Hang Tuff

Hang Tuff
Hang Tuff
Studio album by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Released	1991
Recorded	November 27, 1990
Studio	ACME Recording, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:39
Label	Open Minds
Producer	Pedro de Freitas
Kahil El'Zabar chronology

Hang Tuff is an album by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, a jazz band formed by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, who is joined by saxophonist Edward Wilkerson and trombonist Joseph Bowie. It was recorded in 1990 and released on the German Open Minds label.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "Hang Tuff has a quiet, chamberish quality which suggests that the horn players felt slightly constrained by El'Zabar's concentration on texture."^[1]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except as indicated

"Hang Tuff" – 9:58
"Bobo" (Joseph Bowie) – 12:07
"Afro Slick" – 7:28
"Peace on Earth" – 8:05
"Trane in Mind" – 9:21
"Indestructible Consciousness" – 13:40

Personnel[edit]

Kahil El'Zabar – trap and earth drums, sanza, ankle bells, vocals
Edward Wilkerson – alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet, piano, percussion
Joseph Bowie – trombone, congas

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (1st ed.). London: Penguin. p. 415. ISBN 0140179496.

[Penguin_Guide-1] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (1st ed.). London: Penguin. p. 415. ISBN 0140179496.

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v t e Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Kahil El'Zabar Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Joseph Bowie Ernest Dawkins Light Henry Huff Edward Wilkerson Hanah Jon Taylor 'Atu' Harold Murray
Studio albums	Hang Tuff (1990) Dance with the Ancestors (1993) 21st Century Union March (1995) The Continuum (1997) Papa's Bounce (1998) Freedom Jazz Dance (1999)
Live albums	Ancestral Song (1987)