Handscapes 2

Handscapes 2
Studio album by The Piano Choir
Released	1975
Recorded	August–December 1974 at Minot Studios, White Plains, N.Y.
Genre	Jazz
Label	Strata-East SES-19750
Producer	The Piano Choir
Stanley Cowell chronology
Musa: Ancestral Streams (1974) Handscapes 2 (1975) Regeneration (1976)
The Piano Choir chronology
Handscapes (1973) Handscapes 2 (1975) Handscapes 95 (1995)

Handscapes 2 is an album by The Piano Choir featuring Ron Burton, Stanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, and Sonelius Smith recorded in 1974 and first released on the Strata-East label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos simply states "more of the same". ^[2]

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Ballad for the Beast from Bali-Bali" (Hugh Lawson) - 7:04
2. "The Need to Smile" (Sonelius Smith) - 6:24
3. "Barbara Ann" (Webster Lewis) - 4:47

Side B:

1. "In What Direction Are You Headed" (Harold Mabern) - 6:30
2. "Prayer for Peace" (Stanley Cowell) - 8:45

Personnel

• Stanley Cowell - piano, synthesizer
• Sonelius Smith - piano, electric piano
• Ron Burton, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern - piano
• Mtume, Jimmy Hopps, John Lewis - percussion

References

1. Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 20, 2015
2. Nastos, Michael G.. Handscapes 2 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 20, 2015.