It will come as no surprise to fans of Azar Lawrence that his life's work is to bridge the gap between his listeners and the Elementals (the spiritual essences of the four elements earth, air, fire and water). For over four decades he has unstintingly explored music as a healing force, and the mystical connections between past and future, myth and fact, the physical world and that which is beyond. . Lawrence hopes that in a holistic sense, Elementals encourages a spiritual awakening. "All of this music is healing music; that's our whole concept is to heal and uplift," he explains. "If it's delivered and received on the right level, it will raise our own vibrations and bring us in touch with those higher spirits that respond when the music is pure with love and joy." It also happens to be an intensely powerful and swinging recording.
PERSONNEL:
AZAR LAWRENCE, soprano & tenor saxophones BENITO GONZALES, keyboards JEFF LITTLETON, bass MARVIN "Smitty" SMITH, drums MUNYUNGO JACKSON, percussion with Oren Waters, John Barnes, Greg Poree, Mayuto Correa & Joe BlockerRecorded at No Sound Recording Studio, Pasadina, CA on September 1, 2016TRACKS: 01. La Bossa 02. Eye of the Needle 03. Elementals 04. Brazilian Girls 05. Solar Winds 06. Koko 07. African Chant 08. Sing to the World It's Easy to Remember 09. Karma Sutra