{"product_id":"moncur-grachan-iii-new-africa-2025-reissue","title":"Moncur, Grachan III - New Africa (2025 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrachan Moncur III’s \u003cem\u003eNew Africa\u003c\/em\u003e returns in a timely and definitive reissue. A vital document of artistic resistance and spiritual searching, \u003cem\u003eNew Africa\u003c\/em\u003e captures a transformative moment in jazz and global Black consciousness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded in Paris in 1969 by the storied BYG label, the album stands as a deeply personal and boldly experimental statement from American trombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III — one of the most compelling figures of the avant-garde movement. Driven by a sense of urgency and vision, New Africa channels the energy of a world in flux. Moncur, deeply moved by his journey to Algiers during a pivotal cultural gathering, poured that experience into a work that is at once avant-garde and grounded in ancestral memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music does not seek comfort — it provokes, interrogates, and ultimately uplifts. Across its four tracks, Moncur challenges structure, tone, and expectation. The album’s movements shift fluidly between tension and resolution, melody and abstraction, lament and celebration. It is jazz as prophecy — rooted in Black radical thought and extended through fearless improvisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 50 years on, \u003cem\u003eNew Africa \u003c\/em\u003eremains a resonant artistic cry: urgent, unresolved, and unafraid to imagine what liberation might sound like. This reissue gives the album the treatment it has long deserved, offering listeners a renewed opportunity to engage with one of the most potent recordings of its time — and of ours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charly","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50418687869206,"sku":"RMX-54560","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50418688000278,"sku":"RMX-54561","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/b22ec6de73e48188a85f9f996007fadf_6f31d92d-f194-477e-8c59-49e6c40ff7b4.jpg?v=1756214648","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/moncur-grachan-iii-new-africa-2025-reissue","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}