View basket “Becoming” has been added to your basket. First Impressions Shamek Farrah SKU: SES7412 Barcode: 5060149622728 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure Released Date: 2nd March 2018 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London For a label that wasn’t around long, Strata East achieved the same sort of label recognition that Impulse! or Blue Note managed to build. In other words, you knew what you were getting when you bought a record on the label, even if you didn’t know the names on the outside of the cover. This is no exception. Who is Shamek Farrah? Who knows? Who cares? It’s the music that’s important. This is the standard spiritually intense new jazz one learns to expect from the label, soaked in some Eastern influences but always with its ear to the street. Musicians took their roles as leaders and spokesmen very seriously back then. This very adult statement from a group of very serious men is no exception. However, what might be an average, forgettable session is rescued by the propulsive engine of Milton Suggs’ bass. He adds the fire and the drive that keeps things interesting and prevents the music from wandering into a circular spiritual morass. For fans of the sound or the label, this can be heartily recommended. Rob Ferrier /AMG Personnel: Alto Saxophone, Producer – Shamek Farrah Bass – Milton Suggs Congas – Calvert “Bo” Satter-White Drums – Ron Warwell Percussion – Kenny Harper Piano – Sonelius Smith Trumpet – Norman Person Producer – Janfar Productions Recorded At – Sound Ideas Studios Mixed At – Sound Ideas Studios Engineered by – Geoff Daking and George Klabin Artist Shamek Farrah Genre Jazz Label Pure Pleasure Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Side A: 1. Meterologicly Tuned 2. Watch What Happens Now Side B: 1. Umoja Suite 2. 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