This is a limited edition compact disk with a full color 16-page insert booklet containing photos from the recording session and liner notes written by Dr. Theodore W. Burgh
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This minor blues opens with D. Gardner using his trumpet to beckon and reflect. He reminds us about what happened in Ghana and its contribution to the creation of the diaspora. Carefully placed harmonies from the sax and trombone buttress the haunting melody. There’s an eeriness underlying the melody that is difficult to explain but omnipresent. It may be a sense of mourning for the ancestors. Nevertheless, each solo is deeply sermonic—reminding to never forget what has happened. It is a Sankofa-like message.
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from Pan Africa,
track released January 13, 2023
Derrick Gardner - Trumpet
Vincent Gardner - Trombone
Robert Dixon - Alto & Tenor Saxophone
George Caldwell - Piano
Obasi Akoto - Bass
Kweku Sumbry - Drums & African Percussion
supported by 5 fans who also own “Blues for the Diaspora”
An incredibly rich record, where jazz gets mixed with a lot of other sounds influences, like classical music and hip-hop. It is also very accessible yet superberly played. It's a really great piece of musical work. Thibaut Devigne