Prayer", Morgan's devotional sincerity and personnel expression triumph
Suitably complex with yearning minors, "Mother" features the trio performing a memorable composition
Littleton's deep-note sustain contrasts Wise's shimmering cymbals, while Morgan tells heart-wrenching truth
With a somewhat solemn theme, "He Left Us A Song" regularly bursts through into straight-ahead fast break sprints up and down the court
The unexpected "Study In C.T." offers an homage to Cecil Taylor and Morgan's musical roots with free improvisations on a dense and spiky theme
The exhilarating result has Morgan exploring his own way, with a winking slinging of jagged bass chords halfway through
While a quarter century's experience has nurtured Morgan's prodigious gifts beyond this ambitious debut, "Journey Into Nigritia" offers enjoyable insights into his artistic evolution, while adding another precious title to the discography of one of the most woefully under-recorded greats of our time
- Rex Butters -
RECORDING 1983
ENGINEERING Dennis Moody
LABEL Nimbus
RE MASTERING Ray Staff
RE RELEASED 2021
AVERAGE RATING 4,6 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Modal
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
