Alternate Spaces

Alternate Spaces
Studio album by Cecil McBee
Released	1977
Recorded	1977, New York [1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:23
Label	1977: Bomba Records BOM 573 1979: India Navigation IN 1043
Producer	Bob Cummins [2]
Cecil McBee chronology
Mutima (1974) Alternate Spaces (1977) Music from the Source (1978)

Alternate Spaces is an album led by bassist Cecil McBee recorded in 1977 and first released on the Japanese Bomba label, after which it was reissued on India Navigation. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "The often melodic but unpredictable music definitely holds one's interest". ^[4] JazzTimes writer Bill Shoemaker observed "McBee's program of boldly lined cookers, poignant ballads, and daring structural statements, elicit consistently strong work from Freeman, Pullen, Moye, trumpeter Joe Gardner, and drummer Allen Nelson. As a soloist, McBee nails everything from fleet blues choruses to wistful lyricism". ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil McBee

1. "Alternate Spaces" - 9:05
2. "Consequence" - 8:15
3. "Come Sunrise" - 6:43
4. "Sorta, Kinda Blue" - 4:07
5. "Expression" - 7:13

Personnel

• Cecil McBee - bass
• Joe Gardner - trumpet
• Chico Freeman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Don Pullen - piano
• Allen Nelson - drums
• Famoudou Don Moye - percussion

References

1. Don Pullen Discography
2. Cecil McBee – Alternate Spaces - BOM573
3. Cecil McBee discography accessed January 5, 2015
4. Yanow, Scott. Alternate Spaces – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 5, 2015.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  133. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Shoemaker, B., JazzTimes Review Archived 2015-01-14 at the Wayback Machine , May 1997