| Heaven Dance | ||||
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| Studio album by The Leaders Trio | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | May 28 & 29, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas Studio A, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:44 | |||
| Label | Sunnyside SSC 1034 | |||
| Producer | François Zalacain | |||
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Heaven Dance is an album by the Leaders Trio, pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Don Moye, that was recorded in 1988 and released by the Sunnyside label. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [5] |
The AllMusic review states: "Although there is close interplay by the musicians, the pianist is the lead voice, so one can look at this set as being a date by the Kirk Lightsey Trio. Excellent modern mainstream music". [4]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote that the album "sends us back to the original Leaders sets with a heightened awareness of what was going on in the warp-factor engine-room. Which is not to say that Heaven Dance is not a substantial achievement on its own terms... Recommended." [5]
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