SOUNDS OF LIBERATION — New Horizons (review)

SOUNDS OF LIBERATION — New Horizons album cover Album · 1972 · Fusion Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Igor91
Philadelphia's Sounds of Liberation created an excellent, yet obscure, jazz/fusion LP. The year was 1972 and the doors of creativity that were kicked open in the late 1960's had not yet been closed by the increasingly corporate music industry. The music scene was still fertile and the Sounds of Liberation were keen on capitalizing on the opportunity to create something unique. New Horizons is an intoxicating mixture of jazz rock/fusion, free jazz, and African music. All of this is wrapped in a slightly psychedelic aura. The opening track, "Happy Tuesday," even has a Krautrock vibe to it. The 19-minute song features a driving, repeating rhythm accented with African percussion instruments, while the rest of the band jams along. A wonderful trip! The rest of the album does not disappoint, continuing on a similar sonic path. The performances are excellent and the recording and production is decent for an independent release of that time. A highly recommended lost fusion classic!
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Jazz Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

JMA TOP 5 Jazz ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
A Love Supreme Post Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
Kind of Blue Cool Jazz
MILES DAVIS
Buy this album from our partners
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Progressive Big Band
CHARLES MINGUS
Buy this album from our partners
Blue Train Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
My Favorite Things Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners

New Jazz Artists

New Jazz Releases

Tomasz Stanko Quartet : September Night Post-Fusion Contemporary
TOMASZ STAŃKO
Buy this album from MMA partners
Jazz Association Live Nu Jazz
MAGIC MALIK
Buy this album from MMA partners
Marimbissimo: A Latin American Suite For Marimba And Big Band Latin Jazz
JUAN ÁLAMO
Buy this album from MMA partners
Luniwaz-Live : The Music of Joe Zawinul Fusion
SCOTT KINSEY
Buy this album from MMA partners
Musings of a Bahamian Son : Poems and Other Words by Joe Mcphee Avant-Garde Jazz
JOE MCPHEE
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Jazz Online Videos

Reborn Blues (feat. Tim Armacost, Alan Bartus & Stefan Bartus)
KLEMENS MARKTL
snobb· 10 hours ago
Troy Roberts - "Green Lights" out now!
TROY ROBERTS
js· 1 day ago
ABSURD by Benjamin Koppel - ? Single out now! ?
BENJAMIN KOPPEL
js· 1 day ago
Benjamin Koppel & Mames Babegenush - THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY
BENJAMIN KOPPEL
js· 1 day ago
Miles Away
ALEX MERCK
js· 3 days ago
More videos

New JMA Jazz Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Jazz News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed