Joanne Brackeen takes us to Haiti in her modal piece, "Haiti B." Although there is nothing distinctly Haitian leaping at the listener, there is something "Eastern" in this composition, as well as some provocative bass playing from Clint Houston. I have never heard of Joanne Brackeen before, but apparently she was the first woman jazz artist in Art Blakey's Messengers, and "Haiti B" was interesting enough to appeal to the taste of Pharaoh Sanders. Perhaps the title is a nod to Charles Mingus and his bass-driven "Haitian Fight Song," but without the blues emphasis?
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