| Compassion | ||||
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| Live album by Cecil McBee Sextet | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 3, 1977 at Sweet Basil, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:35 | |||
| Label | Enja 3041 | |||
| Producer | Cecil McBee | |||
| Cecil McBee chronology | ||||
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Compassion is a live album by bassist Cecil McBee's Sextet recorded at Sweet Basil in 1977 and released on the Enja label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it an "excellent post-bop set" and stated "The excellent solos, particularly those of Freeman, are adventurous, yet still based in the hard bop/modal tradition". [2]
All compositions by Cecil McBee except as indicated
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