The Souljazz Orchestra will be releasing its first all-acoustic afrojazz album, entitled Rising Sun, on Strut Records, a label experiencing a good amount of buzz with recent releases from Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics, Grandmaster Flash, Tony Allen & Jimi Tenor, Breakestra, Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle, as well as with a slew of top-notch reissues of historical dance music from around the globe (Nigeria 70, Black Rio, Calypsoul 70, Disco Italia, Funky Nassau...)On this new release, Souljazz stays true to its roots in soul and afro rhythms, but takes a more jazz-oriented approach overall, creating deep, improvisational big-band music, with a heavy-driving, dancefloor-conscious edge. (For what it"s worth, Gilles Peterson has already called Rising Sun the group"s best yet, as well as one of the year"s top albums.)Track Listing01 - Awakening02 - Agbara03 - Negus Negast04 - Lotus Flower05 - Mamaya06 - Serenity07 - Consecration08 - Rejoice, Pt. 109 - Rejoice, Pt. 2