Gary Bartz NTU Troop - Celestial Blues from Harlem Bush Music Uhuru

Order the Top Shelf Series 180-gram vinyl LP reissue of Harlem Bush Music - Uhuru here: http://found.ee/BartzNTU_Amz-j "Harlem Bush Music – Uhuru" remains extremely relevant. Though the album came at a time when Black Consciousness and Black Pride were coming to the fore of American culture, current times are such that its message of struggle, love and hope transcends racial categories. That is both a great testament to the power of this music, as well as to the dawning fact in this country that we're all in this together," said All About Jazz. Joined by the inimitable Andy Bey on vocals, Junie Booth and Ron Carter on bass, Harold White on drums, and Nat Bettis on percussion, Bartz turns in a set of politically relevant, hard-grooving, funky, searching and essential soul-jazz. The centerpiece of the album is the righteously grooving, original seven-minute version of “Celestial Blues” featuring the incredible vocals of John Coltrane’s favorite vocalist, Andy Bey.