Heavy Spirits | ||||
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Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | January 31 & February 3, 1975 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:06 | |||
Label | Arista Freedom | |||
Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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Heavy Spirits is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake, recorded in 1975 and released on the Arista Freedom label. The album features Lake playing in different settings: three quintet tracks with Olu Dara on trumpet, Donald Smith on piano, Stafford James on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums, three more tracks with Lake backed by three violinists, a trio piece with trombonist Joseph Bowie and drummer Charles "Bobo" Shaw, and a solo sax piece.
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states, "This will be one of the least accessible of altoist Oliver Lake's recordings for most people but repeated listenings reveal a great deal of beauty." [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz says, "Heavy Spirits seems, at this distance, like a relic of an exciting period in the American avant-garde.. Hit and miss, but untempered and often intriguing." [2]