{"product_id":"moncur-iii-grachan-new-africa-5060767443033","title":"MONCUR III,GRACHAN - NEW AFRICA - RECORD","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrachan Moncur III's New Africa Returns in a Timely and Definitive Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fearless, Afrocentric jazz landmark - remastered from the original tapes and reissued in deluxe form, with new liner notes, restored art, and a visionary lineup that still burns with revolutionary fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vital document of artistic resistance and spiritual searching, New Africa captures a transformative moment in jazz and global Black consciousness. Recorded in Paris in 1969 by the storied BYG label, the album stands as a deeply personal and boldly experimental statement from American trombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III - one of the most compelling figures of the avant-garde movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDriven by a sense of urgency and vision, New Africa channels the energy of a world in flux. Moncur, deeply moved by his journey to Algiers during a pivotal cultural gathering, poured that experience into a work that is at once avant-garde and grounded in ancestral memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe music does not seek comfort - it provokes, interrogates, and ultimately uplifts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross it's four tracks, Moncur challenges structure, tone, and expectation. The album's movements shift fluidly between tension and resolution, melody and abstraction, lament and celebration. It is jazz as prophecy - rooted in Black radical thought and extended through fearless improvisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 50 years on, New Africa remains a resonant artistic cry: urgent, unresolved, and unafraid to imagine what liberation might sound like. This reissue gives the album the treatment it has long deserved, offering listeners a renewed opportunity to engage with one of the most potent recordings of it's time - and of ours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 New Africa\u003cbr\u003e2 Space Spy\u003cbr\u003e3 Exploration\u003cbr\u003e4 When\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Byg\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53465647808851,"sku":"BYGG529312.1","price":4.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/8983\/3555\/files\/new_cb33c5d8-9bfb-43d5-af8c-413de75a7f4b.jpg?v=1776045694","url":"https:\/\/vinylrecordcrate.com\/products\/moncur-iii-grachan-new-africa-5060767443033","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}