Freedom Jazz Dance

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In her review for AllMusic, Stacia Proefrock states: "The four men create a fine balance, with the percussive elements of El'Zabar and the other players providing a strongly Africanized structure upon which to hang the music, while the horns and Fareed Haque's guitar playing pull the sound back in the direction of jazz."{{allMusic|last=Proefrock|first=Stacia|class=album|id=mw0000255288|title=Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Freedom Jazz Dance: Review|accessdate=January 7, 2016}}

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says: "The addition of Haque gives the band yet another sound, even while working off the same formula of two horns and a drum.. The result is arguably the best EHE album to date."{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD|url = https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook|url-access = registration|edition = 7th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2004|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 0141014164|pages = [https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook/page/508 508]}}

In a review for JazzTimes Christopher Potter states: "Augmented by guitarist Fareed Haque, Freedom Jazz Dance elevates the Ensemble's usual two-horns-and-drums lineup to a higher level of tonal beauty."Potter, Christopher [http://jazztimes.com/articles/11129-freedom-jazz-dance-ethnic-heritage-ensemble Freedom Jazz Dance review] at JazzTimes.

The All About Jazz review by Derek Taylor says: "Following along the same confident path trod by his predecessors Haque refuses slip comfortably into the role of complacent guest star. His nimble fingers shape subtle, but firm, string sculptures that effectively shift the dynamics of the group in new and provocative ways."Taylor, Derek. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/freedom-jazz-dance-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-delmark-records-review-by-derek-taylor.php Freedom Jazz Dance review] at All About Jazz.

:All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except as indicated

1. "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 7:44
2. "Katon" – 8:54
3. "Catch Me" – 7:52
4. "Mama's House" – 11:27
5. "So Low But Not Alone" – 12:37
6. "This Little Light of Mine" (Traditional) – 6:47
7. "Barundi" – 11:06

• Kahil El'Zabar – drums, percussion, African thumb piano
• Joseph Bowie – trombone, percussion
• Ernest Dawkins – alto sax, tenor sax, percussion
• Fareed Haque – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion

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