| Return of the Lost Tribe | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Bright Moments: Joseph Jarman, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Favors and Steve Colson |
| Cover: | Return of the Lost Tribe.jpg |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Recorded: | December 21 & 22, 1997 |
| Studio: | Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 59:13 |
| Label: | OmniTone 12001 |
| Producer: | Kahil El'Zabar, Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner |
| Chronology: | Joseph Jarman |
| Prev Title: | Out of the Mist |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Equal Interest |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Return of the Lost Tribe is an album by Bright Moments, a collaborative project by saxophonists Joseph Jarman and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, bassist Malachi Favors and pianist Adegoke Steve Colson, which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Delmark label.[1] [2] [3]
In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos stated: "This is a landmark recording for these five individuals who come together in so many real and important musical ways. It is, for listeners of this type of improvised music, a definitive recording, and one of the best of 1998".
Writing for Jazz Times, Tom Terrell commented: "these jazz griots have come up with some of the best music of their lives. ROTLT's seven tracks are overflowing with evocative moments... and improvisational epiphanies... This is no last hurrah; this is a new day."[4]
The Washington Posts Christopher Porter noted that "Bright Moments is dedicated to recapturing the original spirit and energy of the AACM--before its members are too old to do so," and wrote: "While nothing on Return of the Lost Tribe recasts the sonic density of early AACM recordings... Bright Moments is a glistening reminder of their blazing spirit."[5]