| Follow the Sun | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kahil El'Zabar |
| Cover: | Follow_the_sun_ElZabar_cover.jpeg |
| Released: | 2013 |
| Recorded: | April 9 &10, 2013 (track April 9, 7, 2013) |
| Studio: | Riverside Studio, Chicago (track 9 live at Colab Spaces, Chicago) |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Delmark |
| Producer: | Kahil El'Zabar & Steve Wagner |
| Chronology: | Kahil El'Zabar |
| Prev Title: | What It Is! |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Black is Back |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Follow the Sun is an album by American jazz percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, which was recorded in 2013 and released on Delmark. He leads his Ritual Trio with saxophonist Ari Brown and bassist Junius Paul, augmented by special guests vocalist Dwight Trible and Duke Payne on second tenor sax and bagpipes.[1]
The Down Beat review by John Ephland states "Sixty years young, El'Zabar sounds as creatively restless as ever."[2]
The All About Jazz review by Hrayr Attarian says "Ever the innovator, through out a career of three decades and sixty recordings, El'Zabar has maintained the singularity of his vision and a stylistic unity without repeating himself or becoming predictable. This CD is yet another integral and representative slice of his unfettered ingenuity."[3]
In his review for JazzTimes David Whiteis notes "Trible’s vocals, featured on six of the nine tracks, bespeak an intensely seeking spirituality, laced with anguish and toughened by street grit (accentuated by his playful excursions into hipster vernacular)."[4]
All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except as indicated