Pithecanthropus Erectus (45 rpm) YO350LPE Yussef Kamaal frame jazz inside

Yussef Kamaal frame jazz inside the bass-saturated

but his incantory style of singing appears markedly finer and more flexible

The baritone saxophonist developed a fondness for his composition and re-recorded it on a number of sessions with different instrumentation

it's a powerful statement of faith in the music's ability to adapt

Pithecanthropus Erectus (45 rpm) YO350LPE Yussef Kamaal frame jazz insideThe epic Pithecanthropus Erectus is one of Charles Minguss earliest large scale works. As he explained at the time, It depicts musically my conception of the modern counterpart of the first man to stand erect how proud he was. It was initially underrated but as this 10 and a half minute emotional roller coaster reveals it has more than stood the test of time.