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Vinyl LP pressing. The third from Night Dreamer's essential Direct-to-Disc sessions sees an incredible meeting between legendary US saxophonist Gary Bartz and leading UK spiritual jazz ensemble, Maisha, featuring two Bartz classics and three brand new joint songs written by both Bartz & Maisha in close collaboration. Having cut his teeth playing with the likes of Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Art Blakey and finally in 1970, Miles Davis at the peak of his electric period, Gary Bartz became a leading figure of the early-to-mid 70s spiritual jazz movement, releasing a string of ground-breaking albums on legendary NYC jazz tag Prestige Records with his NTU Troop, featuring classics such as InchCelestial BluesInch, InchUhuru DanceInch and InchI've Known RiversInch, before collaborating on Blue Note Records with the Mizell Brothers on the anthemic jazz funk of InchMusic Is My SanctuaryInch. An oeuvre much loved by soul jazzers and hip hop fans alike. Album Tracks 1. Harlem to Haarlem 2. The Stank 3. Leta's Dance 4. Uhuru Sasa 5. Dr. Follows Dance
