''21st Century Union March'' is an album by

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is an American jazz ensemble founded in 1973 by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar. Its members have included Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Defunkt's Joseph Bowie, post-bop Post-bop is a jazz term with several possible de ...

, a jazz band formed by percussionist

Kahil El'Zabar Kahil El'Zabar (born Clifton Blackburn; November 11, 1953) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a percussionist) and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records. Life and work El'Zabar was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attend ...

, who is joined by saxophonist Edward Wilkerson and trombonist

Joseph Bowie Joseph Bowie (born October 17, 1953) is an American jazz trombonist and vocalist. The brother of trumpeter Lester Bowie, Joseph is known for leading the jazz-punk group Defunkt and for membership in the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Career Bo ...

. It was recorded in 1995 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label.''21st Century Union March''
at Silkheart

Reception

In his review for

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, Thom Jurek describes the album as: ''

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'' states: In a review for ''

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'' Willard Jenkins says:

Track listing

:''All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except as indicated'' # "Crumb Puck You Let Slide" – 6:48 # "Fanfare" – 8:58 # "

Lover Man "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (often called simply "Lover Man") is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her ...

" ( Jimmy Davis, Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, James Sherman) – 3:23 # "How the Cow See Cirrus" – 11:43 # "Missing Miles" (Joseph Bowie) – 5:03 # "Burundi" – 10:05 # "Love Outside of Dreams" – 6:27 # "Dear Albert" – 9:01 # "Procession" – 3:14

Personnel

– trombone, miscellaneous percussion * Edward Wilkerson –

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

alto clarinet The alto clarinet is a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E, though instruments in F have been made. In size it lies between the soprano clarinet and the bass clarinet. It bears a gr ...

, miscellaneous percussion *

– earth drums, sansa, trap drums, miscellaneous percussion, vocals

References

Sources

* {{Authority control 1997 albums Kahil El'Zabar albums Silkheart Records albums