The Prairie Prophet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble, which was recorded in 2010 and released on Delmark.

"Mal-Lester" is an homage to Art Ensemble of Chicago members Malachi Favors and Lester Bowie.

"[2] The Down Beat review by John Murph notes "Without attempting to make grandiose statements, The Prairie Prophet illustrates the excellence of Dawkins as a consummate jazz figure.

"[3] The All About Jazz review by Troy Collins states "Balancing inside and outside traditions with the same charismatic assurance as the album's dedicatee, The Prairie Prophet is a fitting tribute to a true hero of Chicago's avant-garde.

"[4] In his review for JazzTimes Shaun Brady says "The New Horizons Ensemble embraces a wide swath of jazz styles, where the bop- and gospel-tinged material can share a stage with the patchwork abstraction of 'Sketches', ceding way to the Middle Eastern evocations of trombonist Steve Berry’s 'Mesopotamia'.