Searching for the One – B Sharp Jazz Quartet

Searching for the One – B Sharp Jazz Quartet
Catalog number: M1015

Tracks:

01 The Spirit of Jazz Today Part I (This Groove)
comp: Kamau Daaood, Herb Graham, Jr.
02 The Call
comp: Herb Graham, Jr.
03 Double Standard
comp: Randall Willis
04 Twelve Tone Blue (Intro)
comp: Herb Graham, Jr., Rodney Lee
05 Twelve Tone Blue
comp: Rodney Lee
06 How Dare You
comp: Herb Graham, Jr.
07 So You Say
comp: Herb Graham, Jr.
08 Faranal
comp: Herb Graham, Jr.
09 After (Intro)
comp: Herb Graham, Jr., Rodney Lee
10 After
comp: Herb Graham, Jr., Rodney Lee
11 Church Bells
comp: Herb Graham, Jr.
12 Nami
comp: Osama Afifi, Herb Graham, Jr., Rodney Lee
13 The Spirit of Jazz Today Part II (Leimert Park)
comp: Kamau Daaood, Herb Graham, Jr.

Searching for the One showcases the eclectic musical interests of the group’s members. From the big city bustle of The Call to the exotic modalism of Double Standard and the abstract melodies of 12 Tone Blue and After, the album is fueled by a insistent experimentalism. Among the ten original compositions is the two-part piece Spirit of Jazz Today which features powerful spoken word performances by poet Kamau Daáood. Playboy magazine calls Searching for the One a breakthrough album.