Michael White - Spirit Dance (1972) & Pneuma (1972) [Reissue 2011]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 422 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 187 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Impulse!/Universal Music (06025 2780958)
Spirit Dance and Pneuma were jazz violinist Michael White's first two albums as a leader. Both were originally issued by Impulse in 1972. They'd been available previously only as Japanese imports, but this two-fer in Universal's Impulse! 2 on 1 series marks their first issue on the format in the West. Before recording Spirit Dance in 1971, White had worked with Pharoah Sanders on Thembi, and with Alice Coltrane when she overdubbed the strings on John Coltrane's infamous Infinity album. Previous to this, he'd recorded with John Handy, and with the early fusion group Fourth Way, which also included percussionist Kenneth Nash and pianist Mike Nock. Spirit Dance reveals White's arrival as a fully formed - and very democratic - bandleader, with a specific, uplifting vision…