Peace and Rhythm
Peace and Rhythm is the second album led by jazz drummer Idris Muhammad which was recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.[1]
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | September 13 & 20, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10036 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "Parts of the second solo album by Prestige Records' house drummer, Idris Muhammad, are an even poppier affair than Black Rhythm Revolution, with a mellow soul-jazz feel replacing the slight Latin tinge of the earlier album... "The Peace and Rhythm Suite" is a side-long suite consisting of two long, spacy compositions that predate the ambient house scene by nearly two decades yet sound entirely of a piece with that style. Long, droning, sustained chords on a variety of wind and reed instruments float above Muhammad's percussion, which ebbs and flows in a free, almost arrhythmic way through most of the piece. Fans of The Orb or Brian Eno will find it an old hat, but for early-'70s jazz, this was downright revolutionary".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Idris Muhammad except where noted
- "Peace and Rhythm Suite: Peace" – 12:05
- "Peace and Rhythm Suite: Rhythm" (Clarence Thomas) – 5:55
- "Brother You Know You're Doing Wrong" (Sakinah Muhammad) – 5:40
- "Don't Knock My Love" (Brad Shapiro, Wilson Pickett) – 4:45
- "I'm A Believer" (Sakinah Muhammad) – 5:20
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 13 (tracks 3–5) and September 20 (tracks 1 & 2), 1971
Personnel
- Idris Muhammad – drums, gong, cowbell, cabasa, autohorn
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Clarence Thomas – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bells, arranger
- William Bivens – vibraphone (tracks 1 & 2)
- Alan Fontaine, Melvin Sparks – guitar (tracks 3–5)
- Kenny Barron – electric piano (tracks 1 & 2)
- Ron Carter – bass (tracks 1 & 2)
- Jimmy Lewis – electric bass (tracks 3–5)
- Buddy Caldwell – congas
- Angel Allende – percussion, timbales (tracks 1 & 2)
- Sakinah Muhammad – vocals (tracks 3 & 5)
Production
- Bob Porter – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- Prestige Records discography accessed July 1, 2013
- Mason, S. Allmusic listing accessed July 1, 2013.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 149. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.