A Time for Healing (DELUXE EDITION) (Vinyl)

Chicagos legendary spiritual jazz shaman Kahil ElZabar returns, leading an enviable ensemble of young masters from his hometown.

Kahil ElZabar delivers yet another epic double LPs worth of ancient/future music for the mind, body and soul. From swinging jazz that sings of his Chicago pedigree, to talking drums and soothing spiritual grooves that reconnect Black Classical Music with its African roots. Multi-percussionist, band-leader, vocalist, composer, conductor and educator, Kahil ElZabar has been at the forefront of the unceasingly creative avant-garde jazz scene in Chicago and beyond for over 4 decades. Considered the pioneer of spiritual groove and Afrocentric jazz.

ElZabar explores the gamut of Great Black Music in America, tracing its lineage through all the movements thats flourished in Chicago, from the blues to R&B, soul, gospel, house music, spiritual jazz, and then back to all of its common African roots. This is captured brilliantly on the title track, where kalimba and spirit bowls evoke the ancestors, before the horns commence a yearning refrain, calling for guidance and healing. Then, ElZabars new tomorrow hails its arrival on The Coming Of Spring, a beautiful swinging number full of joy and hope.

The album closes on a beautiful and hauntingly sparse treatment of Gershwins Summertime. Centered around ElZabars legendary kalimba playing and a hummed groove. Wilkes, Collier and ElZabar deliver the standards well-travelled melody with unheard depths and heart-wrenching spirituality.

Recorded in December 2020 in Chicago, A Time For Healing is not only the answer to the urgent questions asked by ElZabars America the Beautiful; its spiritual and ever probing human journey offers a regenerative opus in the face of growing global anxiety. What the world needs right now is exactly what ElZabar and his quartet have on offer: A Time for Healing.

1. A Time for Healing 13:09 2. Drum Talk (Runn in the Streets) 06:47 3. Urban Shaman 10:44 4. Eddie Harris 07:54 5. The Coming of Spring 09:21 6. Resolution 08:30 7. Well Get Through This 06:04 8. Time IS 10:56 9. Summertime 04:27

• Format Detail: 2LP Deluxe 2xLP 180g audiophile vinyl in deep pocket reverse cardboard with original artwork and ins
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Jazz