The Black Ark (Vinyl)
In the pantheon of classic free jazz, Noah Howardâs The Black Ark looms large. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City in 1969âjust prior to the alto saxophonistâs relocation to Europeâthe album was eventually released in 1972.
The Black Ark exhibits not only the power and imagination of Howardâs playing, but also his breadth as a composer and bandleader. Listeners expecting unrelenting blasts of âenergy musicâ might be surprised to find a cohesion atypical of free jazz; amidst the wild, impassioned solos, Howard weaves in Latin rhythms and fat-bottomed grooves.
In the pantheon of classic free jazz, Noah Howardâs The Black Ark looms large. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City in 1969âjust prior to the alto saxophonistâs relocation to Europeâthe album was eventually released in 1972.
The Black Ark exhibits not only the power and imagination of Howardâs playing, but also his breadth as a composer and bandleader. Listeners expecting unrelenting blasts of âenergy musicâ might be surprised to find a cohesion atypical of free jazz; amidst the wild, impassioned solos, Howard weaves in Latin rhythms and fat-bottomed grooves.
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In the pantheon of classic free jazz, Noah Howardâs The Black Ark looms large. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City in 1969âjust prior to the alto saxophonistâs relocation to Europeâthe album was eventually released in 1972.
The Black Ark exhibits not only the power and imagination of Howardâs playing, but also his breadth as a composer and bandleader. Listeners expecting unrelenting blasts of âenergy musicâ might be surprised to find a cohesion atypical of free jazz; amidst the wild, impassioned solos, Howard weaves in Latin rhythms and fat-bottomed grooves.
