Peace and Rhythm

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "Parts of the second solo album by Prestige Records' house drummer, Idris Muhammad, are an even poppier affair than Black Rhythm Revolution, with a mellow soul-jazz feel replacing the slight Latin tinge of the earlier album... "The Peace and Rhythm Suite" is a side-long suite consisting of two long, spacy compositions that predate the ambient house scene by nearly two decades yet sound entirely of a piece with that style. Long, droning, sustained chords on a variety of wind and reed instruments float above Muhammad's percussion, which ebbs and flows in a free, almost arrhythmic way through most of the piece. Fans of The Orb or Brian Eno will find it an old hat, but for early-'70s jazz, this was downright revolutionary".

Track listing

All compositions by Idris Muhammad except as indicated

1. "Peace and Rhythm Suite: Peace" - 12:05
2. "Peace and Rhythm Suite: Rhythm" (Clarence Thomas) - 5:55
3. "Brother You Know You're Doing Wrong" (Sakinah Muhammad) - 5:40
4. "Don't Knock My Love" (Brad Shapiro, Wilson Pickett) - 4:45
5. "I'm A Believer" (Sakinah Muhammad) - 5:20

Personnel

Production