Amerikkan Skin
Context
Opening track of Phoenix, an album by alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin released on January 27, 2023, on which activist Angela Davis appears as a spoken voice. Recorded in New York in June 2022, the record is co-produced by Terri Lyne Carrington and also brings together Dianne Reeves, Patrice Rushen, Sonia Sanchez and Wayne Shorter.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide), Spiritual jazz. Among the origins and influences of Current scene: Israeli jazz, Neoclassicism, Young Lions, Hard bop, Free jazz, Spiritual jazz.