The Pyramids & Idris Ackamoor - Birth / Speed / Merging (2022)
Artist: The Pyramids, Idris Ackamoor
Title: Birth / Speed / Merging
Year Of Release: 1976 / 2022
Label: Strut
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 1:28:26
Total Size: 581 / 207 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Birth / Speed / Merging
Year Of Release: 1976 / 2022
Label: Strut
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 1:28:26
Total Size: 581 / 207 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Aomawa (Part 1) (05:35)
2. Birth / Speed / Merging, Pt. 1 (02:08)
3. Birth / Speed / Merging, Pt. 2 (00:29)
4. Birth / Speed / Merging, Pt. 3 (01:42)
5. Birth / Speed / Merging, Pt. 4 (03:23)
6. Reaffirmation (Part 1) (02:13)
7. Reaffirmation (Part 2) (02:11)
8. Reaffirmation (Part 3) (01:08)
9. Reaffirmation (Part 4) (02:04)
10. Jamaican Carnival (Part 1) (05:07)
11. Jamaican Carnival (Part 2) (01:34)
12. Black Man And Woman Of The Nile (Part 1) (02:08)
13. Black Man And Woman Of The Nile (Part 2) (06:46)
14. Black Man And Woman Of The Nile (Part 3) (05:51)
15. Black Man And Woman Of The Nile (Part 4) (01:46)
16. Birth / Speed / Merging (full version) (44:13)
Yet another great lost black group of the '70s, the Pyramids grabbed what the Art Ensemble was dealing and put a California twist on it. The result is something thoroughly enjoyable and soaked with enough musicianship and Eastern influence to claim a small corner of R&B as their own. This is good stuff, and if you're into the groove Archie Shepp or Pharoah Sanders put down in the '70s, this could well be something you'll dig. Those who've tired of the whole large-ensemble funk thing and want a little harder edge will probably groove to this too. ~ Rob Ferrier