The Black Ark (album)
1972 studio album by Noah Howard
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The Black Ark is an album by American free jazz saxophonist Noah Howard recorded in New York City in 1969 for the Freedom label and was rereleased in 2007.[1][2]
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Freedom FLP 40105 | |||
| Producers | Alan Bates and Noah Howard | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| All About Jazz |  [5] |
The AllMusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4 stars stating "While The Black Ark is not altogether different than his other records from this period, it presents Howard in a new setting with a number of interesting avant-garde players... Easily recommended for fans of the 1969 BYG/ESP free jazz scene".[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.[4][6]
All About Jazz stated "By 1969, Howard was terrifyingly good: as a player, composer and bandleader. The four originals which make up The Black Ark—a mutant blues, a free jive samba, a cod-Japanese "ying-tong" melody and a wonderfully lyrical ballad—are catchy and hummable, at a time when most free jazz rejected tunes and structures".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Noah Howard
- "Domiabra" - 10:31
- "Ole Negro" - 8:49
- "Mount Fuji" - 15:31
- "Queen Anne" - 5:43
Personnel
- Noah Howard - alto saxophone
- Arthur Doyle - tenor saxophone
- Earl Cross - trumpet
- Leslie Waldron - piano
- Norris Jones - bass
- Muhammad Ali - drums
- Juma Sultan - congas