{"product_id":"736373969285","title":"JARMAN,JOSEPH \u0026 FAMOUDOU DON M – BLACK PALADINS (INDIE EXCLUSIVE BLACK SMOKE) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 736373969285 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: DEAD CURRENCIES \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: July 10, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the original 1979 Black Saint Label vinyl masters of the under-appreciated avant-jazz masterpiece from members of The Art Ensemble of Chicago. This first-of-its-kind American reissue of the Joseph Jarman \u0026amp; Famoudou Don Moye experimental jazz release from the Dead Currencies Label is hand-packaged \u0026amp; numbered, featuring updated album art, special inserts, a silver metallic screen-printed lower spine wrap, and \"Black Smoke\" color swirl vinyl LP. Allmusic called it “the Jarman\/Moye duo's most successful effort, and one of the most rewarding projects either was involved with outside of the Art Ensemble. A delicious recording. 4-1\/2 stars.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the murder of black poet, Henry Dumas in a Harlem Subway station by an NYC transit cop a decade earlier, Joseph Jarman and Art Ensemble bandmate, Don Moye, along with great South African bassist Johnny Dyani, entered Barigozzi studio in Italy in December, 1979. With Dumas’ poem, “Saba: Black Paladins,” which Jarman recites on the title track, as its centerpiece, this great work still resounds today with the many paralels that still plague America in its 250th year. Tracing a deep, dense sound path; from an­cient Africa, through the rural American south to those more mo­dern 1970’s urban landscapes, after forty-five years, Black Paladins still resounds with the same grace, power and sense of urgency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’re proud to be able to re-release this underrated gem with updated album art, hand-packaged\/numbered layouts, silver metallic screen printed spine wraps and special inserts on “Black Smoke” vinyl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Mama Marimba 03:26\u003cbr\u003e2. In Memory of My Seasons 06:24\u003cbr\u003e3. Humility in the Light of the Creator 08:37\u003cbr\u003e4. Black Paladins 08:09\u003cbr\u003e5. Ginger Song 02:58\u003cbr\u003e6. Ode to Wilbur Ware 08:10\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEAD CURRENCIES","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44330459070563,"sku":"736373969285","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/sqimg_1783654746919.jpg?v=1783654781","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/736373969285","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}