Idrissa's Dream

Strut continues their work from the archives of Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids with a first ever vinyl release of Ackamoor’s debut avant-garde / Afro-jazz recordings from 1971 with The Collective, based out of Yellow Springs, Ohio.

This concert is the only professional recording of The Collective from a performance at Kelly Hall in August 1971. “After this, I think the Steves went back to Wright-Patterson,” continues Ackamoor, “and The Collective just naturally evolved and transitioned into the Pyramids. I felt like The Collective was my birth as a composer; we created such a tapestry of sound because Lester had the talent to play enormous arpeggios and colours on the piano, both classically and as improvisation. Our music was just a natural expression, coming from our souls, our hearts and our minds. A channel from above... But it was not pre-designed in any way.

 Includes full interview with Idris Ackamoor + unpublished photos.

Tracklisting

1. The Shepherd's Tune 
2. Idrissa's Dream Part 1 
3. Idrissa's Dream Part 2 
4. Black Queen 
5. Beginning Roots Part 1 
6. Beginning Roots Part 2 
7. Veil of Solitude 
8. Mad and Black