Harlem Bush Music: Uhuru

Bartz in peak spiritual jazz mode — the alto saxophone is raw and searching, and the rhythm section creates pressure rather than just keeping time. The music has a political charge that comes through in the arrangements, not just the titles. It's a live-feeling record even in the studio, with moments that spill past the edges of conventional jazz structure. Heavy and worth taking seriously.

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