Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio - Time & Condition (2023) [Hi-Res]

Malik King was an important part of the St Louis jazz scene of the 70's & 80's. He studied under Albert Ayler in NY in the early 70s before returning to the Midwest. He was a member of the Shirley Le Flore's ensemble "Free N' Concert". He also served as musical director of The Creative Arts & Expression Lab, The African Peoples Continuum, & The Black Arts Alliance, The worrier poets, The Human Arts Ensemble, as well as various Emerging Force Ensembles. Zimbabwe Nkenya (1953-2022), a creative artist and innovative musician, was brought up on army bases in the USA and Spain. He spent 30 years traveling and performing in New York, New Mexico, Arizona and St Louis. playing with a who's who of jazz. In New Mexico he became an integral part of the scene, producing and hosting the KUNM'S radio show "The house that jazz built" . Luckily Malik self released "Time & Condition" in 1982, capturing his work together with Qaiyim Shabazz. It's not just a crate diggers Holy Grail, but an important artistic and historic document of the St Louis scene. Time & Condition stands alone as a (very) individual, spiritual jazz classic. We hope this reissue will finally grant these musicians the wider acknowledgement & credit they deserved during their life time. played on NTS radio BBC radio 3 late junction



Tracklist:
1.01 - Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio - in Search of Spirits Past and Present (7:05)
1.02 - Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio - When Force Meet (10:29)
1.03 - Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio - Music to Me (5:32)
1.04 - Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio - Madagaskar (feat. Maurice Malik King) (8:51)
1.05 - Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio - In Between Space (4:15)