Haki R. Madhubuti

A legendary album of spoken word and spiritual jazz – put together by The Institute of Positive Education in Chicago, and featuring wisdom and knowledge from the legendary Haki R Madhubuti!

The album alternates shorter vocal/musical tracks with longer ones that are pure post-Coltrane jazz – played by a group that includes Wallace Roney on trumpet, Byron Harrison on guitar, and Rufus Wright on piano – all working with saxophonist Agyei Akoto, who's also the music director of the set.

There's an incredibly positive feel to the set – one that tackles the issues of the time, but which does so with a sense of optimism that's extremely rare today – and which is part of the real charm of the album.

PERSONNEL:

• Agyei Akoto (saxophone, flute)
• Kehembe (vocals)
• Reed Tuckson (drums)
• Aiedo Mamadi (percussion)
• Wallace Roney (trumpet)
• Byron Harrison (guitar)
• Clarence Seay (bass)
• Rufus Wright (piano)
• Haki R Madhubuti (poetry, vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. We Are A Nation
• A2. Talking Stick
• A3. The Family
• A4. Black Woman
• A5. Walk The Way Of The New World

• SIDE B
• B1. Collectively
• B2. Rise, Vision, Comin
• B3. Black Man
• B4. We Wound Each Other