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Johnny Dyani Quartet

Song For Biko (LP)

Label: SteepleChase

Format: LP

Genre: Jazz

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"Repress of Johnny Dyani's 1979 LP Song for Biko, recorded in the summer of 1978 with the powerful front line-up of Don Cherry and Dudu Pukwana, the album was dedicated to the martyred South African activist against apartheid Steve Biko (1946-1977). Johnny Mbizo Dyani (bassist/composer) was born in East London, South Africa in 1945 and became one of South Africa's most internationally acknowledged musicians. Since his arrival in England in 1965 as a member of South African jazz group called The Blue Notes, Dyani had chosen Scandinavia as his home base and had built an active career until a rare disease shortened his life all too soon. He died in Berlin, Germany in 1986.

"Dyani wrote all of the material for this record and it proves to be a vital factor in the success of the date. Both Cherry and Pukwana react favourably, while bringing their own personalities strongly to bear...this fine record can be recommended without reservation." - Barry McRae, Jazz Journal International, July 1979, "There are possibly a handful of albums every year which are worth living with. This is one of them." - Brian Case, Melody Maker, June 1979." - Rough Trade

Details
Cat. number: SCS-1109
Year: 2024
Notes:
Recorded July 18th, 1978.