Akhenaten was the first album Nat released on the fledgling Gondwana label back in 2009, it was the second release on the label and has remained a hugely popular and much sought after album ever since.
Featuring four original compositions the album is a deeply meditative offering of heartfelt Spiritual Jazz, in the classic mode of late 1960s/early 1970s John & Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders.
Mindblowing work from a tenorist we only just discovered with this amazing debut album -- a deeply spiritual player who comes off beautifully on this set of original compositions! Nat Birchall blows with a range of feeling that takes us back to the 70s best of Pharoah Sanders, Billy Harper, and Clifford Jordan -- and he puts his tunes together with a similar feel too -- letting them build organically, often with the group just finding the rhythm at the start -- then hitting a groove that lets Birchall's horn blossom wonderfully in sound -- reaching forth with rich tones that are simply wonderful -- over piano, bass, drums -- and some guest trumpet by Matthew Halsall
Track List
Side A:
A1. Nica's Dance
A2. A Prayer For...
Side B:
B1. Akhenaten
B2. Many Blessings