The Awakening - Mirage (Quad Reel to DVDA-V)

Like a lot of Black Jazz records, this one features a variety of styles from free to funky jazz. The album opens with Mode For D.D., which is a Jazz song with some umph to it. It starts with just bass over drums and a little cowbell, which I always think is a good touch. The next song, The Ultimate Frontier, is some weird abstract shit with some free jazz in the background with operatic like singing over it in the beginning until the singing fades out and the sax player takes over. Now flip this badboy over and you get hit with some funk on Slinky. That gives you an idea of the different sounds to be found on this album. The last piece is March On, which starts off with a little funky drumming and keyboards before it hits with some upbeat jazz. In the middle there’s a jazz drum break, which is pretty good. A fine way to end this LP.