Hang Tuff Explained

Hang Tuff
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Cover:	Hang_tuff_cover.jpeg
Released:	1991
Recorded:	November 27, 1990
Studio:	ACME Recording, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	60:39
Label:	Open Minds
Producer:	Pedro de Freitas
Chronology:	Kahil El'Zabar
Prev Title:	Alika Rising
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Dance with the Ancestors
Next Year:	1993

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

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

All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except as indicated

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

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 1st. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 1994. Penguin. London. 0140179496. 415.