{"product_id":"tony-allen-jazz-is-dead-18-indie-exclusive-colored-vinyl-adrian-younge-ali-shaheed-muhammad-vinyl-lp","title":"Tony Allen: Jazz Is Dead 18 (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) (Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"With each subsequent release, \u003ca href=\"Jazz%20Is%20Dead\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJazz Is Dead\u003c\/a\u003e continues to exalt the legacies of iconic musicians who have shaped the fabric of Jazz across generations, genres, and continents. For their latest installment, the label connected with the late great \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Tony+Allen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTony Allen\u003c\/a\u003e, best known for his foundational work as the drummer for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Fela+Kuti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFela Kuti\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Africa+70\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrica 70\u003c\/a\u003e, and later Egypt 80. Over the course of Allen's recording career, he defined the Afrobeat sound, meshing Funk \u0026amp; Jazz influences with Nigerian Highlife to create a cross-cultural dialogue that has gone global. It was no small honor to welcome Mr. Allen for a very special recording session at Linear Labs Studio, and we could not be more thrilled to share these crucial and downright funky cuts with you. On album opener 'Ebun', guitars and horns build off of Allen's instantly recognizable drum patterns, stretching and warping time signatures as they cross paths. It instantly recalls the seminal Africa 70 recordings which Allen was a driving force on. Psychedelic keyboards and percussion clash on 'Steady Tremble', a heavy stomper tailor-made for dancefloors in every corner of the world. Just as funky is the kinetic and expressive 'Oladipo'. Built between a tense call and response between the horns, the track is filled with drama, and Allen steadily keeps each element in balance. As soon as the flute struts in alongside fiery horns and guitar on 'Don't Believe the Dancers', the groove plunges further, propelled by an acerbic saxophone solo that animates Allen's percussion. 'Makoko' is a moody, mid-tempo jam that evokes classic Fela Kuti recordings such as '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Open%20%26%20Close%20Fela\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Fela%20Kuti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOpen \u0026amp; Close\u003c\/a\u003e' and '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Gentleman+Fela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGentleman\u003c\/a\u003e', slowly constructing an elaborate orchestra of polyrhythm, all keeping step with Allen's rhythm.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduced by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ali+Shaheed+Muhammad\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ali+Shaheed+Muhammad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAli Shaheed Muhammad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Adrian+Younge\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Adrian+Younge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdrian Younge\u003c\/a\u003e and recorded in the Linear Labs analog studio.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jazz+Is+Dead+Adrian+Younge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJazz Is Dead\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2023 studio album from legendary Afrobeat drummer, produced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Adrian+Younge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdrian Younge\u003c\/a\u003e + \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ali+Shaheed+Muhammad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAli Shaheed Muhammad\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18th volume of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jazz+Is+Dead+Adrian+Younge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJazz Is Dead series\u003c\/a\u003e featuring collaborations w\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Roy+Ayers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoy Ayers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Marcos+Valle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMarcos Valle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Lonnie+Liston+Smith+Jazz+Is+Dead\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLonnie Liston Smith\u003c\/a\u003e + more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egold colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eindie exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in die-cut jacket w\/ printed inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Jazz Is Dead 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e      .","brand":"Tony Allen","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":40260617470042,"sku":"fr-4928","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/tonyallen-jid-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762284047","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/tony-allen-jazz-is-dead-18-indie-exclusive-colored-vinyl-adrian-younge-ali-shaheed-muhammad-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}