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The Continuum (album)

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Released
  
1997

Length
  
63:58

Label
  
Delmark Records

Recorded
  
March 1 & 2, 1997

Release date
  
1997

Genre
  
Studio
  
Riverside Studio, Chicago

Producer
  
Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner

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The Continuum is an album by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, a jazz band formed by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, who is joined by trombonist Joseph Bowie and two new members: saxophonist Ernest Dawkins, who replaces Ed Wilkerson, and percussionist 'Atu' Harold Murray. It was recorded in 1997 and released on Delmark.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "All the intensity of the EHE is here, but it has a quieter sonority, allowing more subtle shades to rise to the surface."

The Down Beat review by Jon Andrews notes "Replacing Ed Wilkerson in the ensemble, Dawkins has a tough act to follow, but he succeeds, bringing a lighter, exuberant sound on tenor and alto saxophones."

In a double review for JazzTimes John Murph says "The result is an amazing tribal jazz record that could rival any drum & bass track, hands down. Despite the smoother fluidity, The Continuum also amounts to one of the EHE's funkiest and most accessible offerings of recent times."

Track listing

All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except as indicated
  1. "The Continuum" – 11:39
  2. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:19
  3. "Ancestral Song" – 10:02
  4. "Ornette" – 11:47
  5. "From Whence We Came" – 8:39
  6. "Chatham Dirge" – 8:24
  7. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 7:08

Personnel

  • Kahil El'Zabar – drums, percussion, African thumb piano, voice
  • Joseph Bowietrombone, percussion
  • Ernest Dawkins – tenor sax, alto sax, percussion
  • 'Atu' Harold Murray – percussion, voice on 1
  • Songs

    1The Continuum (feat Kahil El'Zabar - Ernest Dawkins & Joseph Bowie)11:43
    2Well You Needn't (feat Kahil El'Zabar - Ernest Dawkins & Joseph Bowie)6:23
    3Ancestral Song (feat Kahil El'Zabar - Ernest Dawkins & Joseph Bowie)10:07

    References

    The Continuum (album) Wikipedia


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