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Born Under The Heat album for sale by Johnny Mbizo Dyani was released Dec 20, 1996 on the Allegro label. For this session, recorded only six weeks after Afrika on Steeplechase, South African bassist Johnny Dyani continued the use of a six-or seven-member ensemble and inched closer to the sort of music Abdullah Ibrahim, one of his mentors, was creating at around the same time with his band Ekaya. Born Under The Heat buy CD music The edgy roughness and avant-garde affinity shown in his earlier ensembles with John Tchicai and Dudu Pukwana have been replaced by a slightly smoother (though, certainly, still rambunctious) sound and more song-oriented pieces. Born Under The Heat songs The band's a strong one, however, the compositions are engaging and the soloing imaginative. A couple of the pieces, including "Song for the Workers," still have the aching, bitter quality of his best work. Dyani spends a good deal of time on piano ("Wish You Sunshine" is a solo piano feature), again evincing Ibrahim's influence but in the process sacrificing bass duties to Thomas Ostergren who, on electric bass, can't quite plumb the same depths as Dyani. There's little to dislike here and fans of bands like Ekaya will find much to savor, but those who remember his prior, more adventurous work with great fondness may be somewhat disappointed. ...See Full Description

Johnny Mbizo Dyani - Born Under The Heat Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	Winnie Mandela
	2	Wish You Sunshine
	3	Portrait of Tete Mbambisa
	4	Lament for Crossroads
	5	Boys from Somafco
	6	Namibia
	7	Song for the Workers
	8	Musician's Musician
	9	Let My People Get Some Freedom

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CD Universe Part number	4560096
Label	Allegro
Orig Year	1983
Discs	1
Release Date	Dec 20, 1996
Studio/Live	Studio
Recording Time	62 minutes
Personnel	Charles Davis - alto saxophone Gilbert Matthews - drums Johnny Dyani - piano Jonas Gwangwa - trombone Thomas Ostergren - electric bass, bass guitar Ulf Adaker - trumpet Ed Epstein - tenor saxophone Krister Andersson Pierre Dorge - guitar Peter Radise