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01. SADAKA - You Make the Sunshine
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02. SADAKA - Black Encounters
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03. SADAKA - Outer Space Blues
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04. SADAKA - Children of the Universe
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05. SADAKA - African Violet
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06. SADAKA - Nights in Satin
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07. SADAKA - Premonition
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ARTIST
SADAKA
TITLE
Premonition
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
JAZZMAN RECORDS
CATALOG #
JMAN 077CD
JMAN 077CD
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
6/9/2015
The album
Premonition
is a masterpiece of spiritual jazz, and reflects the spiritual awakening of a natural musical genius,
Umlah Sadau Holt
. In the 1970s, Holt was involved in all kinds of jazz, reggae, and world music projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over time he absorbed the global rhythms that can only come from extensive involvement with a variety of international musicians, and he integrated them into his own developing ideas of jazz. When his friend
Emmanuel Nado
returned from Africa one day, Umlah was fascinated by his pictures and stories and was inspired to learn more about his heritage -- even to the extent of learning to play soccer! He was also inspired to use his skills to create music that would bridge the spiritual gap between the continent in which he now lived and that of his ancestors. Drawing upon his close friends and a varied selection of session musicians, the concept for an album developed, and eventually
Premonition
was born. Umlah composed and arranged all the songs on
Premonition
, his first and only album, and released it on his own private label in 1981. Yet despite an enthusiastic response from jazz aficionados and favorable reviews by the critics, as is often the case with independently produced records, sales were poor. In the time since, the LP has become an elusive -- and expensive -- collectors' item. With this first-ever reissue,
Premonition
finally receives the exposure it deserves. Here is an album that is the sole representation of an inspired jazz artist who had the talent and dedication to see his dreams materialize. A work significant and important enough in the heady realms of spiritual jazz to be rescued in its entirety from obscurity. Another exceptional album in the
Jazzman Holy Grail Series
.
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