CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Howard Wiley and the Angola Project - 12 Gates to the City (2010)

By Pico Howard Wiley's The Angola Project (2007) created a lot of buzz and put his name firmly on the jazz map. It wasn't so much for the tenor saxophonist's playing or inventing a whole new style of jazz. Rather, the acclaim came from the attention he brought to the spirituals of Louisiana's state prison at Angola, and their harsh lives there. More than just being a relayer, Wiley interpreted these songs in a way that amplified the emotions of the prisoners; through his music, he went beyond b...

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