Roots: The Saga Of An American Family Hopestreet just pure psychedelic expression through

just pure psychedelic expression through sound

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Roots: The Saga Of An American Family Hopestreet just pure psychedelic expression throughQuincy Jones' ambition to sketch a history of black music had yet to manifest when this 28 min suite hurriedly arrived following the Roots TV mini series. It covers African influences modern and ancient (Letta Mbulu on vocals), a sea shanty, hollers, fiddle tunes, dialogue from Lou Gossett, and some Hollywood cues. Most of this music wasn't used in the series; "Roots Mural Theme" was by film composer Gerald Fried, not Jones. Top jazz players (Manne,