Harlem Bush Music

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Harlem Bush Music
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Compilation album by
Gary Bartz NTU Troop
Released1997
RecordedNovember 19 and 23, 1970 and January 1971 at Decca Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz-funk
Length76:45
Label Milestone
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Gary Bartz chronology
Home!
(1970)		Harlem Bush Music
(1997)		 Juju Street Songs
(1972)

Harlem Bush Music is a compilation of two albums by saxophonist Gary Bartz NTU Troop, recorded in 1970 and 1971 and released on the Milestone label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Muzik 9/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of AllMusic wrote: "How one finally looks at Harlem Bush Music -- is it music, politics, or something in between -- matters less than understanding the time and place that it was made. And whether one ultimately finds these efforts by the Gary Bartz Ntu Troop satisfying or tiring matters less than appreciating the adventurous spirit that went into making them". [2] All About Jazz stated: "Harlem Bush Music remains extremely relevant. Though the album came at a time when Black Consciousness and Black Pride were coming to the fore of American culture, current times are such that its message of struggle, love and hope transcends racial categories. That is both a great testament to the power of this music, as well as to the dawning fact in this country that we're all in this together". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Bartz except as indicated

  1. "Rise" – 5:28
  2. "People Dance" – 10:35
  3. "Du (Rain)" – 4:17
  4. "Drinking Song" (Gary Bartz, Maxine Bartz) – 5:17
  5. "Taifa" (Gary Bartz, Maxine Bartz) – 4:21
  6. "Parted" (Paul Laurence Dunbar) – 2:04
  7. "The Warriors' Song" – 6:09
  8. "Blue (A Folk Tale)" – 18:05
  9. "Uhuru Sasa" – 6:48
  10. "Vietcong" (Hakim Jami) – 5:16
  11. "Celestial Blues" (Andy Bey) – 7:34
  12. "The Planets" – 5:08

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Gary Bartz Selected Discography accessed February 10, 2015
  2. 1 2 Lankford, R. D., AllMusic Review, February 10, 2015
  3. ↑ Jones, Bob (April 1997). "Gary Bartz NTU Troop: Harlem Bush Music/Tafia And Uhuru" (PDF). Muzik . No. 23. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, December 29, 2004
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