Henry Franklin Tribal Dance (LP)

(Real Gone Music) 6 tracks, gatefold cover.

We at Real Gone Music were so thrilled with The Skipper and The Skipper at Home, the two black jazz labels we released by Henry Franklin, that we secured the rights to his next record, Tribal Dance, recorded in 1977 for the little-known Catalyst label.

You'll find many of the same players here who made Franklin's two black jazz albums so intense and enjoyable, including saxophonist Charles Owens, trombonist Al Hall, Jr. and guitarist Kenneth Climax, along with West Coast jazz greats like percussionist Sonship and pianist Dwight Dickerson. As the title suggests, Tribal Dance is a bit more spiritual, but without losing the pulsating momentum of its predecessors (and how could it, with The Skipper on bass!).

Never before reissued on vinyl, with the original gatefold artwork and pressed on Gotta Groove Records, where we also did the Black Jazz records!