wendell harrison tribe - get up off your knees (2 x 33rpm lp)
wendell harrison tribe - get up off your knees (2 x 33rpm lp)
wendell harrison tribe - get up off your knees (2 x 33rpm lp)

wendell harrison tribe - get up off your knees (2 x 33rpm lp)

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Description
MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE   wendellharrison.com

Wendell Harrison - keyboard, tenor sax, clarinet
Kasan Belgrave - alto sax, flute
Trunino Lowe - trumpet
Jacob Schwantz - guitar
Alexis Lombe - piano
Pamela Wise - piano
Brain Juarez - bass
Louis M. Jones III - drums
Djaoo Djakate - drums
Greg Freeman - percussion
Chileno Amen Ra - percussion
a.o.

turn around - 6:26
educators - 3:41
woo in tribute (tribute to kresge eminent artist marie woo) - 6:45
get up off your knees - 6:09
revolution - 5:10
saga of a carrot - 5:33
whatʼs up - 5:55
samoulén khalé yi - 5:17
wandering thoughts - 7:30

Saxophonist Wendell Harrison has lived by a standard philosophy for his 50-plus-year career: One must have complete self-autonomy

Both his music and business dealings reflect this

Besides being a legend on the Detroit jazz scene and mentoring up-and-coming musicians through his non-profit organization Rebirth Inc., he co-founded the Tribe Records label in the 1970s, which produced a magazine and many classic albums

Harrison is continuing Tribe’s legacy—this time around with a group of rising jazz musicians from the Motor City such as drummer Louis M. Jones III, trumpeter Trunino Lowe, and guitarist Jacob Schwantz - on his new recording "Get Up Off Your Knees"

There’s a lot to digest here because the original compositions encompass R&B, soul, spoken word, and 'world' music, all seen through the lens of jazz

Harrison tends to weave elements of African music into many of his compositions

On “Siera” and “Samoulén Khalé Yi”, both written by vocalist and bassist Pathe Jassi, he pays tribute to Guinea-Bissau and Senegalese culture

“Educators” also has African nuances in its hardcore drumming and Harrison’s sublime blowing on bass clarinet and clarinet

Any discriminating jazz listener will be consumed by "Get Up Off Your Knees", but it seems Harrison’s primary purpose for making this album is to encourage the current generation to put education first and build social awareness

On the title track, vocalist Miche Braden pushes the self-determination angle, which is again highlighted on “Revolution”, a reimagined take on Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” delivered with an adherence to contemporary events by the poet Rev. Mbiyu Chui

RECORDING 2017 at Tempermill Studios and WenHa Studios in Detroit, MI
ENGINEERING --
LABEL Tribe
RE MASTERING Cicely Baston at Alchemy / Air Mastering
RE RELEASED 2021
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Jazz / Funk / Soul
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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