Spiritual Jazz

skel

On Saturday I was visiting an old haunt after a three week hiatus, and the gent has a new box: 'SPIRITUAL JAZZ'.Intrigued, I flicked through. 'So', I say, 'what makes a spiritual jazz LP as opposed to a normal one?'He looks a bit sheepish, then 'uh...well...let's see... yes, that has tracks on side 2 that sound African'.It was Herbie Mann Returns to the Village Gate.So what are the magical ingredients that separate the spirit-lite from the spiritual?

The-gaffler

Ingredients: jesus, harp, basil

skel

Ingredients: jesus, harp, basil

you mean Allah, Arabian nose flute, tumeric

waximilien

you mean Ishvara, Damaru, sacred Basil

Jimster

If (it says "Pharoah Sanders" on it) AND (has 5 tracks) Then
Spiritual := TRUE

hemol

you mean tumeric

turmeric. really though it should be from deep within Norwegian forests, and there should be twigs involved.

The-gaffler

Moses, pan flute, crushed red pepper

bassie

Isis, silence, pistachios

The-gaffler

Hathor, recorder, Lucas limon salt

bassie

falcons, the wind, opium

batmon

PATX

Him, upright bass, Nag Champa

PATX

The rage/bliss dichotomy

skel

at least one sideman must sport a fez and no-one on the record should sound like they had any fun whilst making it

Ham

a twiddely-doo and a tra-la-la

Birdman9

The modal yodel

Jroam

oud, flowing robes, and underpaid musicians

NachoManCandySandwich

Thembi, Djembe, and Bengay