{"id":71304,"date":"2021-02-11T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=71304"},"modified":"2021-02-11T12:12:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:12:27","slug":"strut-records-juju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/strut-records-juju\/","title":{"rendered":"Strut Records offers dazzling unreleased JuJu record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Following on from the work done by Black Fire label, Strut Records is honoring JuJu, an artist who has truly left his mark on different jazz currents.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/strut-records-2\/\">Strut Records<\/a> offers a real gem. Continuing its re-releases of Black Fire label records, which shed light on magnificent works of jazz and soul, Strut Records delivers the definitive edition of JuJu&#8217;s <em>Live At 131 Prince Street<\/em>. Recorded in 1973 at Ornette Coleman\u2019s gallery, it is considered the precursor of free jazz in New York. Of particular note is the composition \u201cThembi\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/pharoah-sanders\/?_per_page=17\">Pharoah Sanders<\/a>, a great figure of world jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While working on Marvin X&#8217;s play <em>The Resurrection of the Dead<\/em>, JuJu trained in music during his stay in San Francisco. Marvin X was considered one of the leading figures of the Black Arts Movement and JuJu had a wonderful combination of jazz and Afro-Latin rhythms, which he later used on his 1972 album <em>A Message From Mozambique<\/em>. Fascinated by this talent, Ornette Coleman didn&#8217;t hesitate to get JuJu performing in his gallery, or playing in his loft during tours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1600429822\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/black-fire.bandcamp.com\/album\/live-at-131-prince-street\">Live at 131 Prince Street by JuJu<\/a><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recalling those days, conductor Plunky Branch says: \u201c<em>We moved to New York City and became part of the avant-garde community of the Lower East Side and Greenwich Village.<\/em>\u201d He defines his time with Ornette Coleman, along with JuJu, as follows: \u201c<em>It was life-changing. It was fabulous.<\/em>\u201d He also says that the recordings shared by Strut Records are \u201c<em>very close together,<\/em>\u201d some made in as little as a weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order<em> Live At 131 Prince Street<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/black-fire.bandcamp.com\/album\/live-at-131-prince-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\">here<\/a>, pending the release of this album on March 12, via <a href=\"https:\/\/strut.k7store.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\">Strut Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from the work done by Black Fire label, Strut Records is honoring JuJu, an artist who has truly left his mark on different jazz currents. Strut Records offers a real gem. 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