Doug Carn - Al Rahman!

Doug Carn, whose funky, spiritual albums for Black Jazz had a great influence on the acid-jazz scene, self-produced this spiritual jazz/soul/disco album back in 1977. On it he sings of his Muslim faith and his vision of life, to music that is inspired as much by Earth, Wind & Fire (with whom he has recorded in the past) as by Coltrane's musical mysticism.

Personnel: Abdul Rahim Ibrahim (vocals, piano, synthesizer), Kweili (vocals), George Harper (tenor saxophone), Paul Batiste (acoustic and electric guitar), Curtis Robertson (bass), Khalid Abdullah (congas, timbales, percussion), Howard King (drums).