Destiny's Dance

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Destiny's Dance
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Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedOctober 29 & 30, 1981
Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Length36:12
Label Contemporary
C 14008
Producer Chico Freeman and John Koenig
Chico Freeman chronology
Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit
(1980)
Destiny's Dance
(1982)
Tradition in Transition
(1982)

Destiny's Dance is an album by American jazz saxophonist Chico Freeman, recorded in 1981 and released on the Contemporary label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "By 1981, after six years of steady recording, Chico Freeman had gained a strong reputation as a flexible reed player able to play both avant-garde and fairly straight-ahead jazz". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz numbers it among the "core collection" which jazz fans should possess. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Chico Freeman except as indicated
  1. "Destiny's Dance" - 4:11
  2. "Same Shame" (Bobby Hutcherson) - 5:37
  3. "Crossing the Sudan" - 5:46
  4. "Wilpan's Walk" (Cecil McBee) - 9:18
  5. "Embracing Oneness" - 6:59
  6. "C & M" (Muhal Richard Abrams, Freeman) - 4:21

Personnel

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References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed September 7, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 7, 2012
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 505. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.