Fantastic 5CD Box Set with 4+ hours of transcendence from [Ahmed], out now and available at Boomkat.com.

Over four hours of transcendent material from [Ahmed] aka pianist Pat Thomas, bassist Joel Grip, drummer Antonin Gerbal and saxophonist Seymour Wright, who barrel through the canon of under-appreciated US jazz innovator Ahmed Abdul-Malik.

Crucial listening for anyone intrigued by the fertile space between hard bop, free jazz, Arabic and West African modes.