Egypt Strut

Inspired by a concert in Cairo by Randy Weston in 1967 encouraging PanAfrican unity, drummer Ragab, Eduard 'Edu' Vizvari, a Czech jazz musician, and Hartmut Geerken of Goethe Institut vowed to create Egypt's first jazz big band. Following the Arab-Israeli war, Ragab became a Major in the Egyptian army and had unparalleled access to the military's 3000 musicians spanning Upper and Lower Egypt, along with a wide range of instruments. Part of the barracks were christened the Jazz House and, following a crash course in jazz history by Geerken, the Cairo Jazz Band was born, playing their first concert at Ewart Memorial Hall at the American University in 1969.

1: Oriental Mood
2: Dawn
3: Mervat
4: Ramadan in Space Time
5: Kleopatra
6: Neveen
7: Egypt Strut
8: A Tribute to Sun Ra
9: Khan Al-Kaleely
10: Black Butterfly
11: Latino in Cairo
12: Upper Egypt 'The King's Valley'
13: The Crossing
14: Calling You
15: Kleopatra

Number of Discs: 1

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