Khan Jamal
Legendary ensemble led by talented if underrated vibraphonist Khan Jamal. The players masterfully combine all the currents of Afro-American music - jazz, r\'n\'b, blues, funk and more - in a manner not imitative of but somehow informed by the spiritually Afro-Astral work of Sun Ra.
Legendary ensemble led by talented if underrated vibraphonist Khan Jamal. The players masterfully combine all the currents of Afro-American music - jazz, r\'n\'b, blues, funk and more - in a manner not imitative of but somehow informed by the spiritually Afro-Astral work of Sun Ra.
The Traveller
One of the best of vibraphonist Khan Jamal's SteepleChase albums, this set matches Jamal with the great South African bassist Johnny Dyani, and drummer Leroy Lowe. Together they interpret five of Jamal's originals (plus John Coltrane's "Equinox"), pe…
Give the Vibes Some
Bomb! Khan Jamal doesn't need much introduction: Born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, he was a jazz vibraphone and marimba player from Philly. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970 with Byard Lancaster. In 1974, during one of his many trips to t…
Drum Dance to the Motherland
Tip! There’s not another album on the planet that sounds even remotely like vibraphonist Khan Jamal’s eccentric, one-of-a-kind masterpiece, Drum Dance To The Motherland. Thirty years after its release, the album’s tapestry of sound, fearless abstract…
Infinity
Vibe’s Maestro Khan Jamal’s “Infinity” features a Stellar line up, a drums and percussion-rich sextet that features altoist Byard Lancaster and a Philadelphia-based rhythm section, Clifton Burton on harmonica and the legendary free drummer Sunny Murr…