Return of the Lost Tribe

Return of the Lost Tribe is an album by Bright Moments, a collaborative project by saxophonists Joseph Jarman and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, bassist Malachi Favors and pianist Adegoke Steve Colson, which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Delmark label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos stated: "This is a landmark recording for these five individuals who come together in so many real and important musical ways. It is, for listeners of this type of improvised music, a definitive recording, and one of the best of 1998".^[4]

Writing for Jazz Times, Tom Terrell commented: "these jazz griots have come up with some of the best music of their lives. ROTLT's seven tracks are overflowing with evocative moments... and improvisational epiphanies... This is no last hurrah; this is a new day."^[5]

The Washington Post's Christopher Porter noted that "Bright Moments is dedicated to recapturing the original spirit and energy of the AACM--before its members are too old to do so," and wrote: "While nothing on Return of the Lost Tribe recasts the sonic density of early AACM recordings... Bright Moments is a glistening reminder of their blazing spirit."^[6]

Track listing

"Return of the Lost Tribe" (Kahil El'Zabar) – 10:09
"Song of Joy for the Predestined" (Joseph Jarman) – 8:06
"Kudus" (Jarman) – 8:37
"Dance'm" (El'Zabar) – 8:25
"Fragmentation - Prayer at Twilight" (Adegoke Steve Colson) – 8:02
"Ornette" (El'Zabar) – 8:00
"Dream of" (Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre) – 9:37

Personnel

Joseph Jarman – flute, alto saxophone, recitation
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre – tenor saxophone
Adegoke Steve Colson – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Kahil El'Zabar – drums, percussion, voice

References

^ Joseph Jarman discography, accessed January 16, 2018
^ Delmark Records: album details, accessed January 16, 2018
^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series, accessed January 21, 2019
^ ^a ^b Nastos, Michael G.. Bright Moments – Return of the Lost Tribe: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
^ Terrell, Tom (May 1, 1999). "Bright Moments: Return of the Lost Tribe". Jazz Times. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ Porter, Christopher (March 7, 1999). "Chicago's Jamaican-Tinted Jewel". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

v t e Joseph Jarman
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Song For (1966) As If It Were the Seasons (1968) Together Alone (with Anthony Braxton, 1971) The Magic Triangle (with Don Pullen and Don Moye, 1979) Black Paladins (with Don Moye, 1979) Earth Passage – Density (with Don Moye, 1981) Out of the Mist (with Leroy Jenkins, 1997) Return of the Lost Tribe (with Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Favors, and Steve Colson, 1997) Equal Interest (with Myra Melford and Leroy Jenkins, 1999)
Live albums	Connecting Spirits (with Marilyn Crispell, 1996)
Related articles	Art Ensemble of Chicago

v t e Kahil El'Zabar
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Renaissance of the Resistance (1993) Return of the Lost Tribe (with Joseph Jarman, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Malachi Favors and Steve Colson, 1997) Jitterbug Junction (1997) Love Outside of Dreams (1997) Spirits Entering (with Billy Bang, 1998) Conversations (with Archie Shepp, 1999) Africa N'Da Blues (with Pharoah Sanders, 1999) One World Family (with David Murray, 2000) What It Is! (2012) Follow the Sun (2013)
Live albums	Big Cliff (1994) We Is (with David Murray, 2000) Live at the River East Art Center (with Billy Bang, 2004) Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors (with Billy Bang, 2004)
Related articles	Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

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