The Jazz Epistles – Jazz Epistle Verse 1

Formed in Johannesburg by Dollar Brand, Hugh Masekela, Kippie Moeketsi, Jonas Gwangwa, Johnny Gertze, and Makaya Ntshoko, The Jazz Epistles created the first full-length modern jazz LP by Black South African musicians. Despite recording under the shadow of the Sharpeville massacre, the sextet displays crisp bebop precision and sharp collective arrangements, capturing a brilliant generation of virtuosos speaking with one fiery voice.