Ntu: Point from Which Creation Begins
1976 studio album by Oliver Lake / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ntu: Point from Which Creation Begins is an album by saxophonist Oliver Lake. It was recorded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1971, and was released on vinyl in 1976 by Arista's Freedom Records imprint. On the album, Lake is joined by fellow musicians associated with the Black Artists Group: trumpeters Baikida Carroll and Floyd LeFlore, trombonist Joseph Bowie, guitarist Richard Martin, pianists Clovis Bordeux and John Hicks, bassist Don Officer, drummer Charles "Bobo" Shaw, and percussionist Don Moye.[1][2][3]
Ntu: Point from Which Creation Begins | ||||
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Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Studio | St. Louis | |||
Genre | Free jazz | |||
Length | 36:16 | |||
Label | Freedom AL 1024 | |||
Producer | John Hicks | |||
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The album was intended to be Lake's debut as a leader, and the saxophonist had planned to use it as the basis for a European tour with the group. However, the small label that intended to issue the recording went out of business, leaving Lake to try to find a record company willing to release it. The album was finally released by Arista/Freedom in 1976 after Lake had moved to New York City following several years in Paris.[4][5]
According to author Jeff Schwartz, the album title reflects the influence of Janheinz Jahn's book Muntu: African Culture and the Western World, which was widely read by jazz musicians during the 1970s.[6]