Dawan Muhammad

It was way back in 1979 when multi-instrumentalist Dawan Muhammad joined forces with a swathe of talented fellow jazz musicians to record and ultimately release Deep Stream, a private press exploration of spiritual jazz that has long been a must-have among serious collectors. Here High Jazz delivers the reissue we've all been waiting for. The set remains as timeless as ever, with highlights including the breezy bliss of the title track, the epic, reach-for-the-stars flex of "Sun/Moon/Stars" (which boasts some sublime piano solos), the slow, string-laden beauty of vocal number "Is That You" and the Ethio-jazz brilliance of the super-percussive "Tambu".