Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Renaissance of the Resistance

4 Stars - Very Good - "...a crafty outsider's spin on material that's almost subversively conventional....redefines the mainstream with wry turns, sly nods, and subtle winks, and its nostalgia extends from Africa to the avant garde....informed rather than consumed by the past..."
"...This band is so spartan it could play the streets and so universal it could play a SOUK, bazaar, harim, Turkish bath or international jazz festival. Highly recommended..."
"...A jazz CD that manages to be at once modern and in the tradition....The moods range from African to rhythm & blues to searing Coltrane-style jazz....Simple and direct, this is a set of "new music" anyone can get into."