New York-based saxophonist Shamek Farrah's third album. The exotic and generous 'La Dee La La Song', the stormy and emotional 'Waitin' For Marvin', the explosive 'The White Lady' and the supple and beautiful 'And Along Came Ron Rahsaan' are all 4 great songs. Participating artists include Malachi Thompson, Sonelius Smith, and Kiyoto Fujiwara.

• Limited Edition
• Deep Jazz Reality series
• Presented by Universounds
• Produced by Yusuke Ogawa
• Mastered and Pressed in Japan!
• Includes OBI Strip

A lost soul jazz treasure – the legendary 3rd album from saxophonist Shamek Farrah, recorded after his first 2 sides for Strata East! The approach here is slightly different than that of the Strata sides – a bit more joyous and lyrical, with tunes that open up in waves of sound, color, and life – brightly pointing the way towards a new jazz vision that's really tremendous!

Farrah's working here with an assortment of players from the east coast underground of the time – as well as Chicago stalwart Malachi Thompson on trumpet, the great Sonelius Smith on piano, and vocalist Ghanniya green, who does some great Africanist scatting on the title track.

The whole thing's incredible – an exuberant set of longer tracks that easily matches the best classics on Strata East from the 70s, and the kind of album that we've treasured for years.

Recorded at Sound Ideas New York City, June 1978

Musicians:

Kiyoto Fujiwara -acoustic bass
Shamek Farrah - alto & soprano sax, vocals
Lenny King - percussion, vocals
Roger Howell - congas
Ayon Falu - drums
Ron Rahsaan - drums, vocals
Hasan Jenkins - electric bass
Harry Jenson - guitar
Saeed Amik - piano
Sonelius Smith - piano, vocals
Grant Reed- tenor sax
Marvin Neal - trombone
Abdullah Khalid, Malachi Thompson - trumpet
Ghanniya Green, Vivian Chandler - vocals

Track Listing:

A1. La Dee La La Song
A2. Waiting For Marvin
B1. The White Lady
B2. And Along Came Ron Rahsaan

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