Sound Symphony (1996)

"Since his emergence with Ornette Coleman's Prime Time in the mid-'70s, Jamaaladeen Tacuma has been one of the top electric bassists in a style of music that could be called "free funk." Growing up in Philadelphia, Tacuma played with Charles Earland. Only 19 when he joined Coleman in 1975, his ability to combine together funky rhythms with free jazz helped give Prime Time its distinctive sound. Tacuma's own solo career has been wide ranging. He's played with a variety of advanced musicians (including James "Blood" Ulmer, Olu Dara, Julius Hemphill, and David Murray). In 2007 he teamed with drummer Grant Calvin Weston and guitarist Vernon Reid in the power trio Free Form Funky Freqs." (Allmusic) Op dit album danst de funkende bas van Tacuma zonder aan eenheid te verliezen over een veelheid van ritmes en thema's. Van rap en funk tot oriëntaals en Afrikaans tot klassiek. Met ook een grote rol voor het vakkundige drumwerk van Dennis Alston. (GR Muziekbank)