Johnny Mbizo Dyani - Rejoice & Together

2014 reissue

The life of Johnny “Mbizo” Dyani (1945-1986), bassist with the legendary South African jazz troupe the Blue Notes, is celebrated by the reissue of two recordings dating from his period living in Sweden. “Rejoice”, culled from a live concert with trumpeter Mongezi Feza and drummer Okay Temiz, and the studio recording “Together” featuring Dyani’s group Witchdoctor’s Son, were issued posthumously, the latter in 1987, “Rejoice”a year later; both are treasured collectors’ pieces in their original vinyl formats.
Cadillac is proud to make these available again, this time as a 2 CD set, as the first release in its 40th Anniversary Series. Both recordings have been carefully remastered from the original tapes; “Rejoice” is further enhanced by an additional 20 minutes of music from the same concert.

Johnny Mbizo Dyani - Double Bass, Vocals (Rejoice)/Keyboards, Vocals (Together)
Dudu Pukwana - Alto Saxophone, Whistle (Together)
Mongezi Feza - Trumpet (Rejoice)
Willy M'Buende - Bass Guitar (Together)
Hassan Bah - Congas (Together)
Bosse Skoglund - Drums (Together)
Okay Temiz - Drums [Turkish], Percussion – (Rejoice)
Kenny Håkansson - Guitar (Together)
Felix Perrera - Harp [South American Traditional Harp] (Together)
Peter Shimmy Radise - Tenor Saxophone (Together)

Together Cover [Original Lithograph] – Tauno Niingungo
Rejoice Cover - Johnny Mbizo Dyani

Liner Notes – Keith Knox (Together), Thomas Millroth (Rejoice)
Photography By – Rita Knox
Photography By [Cover] – Val Wilmer
Producer – Stanley Koonin (Together)
Recorded By, Edited By – Gordon Flash (Together)
Reissue Producer, Executive-Producer – John Jack
Engineer, Producer – Goram Freese (Rejoice)
Remastered By [Tape Transfers & Digital Mastering] – Martin Davidson

Rejoice recorded at The Museum Of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden, October 21, 1972.
Together recorded at Sound City Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, December 1979 / January 1980.

CD1 is a reissue of Johnny Dyani / Mongezi Feza / Okay Temiz - Rejoice
CD2 is a reissue of Johnny Mbizo Dyani* - Witchdoctor's Son 'Together'