Exploring musical connections one track at a time…
The same year as Pharoah Sanders’ Elevation (1974), saxophonist Joe Henderson enlisted that record’s violinist (Michael White) and percussionist (Kenneth Nash) for an ambitious, conceptual collaboration with the great Alice Coltrane.
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Our last post focussed on the cool ‘La Nevada’ by The Gil Evans Orchestra. The focus of today’s post will be on Yusef Lateef’s ‘Love Theme From Spartacus’ which like ‘La Nevada’, was also released in 1961.
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