People Moving

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Don't let the list of stellar sideman concerts (with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Woody Shaw, and others) make you forget the solo work of saxophonist Azar Lawrence; for over 45 years, he has recorded a series of spiritual and soul jazz albums that likely align more closely with the ethics and aesthetics of John Coltrane than any of Lawrence's contemporaries. Recorded for the legendary Prestige label in 1976, People Moving is his third solo album, and it's one of his best; it features luminaries such as Lee Ritenour, Patrice Rushen, Harvey Mason, and Mtume on a set of funky songs produced by a young Skip Scarborough, who would later produce recordings for Bobbie Humphrey, Con Funk Shun, and Phyllis Hyman, among others. First vinyl reissue!