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Various Artists – The Michelangelo and Woolmark National Jazz Festival | Vinyl LP | VG+

Recorded live at the Jabulani Amphitheatre in Soweto, The Michelangelo and Woolmark National Jazz Festival captures an important moment in South African jazz history. The album documents performances from a number of prominent South African jazz ensembles during the era, showcasing the diversity and vitality of the local jazz scene. Issued on Atlantic in South Africa, the record features contributions from groups such as the Jazz Ministers, Drive, the Soul Jazz Men, Jazz Clan, the Jazz Resurrection, and the Shange Brothers.

The recording presents a cross-section of the country’s jazz talent performing live, blending traditional jazz forms with elements of township jazz and contemporary improvisation. Albums documenting South African jazz festivals are valued not only for the music but also as historical records of the evolving jazz culture during a period when many musicians were gaining international recognition.

Genre: Jazz / South African Jazz

Track Listing

Side One
Jazz Ministers – Take Me To Brazil
Drive – Savu Et En Ech (Intro)
The Soul Jazz Men – Soul Jazz Men
The Soul Jazz Men – Soul Jazz Men (Reprise)

Side Two
Jazz Clan – Love Is The Message
Drive – Ok Gamble
Jazz Resurrection – Resurrection
The Shange Brothers – Far Wes

Within the South African collectors’ market, local jazz recordings — especially live festival recordings from Soweto — tend to attract interest from collectors of African jazz and township jazz history.