Angel Bat Dawid’s Requiem For Jazz is a visionary composition blending the traditions of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass with the spirit and history of jazz. Commissioned for Chicago's Hyde Park Jazz Festival and premiered in 2019, the album pairs Dawid’s powerful arrangements with evocative vocal performances and spoken word, exploring themes of joy, suffering, and resilience inspired by the film “The Cry of Jazz.”
This ambitious work moves fluidly between soulful ensemble moments and beat-driven interludes, featuring standout appearances by Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Lyrically and musically, Dawid crafts a deeply theatrical and poignant meditation on Black music and spirituality, making Requiem For Jazz a striking and essential listen for contemporary jazz fans and collectors alike.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Purple Vinyl
- Label: Intergalactic Mantra Recording Co.
- Genre: Jazz
- Release Date: 03/24/2023
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TRACKS
A1. Jazz Is Merely The Negroes Cry Of Joy & Suffering
A2. Introit - Joy N’ Suff’rin
A3. Jazz Is The Musical Expression Of The Triumph Of The Negroes Spirit
A4. Kyrie Eleison - Lawd Hav’ Merci
A5. This Endless Repetition Is Like A Chain Around The Spirit. And Is A Reflection Of The Denial Of A Future To The Negro In The American Way Of Life
A6. Dias Ire - Chain Around The Spirit
A7. Another Restraining Factor In Jazz Are The Changes
A8. Tuba Mirum - The Changes
B9. The Negro Experiences The Endless Daily Humiliation Of American Life Which Bequeaths Him A Futureless Future
B10. Rex Tremendae – Futureless Future
B11. The Negro Transforms America’s Image Of Him Into A Transport Of Joy!
B12. Recordare - Recall The Joy
B13. Jazz Reflects The Improvised Life Thrust Upon The Negro
B14. Confutatis - Repression
B15. Through Spirituals, Through The Blues, Then Through Jazz We Made A Memory Of Our Past And A Promise Of All To Come
B16. Lacrimosa - Weeping Our Lady Of Sorrow
B17. Because Jazz Is The One Element In American Life Where Whites Must Be Humble To The Negro
C18. Offerturium - Hostias - Humility
C19. Only When Whites Have Paid The Price In Suffering To Be The Negroes Equal
C20. Sanctus - Holy, Holy, Holy
D21. The Jazz Body Is Dead But The Spirit Of Jazz Is Alive
D22. Agnus Dei - Jazz Is Dead!
23. Lux Aeterna - Eternal Light/My Rhapsody
D24. Long Tone For Rayna Golding (A Binti Zawadi Our Future)
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