Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Impressions [CD]

Listen to <i>'Impressions'</i> and dive into a kaleidoscope of sonorities coming from the wide-open vision of musical concepts of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. <p>For more than thirty years, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble has carried the American tradition of percussive jazz onward from a distinctly African-Chicago-American perspective. Founded in 1973 by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, this, their second album and first for Red Records (1982), is a much sought-after LP by collectors, with second-hand copies changing hands at incredibly high prices. </p> <p>Now reissued on both CD and LP, this long out of print masterpiece will be snapped up in a trice. </p> <p>Henry 'Light' Huff: soprano saxophone, harp, percussions <br>Ed Wilkerson: tenor saxophone, woodwinds, piano <br>Kahil El'zabar: drums, percussions <p>Recorded in Bologna, Italy, June 1981Restoration and digital transfer from original analogue tapes. Remastered by Rinaldo Donati. </p>