Holding Together

Holding Together
Studio album by Oliver Lake
Released	1976
Recorded	March 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:31
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giacomo Pellicciotti
Oliver Lake chronology
Heavy Spirits (1975) Holding Together (1976) Ntu: Point from Which Creation Begins (1976)

Holding Together is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake, recorded in 1975 for the Italian Black Saint label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars. ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Lake except as indicated

1. "Trailway Shake/Sad Lo-Uis" – 10:04
2. "Hasan" – 4:12
3. "USTA B" – 6:25
4. "Holding Together" – 10:30
5. "Machine Wing" – 7:39
6. "Ballad" (Michael Gregory Jackson) – 1:41

• Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City in March, 1976

Personnel

• Oliver Lake – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, percussion
• Michael Gregory Jackson – guitar, mandolin, bamboo flute, percussion, vocals
• Fred Hopkins – bass
• Paul Maddox – drums, percussion

References

1. Black Saint Records discography accessed May 9, 2011
2. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 860. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 123. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.