BLACK UNITY TRIO Al-Fatihah LP Reissue Free Jazz Black Muslim Gotta Groove NEW

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BLACK UNITY TRIO AL - FATIHAH - FREE JAZZ - GOTTA GROOVE GATEFOLD SLEEVE REISSUE LIMITED TO 2000 COPIES ONLY! - NEW!
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AN UNDISPUTED BEHEMOTH CLASSIC AND A RARE GEM IN THE HISTORY OF RECORDED MUSIC! THIS ALBUM TRULY DESERVE ITS PLACE IN THE PANTHEON OF GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL-TIME! 

Listening to this record is a spiritual experience that only a few other artists and records can touch -- and I would even say Black Unity Trio is better than Coltrane, Davis and Sun Ra -- and that's saying a lot!

Radical and cinematic -- prepare to be GENUINELY BLOWN AWAY by the relentless cosmic sounds of Black Unity Trio! Your ears and soul will never be the same...

The Black Unity Trio was Yusuf Mumin on Alto Saxophone, Abdul Wadud on Cello and Bass, and Haasan-Al-hut on Percussion. Very little is known about the group itself. Both Mumin and Al-hut recorded very little after the release of the Trio’s lone LP. Wadud, on the other hand, become a crucial figure within the NY loft era, and arguably the most important cellist ever to appear in the idiom of free jazz, going on to produce a seminal solo LP, By Myself, working with his own bands extensively, and recording with an astounding cast of players over the years, from Julius Hemphill, Leroy Jenkins, and Human Arts Ensemble, to Arthur Blythe, Frank Lowe, George Lewis, Cecil Taylor, Muhal Richard Abrams, Sam Rivers, and numerous others.

*YOU WILL RECEIVE THE EXACT RECORD IN PHOTOS* :)

PLEASE NOTE: THIS RELEASE DID NOT COME SEALED FROM GOTTA GROOVE RECORDS! 

Please see photos for details. *Last two (2) pictures are from the Gotta Groove website to show the gatefold sleeve - subject to copyright*

PRESS RELEASE, GOTTA GROOVE RECORDS:

Black Unity Trio – Al-Fatihah quite possibly was the first-ever independently-released free jazz record. Originating in Oberlin, Ohio as the Black Unity Quartet, and ultimately becoming the Trio (Abdul Wadud, Yusuf Mumin, and Hasan Al Hut), the group recorded Al-Fatihah in December 24, 1968 at Agency Recording Studio (which was located upstairs in the building housing the legendary Agora Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio). The album ultimately was released in May 1969 in an edition of 500 copies.

The album has been legendary among collectors, producers, and DJs in the past several decades, and has been sampled numerous times on other releases. Much mystery surrounded the origins of the album, as well as the status of the musicians, until 2020 when The Wire published an interview with Hasan.

Many underground jazz purists know about the intense, though relatively short-lived hotbed of avant-garde jazz in Cleveland, Ohio during the mid-to-late 1960s. Clubs such as Leo's Casino, Jazz Temple, The Doan Club, Le Cave and a few private clubs saw many young avant-garde jazz acts during this time period.

We have spared no expense in making this reissue. Our friend Grammy-Award recipient Paul Blakemore's restoration and remastering work cleaned random ticks from the original source, as well as greatly improved the balance to bring out some of the instrument subtleties which were barely, if at all audible, in the original pressing.

This limited edition sequentially numbered groove-coated pressing features:

– sourced from original 1968 scotch 201 master tapes
– tape restoration & remastering done bt multi-grammy award winning engineer paul blakemore
– lacquers cut from analog tape (all analog chain) by clint holley & dave polster (well made music cutting studio)
– gotta groove proprietary groovecoated plating technology
– gatefold jacket with exclusive liner notes written by ras moshe burnett
– gotta groove anti-static rice paper sleeves
– digital download, featuring high resolution tape transfer audio.


To minimize the environmental impact of this release without compromising quality, this record is manufactured as 150 gram black vinyl, packaged in deluxe gatefold jackets constructed of 100% recycled chipboard, and wrapped in 100% recycled/recyclable polybags.

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