The Southern University Jazz Ensemble - Clean Air
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The Southern University Jazz Ensemble - \\u201cClean Air\\u201d from the 1973 album Goes To Africa With Love from Now-Again Records
\\nWhat was once an incredibly rare record is now re-issued, thanks to\\xa0Eothen \\u201cEgon\\u201d Alapatt\\u2019s Now-Again Records label.
\\nRecorded in 1971, the student-performed album,\\xa0The Southern University Jazz Ensemble\'s\\xa0Goes to Africa With Love, was originally given away as souvenirs at Southern University in\\xa0Baton Rouge, LA. This reissue marks the first time it has been made available commercially.\\xa0
\\nThe group was instructed and led by legendary avant-garde\\xa0jazz clarinetist\\xa0Alvin Batiste, and the LP was reissued in his memory.\\xa0Jazz historian Bret Sjerven provides liner notes for this release, alongside\\xa0never-before-published photos.
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