Kamau

Anthony Joseph · 2021 · tribute to poet Kamau Brathwaite

Context

Impressionistic tribute to the Barbadian poet Kamau Brathwaite, from The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives, Anthony Joseph's eighth album, released on Heavenly Sweetness in 2021. Saxophonist Jason Yarde composes, arranges, and produces the album, with Shabaka Hutchings and Denys Baptiste on saxophones.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to British jazz, Renaissances (Los Angeles, London). Among the origins and influences of British jazz: Traditional revival, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Sources

• songlines.co.uk

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