First time reissue - mega rare Black Jazz 1973 released bytheir only group on the label.. Chicago-based, Art Ensembleof Chicago / AACM-centric line-up , with the notableaddition of bassist Rufus Reid on a couple of tracks.Spiritual jazz, free jazz, soul jazz, fusion jazz, you name it—The Awakening take all those threads common to early '70sAfrican-American music and, like any great ensemble,weave them into a beautiful sonic garment that's greaterthan the sum of its parts. Choice!