Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Chris Joris - Songs for Mbizo (November 15, 2021 Jazz'Halo)

1. The white side of black
2. Rivers
3. Lullaby for Ephriam
4. Panontigri
5. Song for Mbizo - part one
6. Blowin' your bow to the berimbob
7. Shaya Sebothane
8. Berimbau
9. Dance of the mulatos
10. Monody on a moonlit night
11. Song for Mbizo - part two
12. November 30th

All compositions by Chris Joris except where indicated
Horn arrangements (5/9/12) by Frank Vaganée

The 1976 tapes
Chris Joris: piano, percussion
Johnny Dyani: double bass
David Lee Schloss, Michel Mast: tenor sax
Julian Sebothane Bahula: African drums
Cheikh Tidiane Fall: congas, percussion
Frans Pelgrims: drums
recorded at HIFI HOME STUDIO, Brugge (Belgium), July 1976 by Ron Cottam

The 1991 tapes
Chris Joris: piano, percussion, berimbau, udu clay drums, flute
John Ruocco: tenor sax, alto clarinet
Steve Houben: flute, alto flute
Frank Vaganée: alt sax
Bob Stewart: tuba
Kristoph Erbstösser: piano
Frans Van Der Hoeven: double bass
Dré Pallemaerts: drums
David Linx: vocals on (11)
recorded at IMPULS STUDIO, Herent (Belgium), March 19 & 20, 1991 by Allan Ward