Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Discography of CDs

Mama's House Live is the latest project from the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble with its revamped line-up featuring trumpeter Corey Wilkes and reedist/percussionist Ernest Dawkins. Sure to become a legendary recording due to the prolific telepathy and technica It was actually saxophonist Ed Wilkerson, Jr. who founded the two-horns-plus-drums format of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble with ...

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble CD discography Kahil El'Zabar's longstanding Ethnic Heritage Ensemble return with a live gig recorded at Ascension Loft (El'Zabar's performance space) in 2006. El'Zabar is a rhythm master who realized the power of the groove long ago and his ability to set up mesmerizing rhythms is on full display here. Guitarist Fareed Haque plays mostly a rhythm ...

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble albums The ever-evolving lineup of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble keeps one thing consistent -- producing great records. This version is one of the best, featuring Kahil El'Zabar on drums, percussion, and mbira; Joseph Bowie on trombone and percussion; Ernest "Khabeer" Dawkins on alto and tenor sax, as well as percussion; and special guest Fareed Haque ...

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble music CDs Kahil El'Zabar, drums, earth drums, kalimba; Corey Wilkes, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion; Ernest Dawkins, alto and tenor saxophone, percussion; Fareed Haque, electric and acoustic guitar. In a Down Beat review of their previous Delmark album, Freedom J

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble discography Here's another version of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, led by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar. Saxophonist and percussionist Ernest Dawkins is the new member, joining trombonist Joseph Bowie and percussionist Atu Harold Murray. While the material is jazz and avant in nature, there is also an underscored African presence, especially in the percussion. El'Zabar claims composer's ...

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble songs Live Recording Audio Mixers: Kahil El'Zabar; Steve Wagner . Liner Note Author: Mark Masters. Recording information: Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL (09/15/1997/09/16/1997). Photographers: Stephen White; Joseph Bowie. Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Kahil El'Zabar, Joseph Bowie, Atu Harald Murray, Ernest "Khabeer" Dawkins. Personnel: Ernest Dawkins (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); Atu Harold Murray (flute, drums); Joseph Bowie (trombone, congas, djembe, percussion); Kahil ...

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble CD discography Track Listing of songs: Hang Tuff; Bobo; Afro Slick; Peace on Earth; Trane in Mind; Indestructible Consciousness;

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble albums Track Listing of songs: Oceans Deep; Ornette; Hit Me; Take the "A" Train; Alika Rising; Ode to the True Crusader; Mis-Taken Brilliance; Nia; Gwenyana; Dance With the Ancestors;

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble music CDs Recorded in Chicago -- the original home turf for all three of these cats -- the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble's 21st Century Union March furthers their reputation, after the Art Ensemble of Chicago, as hauling together the many different aspects of African and African American music, both traditional and popular, and bringing them together in a way that is truly edifying to the listener. Drummer/percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, saxophonist Ed Wilkerson, and trombonist Joe Bowie have created an infectious, utterly intoxicating brew of African folk songs (complete with ritual instruments), rhythm marches, R&B honking, bop caesuras, and blues stomping that is inseparable from tradition yet extends its relevancy into a new era. Often these music forms -- in fact almost always -- are combined within the same tune. So on "Crumb Puck Let You Slide," the slippery blues and R&B feel is entwined ...