| Another Kind of Groove | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sound Aspects | |||
| Kahil El'Zabar chronology | ||||
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Another Kind of Groove is an album by the American musician Kahil El'Zabar, released in 1987. [1] [2] It is credited to Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual. [3]
The album was recorded in May 1986. [4] El'Zabar was backed by Malachi Favors on bass and Billy Bang on violin. [5]
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| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD | |
The Washington Post said that "the most imaginative and compelling tunes are found on the flip side, where El' Zabar and Favors exploit a vast array of percussion instruments and Bang plays with a rhythmic intensity to match his astringent tone." [9] The Ann Arbor News opined that Another Kind of Groove was one of the best jazz albums of 1987. [10] The Boston Globe also considered it to be one of the best jazz albums of 1987; the paper subsequently listed it as one of the 10 best jazz albums of the 1980s. [11] [12]
In 1995, the Chicago Tribune praised "the mesmerizing backbeats and spirit of incantation that permeate" the title track. [13] The Houston Chronicle stated, "El'Zabar's drumming combines the wide-open approach of free jazz with the insistent groove of African-American folk forms." [14] The Rough Guide to Jazz said that "Bang's playing is at its funkiest and most exhilarating". [15]
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