Conversations with the Unseen

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Conversations with the Unseen
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Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedRecorded December 2002 - January 2003 at Mark Angelo Studios, London
Genre Jazz, hip-hop
Length74:11
Label Dune Records
Producer Jason Yarde
Soweto Kinch chronology
Conversations with the Unseen
(2003)
A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block
(2006)
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Conversations with the Unseen is a 2003 album by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch. The album was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Prize. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Soweto Kinch.

  1. "Intro" (2:10)
  2. "Doxology" (9:14)
  3. "Conversations with the Unseen" (7:34)
  4. "Elision" (5:56)
  5. "Spokes and Pedals" (6:29)
  6. "Intermission - Split Decision" (8:19)
  7. "Snakehips" (7:39)
  8. "Mungo's Adventure" (7:06)
  9. "The Flame-Thrower" (2:59)
  10. "Equiano's Tears" (10:01)
  11. "Good Nyooz" (3:21)
  12. "Outro" (3:23)

Personnel

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References

  1. "Conversations with the Unseen - Soweto Kinch | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 824. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. "Mercury music prize shortlist 2003", The Guardian.