THEATRE WEST – BOW TO THE PEOPLE ( 1976 ).ONE OF THE BEST SOUL & FUNK ALBUMS,WITH BEN WILSON ( IN THE CLASSIC :LON MOSHE & SOUTHERN FREEDOM ARKESTRA ‎– LOVE IS WHERE THE SPIRIT LIES .1976 & 1977 ) , DELBERT TAYLOR ( TWO IN THE CLASSIC :MALONE & BARNES AND SPONTANEOUS SIMPLICITY ‎) , SAM CARTER...Founder Clarence Young III had been a Vietnam Vet in the US Air Force and was part of a theatrical troupe entertaining soldiers in 15 countries. When he returned home in 1969, he started a theatre company in Dayton as an outlet for inner city youth to come together and express themselves. Young became widely respected as a playwright and 1971 was a breakthrough year as he received national accolades for his off-Broadway plays Perry’s Mission and The System, portraying black lives in America as life in a penitentiary. At its height, Theatre West involved around 27 members. “Everybody played everything and did everything,” recalls bassist Sigmond Dillard. “We all had to sing, dance and act all the time. If someone messed up, you came in. It was a tight unit and we were constantly helping each other out.”..

 https://black-fire.bandcamp.com/album/bow-to-the-people

Theatre West – Bow To The People

Sello:
Strut – STRUT252CD
Formato:
CD, Album
País:
Germany
Publicado:
2021
Género:
Jazz, Funk / Soul
Estilo:
Jazz-Funk

Lista de Títulos

1 Searching For Ourselves 3:42
2 Crossroads 7:22
3 Bow To The People 3:04
4 Black Love 5:57
5 One Little Chance 2:57
6 Big Brother 5:10
7 Children Of Tomorrow's Dreams 4:05
8 No More Junk 4:08
9 Della Get Down 4:58
10 I Am A Woman 5:10
11 I Really Like It 4:00
12 Puppet 6:14
13 Cool Out Your Mind 6:20
14 Man Of Many Means (Previously Unreleased) 5:01
15 I Don't Know Much About Love 3(Previously Unreleased) 2:50


Clarence Young III: Vocals, Piano
Sigmond Dillard: Electric Bass
Sam Carter: Drums
Delbert Taylor: Trumpet, Piano, Vocals
Herbert Nelson: Alto Saxophone
Ben Wilson: Vibraphone
Bruce Anthoney Davis, Carl Payne, Bobby Collins, Beneda Brown: Vocals

Strut presents one of the most in-demand and significant albums from the archives of Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records, ‘Bow To The People’ (1976) by theatre collective Theatre West, based out of Dayton, Ohio.

Founder Clarence Young III had been a Vietnam Vet in the US Air Force and was part of a theatrical troupe entertaining soldiers in 15 countries. When he returned home in 1969, he started a theatre company in Dayton as an outlet for inner city youth to come together and express themselves. Young became widely respected as a playwright and 1971 was a breakthrough year as he received national accolades for his off-Broadway plays Perry’s Mission and The System, portraying black lives in America as life in a penitentiary. At its height, Theatre West involved around 27 members. “Everybody played everything and did everything,” recalls bassist Sigmond Dillard. “We all had to sing, dance and act all the time. If someone messed up, you came in. It was a tight unit and we were constantly helping each other out.”

“There were so many talented and gifted people in our troupe,” continues Dillard. “Rita Brown went on to New York, starring in the film Disco Godfather during the late ‘70s. Bruce Davis went on to work regularly on Broadway in Chicago, All That Jazz and more. Our Musical Director was Delbert Taylor and he also played with Gil Scott Heron’s Midnight Band and with Slave afterwards in the early ‘80s. Vibes player Ben Wilson and I also played regularly with Gil.”

Recorded at Arrest studios in Washington in ’76, ‘Bow To The People’ brought together songs from several of Theatre West’s best known plays including Bow To The People, The System and Black Love and unflinchingly explored serious issues around drug addiction, mental health and cultural awareness. “The whole idea of Bow To The People was to honour our black forefathers,” explains Dillard. “It was important to do that for the kids that didn’t know.”

Shelved following the original recording, the Bow To The People album eventually surfaced on a limited CD on Black Fire in 1993. Now receiving its first full international release, the album features the previously unreleased tracks ‘Man Of Many Means’ and ‘I Don’t Knpw Much About Love’ and has been remastered from the original tapes by The Carvery.

plus info:

https://enbuscadelamusicaperdidayotros.blogspot.com/2021/02/theatre-west-theatre-west-1976-various.html

THEATRE WEST – THEATRE WEST ( 1976 ) VARIOUS – SOUL LOVE NOW: THE BLACK FIRE RECORDS STORY 1975-1993.CLASSIC SOUL & INCREDIBLE VIBES,SPIRITUAL JAZZ,JAZZ-FUNK,PERFECT TRACKS ( AND INTRODUCTION IN OTHER GEMS IN LP´S ) .INCLUDE ONENESS OF JUJU–AFRICAN RHYTHMS (LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC, 1975).Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, Theatre West was a music and drama troupe that travelled and performed throughout the US during the 1970s. Made up of musicians, singers and dancers, it was led by composer and playwright Clarence Young III. “The group gained local and national fame In 1971 with the production of ‘The System’, which portrays the plight of being black in a prison called America ... performing skits, songs and dances based on the theme that black people are ‘children of tomorrow...

 https://www.backatcharecords.com/product/theatre-west-limited-ep

https://black-fire.bandcamp.com/album/soul-love-now-the-black-fire-records-story-1975-1993

Strut present the first ever compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, spanning 1975 to 1993.

Formed by DJ and record producer Jimmy Gray in Richmond, Virginia, and following in the footsteps of other influential black-owned independent labels like Strata-East and Tribe, the foundation of Black Fire coincided with saxophonist James “Plunky” Branch returning to Richmond from New York to form Oneness Of Juju.
The band’s ‘African Rhythms’ album in 1975 was the perfect fusion of jazz, deep African polyrhythms and empowering lyrics and bassist Muzi Branch, a trained artist, created the first of many Black Fire hand-illustrated sleeves for this release.
The album set the tone for a series of landmark releases on the label including Oneness Of Juju’s ‘Space Jungle Luv’ (1976) and debuts from soulman Wayne Davis (1976) and early go go pioneers Experience Unlimited (1977).
Gray continued to use his influence and strong A&R instincts to bring in more key artists – great jazz players like Byard Lancaster and
Hamiet Bluiett, Ghanaian master percussionist Okyerema Asante and talented collectives including Southern Energy Ensemble and music / drama troupe Theatre West. Due to personal and cashflow issues, many releases had to be canned and only surfaced subsequently on CD releases during the early ‘90s.

‘Soul Love Now’ brings together some of the many highlights
from the label onto one essential compilation. Opening with Theatre West’s powerful soul message ‘Children of Tomorrow’s Dreams’, the tracks include a Byard Lancaster recording with Tunde Kuboye’s Drummers Of Ibadan in Nigeria and Lon Moshe’s driving jazz dance classic ‘Doin’ The Carvin’ For Thabo’. Wayne Davis brings the explosive gospel rare groove ‘Look At The People’ while Plunky’s JuJu and Oneness Of Juju feature with three tracks spanning their career, including
a storming previously unreleased version of the classic ‘African Rhythms’ recorded in DC in 1975.
‘Black Fire’ features extended sleeve notes with extended interviews with musicians from the label and includes a reprint of one of the three Black Fire magazines published by Jimmy Gray which predated the launch of the label. 

https://soundcloud.com/backatcharecords/theatre-west-children-of-tomorrows-dreams-1976

https://soundcloud.com/backatcharecords/theatre-west-cool-out-your-mind-1976

https://soundcloud.com/backatcharecords/theatre-west-no-more-junk-1976

https://soundcloud.com/backatcharecords/theatre-west-searching-for-ourselves-1976

Limited 12" EP w/full colour art-work - Four recordings of Theatre West on vinyl for the first time from the vaults of Black Fire Records.

Originally recorded in 1976 in DC for Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records (Oneness Of JuJu, Experience Unlimited, Okyerema Asante ‎etc), Theatre West’s studio efforts remained shelved until 1993 when a local CD-only release was made available from Gray’s tape archives as evidence of its existence.

Now in November 2019, Theatre West’s recordings are released on vinyl for the first time by Backatcha Records thanks to James ‘Plunky Nkabinde’ Branch who supplied the original master tapes recorded at Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, DC.

Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, Theatre West was a music and drama troupe that travelled and performed throughout the US during the 1970s. Made up of musicians, singers and dancers, it was led by composer and playwright Clarence Young III.

“The group gained local and national fame In 1971 with the production of ‘The System’, which portrays the plight of being black in a prison called America ... performing skits, songs and dances based on the theme that black people are ‘children of tomorrow's dream, today's spirit, and tomorrow's hope." (WSU Guardian Student Publication, 1972)

Fellow musician and composer Delbert Taylor was Musical Director for Theatre West. A Dayton native known for his work with Slave and Gil Scott Heron’s Midnight Band, he’d previously recorded with The Fabulous Originals on their one-off sought-after funk burner 45 ‘It Ain't Fair But It's Fun’. By the mid-70s he was based in Washington, DC alongside fellow Theatre West and Midnight Band players including vibes-player Ben Wilson and bass-man Sigmond Dillard, often collaborating on recordings with local jazz musicians.

Performing a play called ‘Black Love’ in theatres around the city, Theatre West’s musical output was all soul, funk and jazz, catching the attention of disc jockey Jimmy Gray who was scouting for talent for his new Black Fire imprint. Alongside Clarence Thomas and his troupe, Gray co-produced an album’s worth of Theatre West recordings at Arrest Studios. However, due to funding shortages and other commitments, the tapes never materialised onto record until now.

LON MOSHE & SOUTHERN FREEDOM ARKESTRA ‎– LOVE IS WHERE THE SPIRIT LIES ( 1976 & 1977 ) . ONE OF THE BEST SPIRITUAL JAZZ ALBUMS. ( NDIKHO XABA & THE NATIVES, ONENESS OF JUJU ).EKA ETE JACKIE LEWIS ,MELVIN GLOVER,REGGIE BRISBANE,NDIKHO XABA,MARVIN DANIELS,BEN WILSON ...

 

 

Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra – Love Is Where The Spirit Lies
Sello:
Strut – STRUT239LP, Black Fire – STRUT239LP
Formato:
2 x Vinilo, LP, Album, Reissue
País:
Europe
Publicado:
4 dic 2020
Género:
Jazz
Estilo:
Modal, Free Jazz, Latin Jazz

Lista de TítulosOcultar créditos

A1 Prayer For Saude
Written-By – Lon Moshe, Ngoma Hill
Written-By – Lon Moshe, Ngoma Hill 3:07
A2 Survival Raga #9
Written-By – Lon Moshe, Ngoma Hill
Written-By – Lon Moshe, Ngoma Hill 8:56
B1 Love Is Where The Spirit Lies
Written-By – Eka-Ete Jackie Lewis, Lon Moshe
Written-By – Eka-Ete Jackie Lewis, Lon Moshe 14:53
C1 Doin' The Carvin For Thabo
Written-By – Lon Moshe
Written-By – Lon Moshe 5:37
C2 The Hutch
Written-By – Lon Moshe
Written-By – Lon Moshe 4:27
D1 Low Ghost
Written-By – Lon Moshe
Written-By – Lon Moshe 6:10
D2 Ballad For Bobby Hutcherson
Written-By – Lon Moshe
Written-By – Lon Moshe 6:54



Compañías, etc.

Copyright fonográfico ℗ – Black Fire Records
Copyright © – K7 Music GmbH
Discográfica – !K7 Label Group
Discográfica – Black Fire Records
Publicado por – Black Fire Music
Publicado por – Shekere Music
Grabado en – Arrest Recording Studios
Mezclado en – Walton Recording
Licencia de – N.A.M.E. Brand Records
Cortado_en – The Carvery
Prensado por – Takt Direct – 0648860
Prensado por – Takt Direct – 0648907
Diseñado en – Studio Auto

Créditos

6-String Bass [Fender] – Tommy Spencer (2)
Bass – Calvin Craddock, Freddie Williams (12) (pistas: D1, D2)
Cover [Original], Artwork By – Mary E. Greer Mudiku*
Drums – Hugh Peterson* (pistas: D1, D2), Reggie Brisbane, Jr.*
Engineer – Nivram (4)
Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Shekere – Marvin Daniels
Graphic Design [Reissue] – Matt Thame
Guitar – "Ras Mel" Melvin Glover, Jr.*
Liner Notes [New Sleeve Notes] – Plunky Branch*
Mixed By [Digital] – Shannon Walton
Percussion, Congas, Bells – Ndikho Xaba
Photography By – J. Plunky Branch*
Piano – Atiba Rudy Tyson (pistas: D1, D2), Nathaniel "Nat" Lee*, Timothy A. Hall*
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By [Digital] – Jimmy Gray
Producer, Vibraphone, Marimba, Arranged By – Lon Moshe
Remastered By, Lacquer Cut By [Vinyl Cut] – Frank Merritt
Vibraphone – Ben Wilson (28)
Vocals – Robin Bolling
Vocals, Arranged By – Eka-Ete Jackie Lewis
Words By [Poetry], Violin – Ngoma Hill

Notas
First international reissue on vinyl, double LP, with insert

Originally released on Black Fire in 1977 (BF19804)

Recorded June 3rd, 1976 and September 14th, 1977

http://ajbenjamin2beta.blogspot.com/2008/12/lon-moshes-southern-freedom-arkestra.html

Lon Moshe's Southern Freedom Arkestra: Love is Where the Spirit Lies

I just can't get enough of the music created on the Black Fire label during its run in latter half of the 1970s. This particular album credited to Lon Moshe (who was part of James Plunky Branch's bands Juju and Oneness of Juju). The tunes on Love is Where the Spirit Lies are very spiritual kozmigroov jams that are certainly influenced by early Juju (just check those first two Strata East albums), but also draw upon the sound and vision of such cats as Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, early to mid 1970s Don Cherry, and early Mtume. Fans of those artists or of the Strata East label will probably groove on this one.

Just a word of warning: the sound files are ones I found via p2p networks a few years ago and the last track is badly messed up (if this were the good old days of analog sound media, I'd swear that half of that particular track had been accidentally taped over). The rest of the album should play just fine. Who knows, perhaps I will have incited someone to hook us up with a better version. Like a lot of the albums from the Black Fire back catalogue, this one goes in and out of print. I've just never had the good fortune to have the coin when it has been commercially available. Some day perhaps.

Personnel:
Lon Moshe - Vibraphone, Marimba
Eka Ete Jackie Lewis - Vocals
Robin Bolling - Vocals
Ngoma Hill - Poetry, Violin
Ras Mel Melvin Glover - Guitar
Nathanel Nat Lee - Acoustic Piano
Timothy A. Hall - Piano
Calvin Craddock - Bass
Tommy Spencer - 6 String Fender Bass
Reggie Brisbaine Jr. - Drums
Ndikho Xaba - Percussion, Conga, Bells
Marvin Daniels - Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Shekere
Ben Wilson - Vibraphone

Tracks:
1. Prayer for Saude
2. Love is Where the Spirit Lies
3. The Hutch
4. Doin' the Carvin' for Thabo
5. Survival Raga #9
6. Low Ghost
7. Ballad for Bobby Hutcherson

Recorded June 3, 1976 and September 14, 1977 at Arrest Recording Studio, Washington DC. Released on Black Fire, catalogue # BF 19804.

Malone & Barnes And Spontaneous Simplicity ‎– Freedom Serenade ( 1975 ).One of the best soul,funk,smooth jazz albums.Allan Barnes, Andre Richardson, Brian Jackson, Curtis Pope, Delbert Taylor, Johnny Malone,Siggie Dillard

 

Malone & Barnes And Spontaneous Simplicity ‎– Freedom Serenade

Label:

Humpin' International Records ‎– none

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

1975

Genre:

Jazz, Funk / Soul

Style:

Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Workin' Plan	3:18
A2	Warp Ten	3:25
A3	Up 'N Comin'	2:40
A4	Moonstruck	3:28
B1	Galactic Interlude	2:45
B2	Road Man	3:13
B3	Freedom Serenade (A Tribute To Paul Robeson)	3:40
B4	Journey To The Stars	4:12
B5	Galatic Interlude (Reprise)	1:18

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – Senrab Productions, Inc.
• Published By – Lonebar Music

Credits






Artwork – Alfred Smith (2)
Bass – Siggie Dillard, Tom McKenzie (4)
Bells – Sam Carter
Congas, Timbales, Percussion – Andre Richardson (2)
Drums – John Bebbs, Pero Jacobs
Guitar – Tony Harrod*, Tom Newman (6)
Horn [Afro] – Herbert Nelson III
Horns [Afro], Clarinet, Flute, Synthesizer, Piano – Allan Barnes
Layout – Jackie Sealey
Lead Vocals, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Jonni Malone*
Music By, Lyrics By, Producer – Barnes*, Malone*
Soloist [Piano] – Brian Jackson (tracks: B3)
Soloist [Trumpet] – Curtis Pope (tracks: A2)
Trumpet – Elano Coles
Trumpet, Vocals, Piano – Delbert Taylor
Vibraphone [Vibes], Talking Drum [African] – Ben Wilson (28)
Vocals – Elette Boyce

 

 

https://www.ubiquityrecords.com/artists/MALONE-and-BARNES.html

 

Biography

Singer and songwriter Johnny Malone met saxophonist and flautist Allan Barnes while they were students at Howard University in Washington DC in the 1960's. In addition to being under the tutelage of Donald Byrd who was head of Jazz Studies, they were classmates with future stars like Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, and Angela Winbush. Barnes was already a member of the hugely popular soul jazz pioneers The Blackbyrds.

?We were at crest of the wave of early jazz fusion, plus the culture at Howard was a little outside of the box. We had great teachers ? it was an ideal place to study and learn,? explains Barnes.

When the two friends formed Malone Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity (named after the tune by Sun-Ra, whose band Barnes regularly appeared with when in Washington, DC) the collaboration yielded Freedom Serenade, an album of super spacey and spiritual jazz funk. Released in limited quantity in 1976, on their Humpin? International label, this rare and underground album bears the hallmarks of contemporaries like the Blackbyrds, the Mizell Brothers and DC neighbors Oneness of Ju-Ju. "Warp Ten" features a solo battle between Barnes and trumpeter Curtis Pope (of the Isley Bros and Wilson Pickett bands). Songs such as "Moonstruck" and "Journey to the Stars" are DJ-friendly futuristic funk tracks with a sci-fi flavored nod to peers Funkadelic and Parliament.

Freedom Serenade was a tribute to Paul Robeson who died in January of the year the album was released. The multi-lingual American actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin peace prize laureate was a huge influence on the duo. ?My father raised me on Paul Robeson,? says Malone. ?I was enamored, he was such a great individual being intellectual, athletic and an artist ? I don?t have enough words to describe him, we all admired him,? he adds.

The album features the nucleus of the Malone Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity group and some well-known local guests. Johnny Malone was on lead vocal, piano, clavinet, and synthesizer, Allan Barnes on ?afro horns,? clarinet and flutes, Tom Newman on guitar, John Bebbs on drums, Siggie Dillard on bass, Andre Richardson on congas, timbales, percussion and Delbert Taylor playing trumpet, vocals and piano. Guests included Brian Jackson, of Gil Scott Heron fame, and Curtis Pope, music director for Wilson Pickett, on trumpet amongst others.

?Curtis Pope would talk trash to any other trumpet player apart from Delbert,? remembers Barnes. ?He was very flamboyant but a world class and very fine player. And together with Delbert they really had an incredible sound.?

The album recording process began in Virginia in a studio owned by Lloyd Price. But disagreements over mixes for a single meant that certain tracks were remixed at Sound Factory, Westlake studios, the Hit Factory and even Electric Ladyland. Multiple backers were interested in the album and helped fund the mass mixing sessions. Eventually ?Road Man? and ?Journey to the Stars? were released on a limited run 7? single. Unfortunately the tapes for the different mixes have long been lost.

Inspired by a live performance by Malone Barnes, Alfred Smith painted a picture which hung in the lounge at the University of DC. Smith made a copy for the band who used it for the album art to Freedom Serenade, although to keep costs down they re-produced the painting in sepia tone.

Prior to meeting Barnes, Malone was in a band called Odyssey which went on to became the Final Frontier. Their name was inspired by the introduction to the TV show Star Trek and was meant to illustrate the idea of playing the opposite of ?inside?, by playing in outer space. Barnes and Malone met when Malone?s father insisted he go to Howard because it was a good school that was closer to the family home. Allan was already in the Blackbyrds and released several albums before leaving Howard. After leaving the Blackbyrds line-up Barnes joined Malone in a band called Golden Story and they played a regular gig at the Sagittarius club in DC. The band was named after a series of books Malone read as a child. And just like the books he had hope that the combination with Barnes would have a fairytale ending. However, the gig did not last more than a few months. Barnes went on the road but returned to record Freedom Serenade as Malone Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity in 1976.

After the albums release family commitments took Barnes to the West Coast while Malone went to work with Carl Anderson.

Washington DC was a musical melting pot and both Malone and Barnes rubbed shoulders with many musical greats over the years. Malone was friends with Hilton Felton and used to hang out and practice. Coincidentally their sons are now friends and also recording and releasing music together. Barnes managed Hot Tea, a group made up of Elette Boyce (who guests on Freedom Serenade), Tawatha Agee (of Mtume), and Angela Winbush. Louise West was their attorney, and is also listed as a booking contact for Malone Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity on the original LP art. She went on to have success as attorney for Zulema, Al Jarreau and later in life with Timbaland and Missy Elliot. Malone and Barnes? writing and playing skills also surfaced on work released by other artists. They co-wrote several tunes putting A Taste of Honey on the map with "Boogie Oogie Oogie" and "Disco Dancin'". Later on Malone joined The Exciting Allan Barnes Band on the West Coast after coming out of retirement for 3 or 4 years in the early 1980s. Together again they released a follow-up album in 1984 called "The Caretaker" which featured Fred Wesley on trombone and Larry, Fonce and Rod Mizell on production. 

 

 

Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra ‎– Love is Where the Spirit Lies. One of the best spiritual jazz albums. ( Ndikho Xaba & The Natives, Oneness Of Juju )

Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra ‎– Love is Where the Spirit Lies ( 1977 )

http://ajbenjamin2beta.blogspot.com/2008/12/lon-moshes-southern-freedom-arkestra.html

https://black-fire.bandcamp.com/album/love-is-where-the-spirit-lies

Lon Moshe's Southern Freedom Arkestra: Love is Where the Spirit Lies

I just can't get enough of the music created on the Black Fire label during its run in latter half of the 1970s. This particular album credited to Lon Moshe (who was part of James Plunky Branch's bands Juju and Oneness of Juju). The tunes on Love is Where the Spirit Lies are very spiritual kozmigroov jams that are certainly influenced by early Juju (just check those first two Strata East albums), but also draw upon the sound and vision of such cats as Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, early to mid 1970s Don Cherry, and early Mtume. Fans of those artists or of the Strata East label will probably groove on this one.

Just a word of warning: the sound files are ones I found via p2p networks a few years ago and the last track is badly messed up (if this were the good old days of analog sound media, I'd swear that half of that particular track had been accidentally taped over). The rest of the album should play just fine. Who knows, perhaps I will have incited someone to hook us up with a better version. Like a lot of the albums from the Black Fire back catalogue, this one goes in and out of print. I've just never had the good fortune to have the coin when it has been commercially available. Some day perhaps.

Personnel:
Lon Moshe - Vibraphone, Marimba
Eka Ete Jackie Lewis - Vocals
Robin Bolling - Vocals
Ngoma Hill - Poetry, Violin
Ras Mel Melvin Glover - Guitar
Nathanel Nat Lee - Acoustic Piano
Timothy A. Hall - Piano
Calvin Craddock - Bass
Tommy Spencer - 6 String Fender Bass
Reggie Brisbaine Jr. - Drums
Ndikho Xaba - Percussion, Conga, Bells
Marvin Daniels - Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Shekere
Ben Wilson - Vibraphone

Tracks:
1. Prayer for Saude
2. Love is Where the Spirit Lies
3. The Hutch
4. Doin' the Carvin' for Thabo
5. Survival Raga #9
6. Low Ghost
7. Ballad for Bobby Hutcherson

Recorded June 3, 1976 and September 14, 1977 at Arrest Recording Studio, Washington DC. Released on Black Fire, catalogue # BF 19804.