Nathan Davis

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Nathan Davis celebrates the life and impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. with music as profound and far-reaching as its subject, veering from bold electric jazz-funk to meditative interludes complete with poetic spoken word narration read by University of Pittsburgh professor Donald M. Henderson.

With its large-scale supporting cast (including vocalist Brenda Joyce), vibrant horn arrangements, and unusual instrumentation, this is Davis' most ambitious and cinematic LP, operating on a canvas as vast as its creator's imagination.

PERSONNEL:

• Daniel Poupard, Nelson Harrison - (trombone)
• Chuck Austin, Clyde Bellin, Lew Soloff - (trumpet)
• Lee Gross - (baritone sax)
• Frank Cunimondo - (electric piano)
• Steve Boyd - (synthesizer, clavinet)
• Eric W. Johnson - (guitar)
• Mike Taylor - (bass)
• Joe Harris - (drums)
• Willie Amoaku - (percussion)
• Brenda Joyce - (vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Latin Happ'n
• A2. New Dues
• A3. I Believe In Him
• A4. Near Business

• SIDE B
• B1. Atlanta Walk
• B2. M.L.K.
• B3. Jesus Saves Us (Our Fight For Freedom)
• B4. Funk-a-Dilly Molly