Faruq Z BeyNorthwoods Improvisers - 19 Moons (6 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Faruq Z. Bey;Northwoods Improvisers
19 Moons
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Fountain
2. After Death
3. Mamaka II
4. Ayler
5. Moors
6. 19 Moons

Faruq Z. Bey of Griot Galaxy fame makes his first feature recording in over 15 years with the support of The Northwoods Improvisers. The albums feature the work of the great Detroit reedmaster. Thoughtful and rhythmic co... more »

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All Artists: Faruq Z. Bey;Northwoods Improvisers
Title: 19 Moons
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Entropy Stereo Recordings
Original Release Date: 2/1/2002
Release Date: 2/1/2002
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop
Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 783707456027

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19,000 Moons

Kevin J. Schoren | Midland, MI USA | 10/31/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Faruq Z. Bey of Detroit is a profesional at what he does. He is full of soul and feeling. Listening to this album over and over again will put you in a state of calm and warm emotion. This is at least the emotions that I got after listening to this album several times. The first few times I listened, I quite didn't get it. Musically satisfying I put it up there with Mingus and Coltrane. This music put the hairs of my body sticking straight up. My favorite track on the album is called "After Death". This song starts out with Faruq on sax creating overtones and slowly increasing strength and then the bass of Johnston hits and everthing is into one. Vibes, drums sax and bass!!! This is one of my favorite Jazz tunes of all time. This is in my top five of all time. This is an Album of spirituallity. Check it out!"

It Rarely Gets Better

Marc Beaudin | 07/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"19 Moons is one of those "must haves" to any fan of experimental jazz. The atmospheric layers create a aural journey that will take you to places you never knew existed but always knew were where you needed to be. And the really amazing thing is that the follow up albums ("Ashirai Pattern," "Auzar," "Rwanda," and "Infa'a") are even better. Get it now: if you're dissapointed, I'll come to your house and wash dishes for a year."