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Andy Bey, Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues

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Label: Janus Records – JR-18901
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 2026
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Funk

Tracklist:
A Celestial Blues 3:20
B Celestial Blues 7:31

Notes:
For DJ Use Only Not For Sale.
Side A: 1971
Side B: 1974
East Coast soul-jazz pianist Andy Bey had set his ears much higher than mere conservatories and ivories; 'Celestial Blues' was the Experience And Judgment sleeper banger from 1973 that ultimately set him apart, and its meritorious mood would be awarded with a later co-recording with Gary Bartz's NTU Troop, placing Bey at the heart of Bartz's Harlem-centred projects for Milestone. Spiritual jazz, funk rhythm and Black self-determination convened here, though it's Bey's own version on the A that came first, its purity of (Bey's own) voice tone and essence-of-life lyrics meeting few matches. The Bartz version would go on to inspire its most infamous cover (not heard here) by The Roots, slotting it into the world of standards.
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Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (A Side): JR 18901A
Matrix / Runout (B Side): JR 18901B

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