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Khan Jamal Quintet

Khan Jamal Quintet: Black Awareness

by Rex Butters
November 16, 2005

Vibraphonist Khan Jamal's fourth session for CIMP finds the veteran in the company of old friends for a relaxed atmosphere in which to blow. Longtime collaborator Byard Lancaster plays a sweetly inflected alto that's also capable of a bite. Trombonist Grachan Moncur III stays low-key, most times preferring understatement. Bassist Dylan Taylor and drummer Dwight James ...

Balafon Dance

By Khan Jamal Quintet

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Odean/ Just Us/ Principle/ Balafon Dance/ Summertime/ African Rhythm Tongues/ nobody no de trouble I see/ One for Hamp.

Khan Jamal Quintet: Balafon Dance

by Derek Taylor
December 2, 2002

With the continuing flood of current releases in creative improvised music, it’s sometimes easy to overlook artists who rarely receive or accept the opportunity to record. Mallet-maestro Khan Jamal is one such artist, and his return to the studio is reason for rejoicing. The added boon that colleagues like Moondoc and Campbell are in tow only ...