March 7, 2019
This was pianist Don Pullen’s final recording. A collaboration between the seven-voice Native American Chief Cliff Singers and Pullen’s African Brazilian Connection (a sextet with altoist Carlos Ward and trombonist Joseph Bowie), these performances are definitely not for jazz purists. Most of the music features the vocalists singing in their traditional manner. Pullen and his group have a few interludes where they get to stretch out, and there are occasional instances where the two groups actually play off of each other. But because the singers really do not improvise, this well-intentioned project is a mixed success. ~ Scott Yanow
