Clarinetist Dr. Michael White is releasing his tenth album, Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1, on June 21, and to promote the new CD Basin Street Records, his label, has one of the new tracks, “West African Strut,” available early as a free download.

“West African Strut” is emblematic of how the new album is being described: as White pulling in international influences from Africa and the Caribbean to mix with the traditional New Orleans jazz for which White is best known. The record is intended to be the first of two parts. The second volume is expected to be released in early 2012.

You can stream/download the song below, or get it directly here.