Homage to Charles Parker

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Homage to Charles Parker
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Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979
Genre Jazz
Length35:37
Label Black Saint
Producer Giaocomo Pellicciotti
George Lewis chronology
George Lewis – Douglas Ewart
(1978)
Homage to Charles Parker
(1979)
From Saxophone & Trombone
(1980)

Homage to Charles Parker is an album by American jazz trombonist/composer George Lewis. [1] [2] It was recorded in 1979 for the Italian Black Saint label. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz 👑Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "Pretty stunning music. As heavy and stylistically different as this music is, the point is clear and well-taken. Lewis and his group make a statement unique in creative jazz and unto itself. This is an important recording in many ways, and a magnum opus for the leader". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by George Lewis
  1. "Blues" - 17:42
  2. "Homage to Charles Parker" - 17:55
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy in 1979

Personnel

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References

  1. "Jazz". Stereo Review. Vol. 59, no. 7. Jul 1994. p. 90.
  2. Cohen, Aaron (30 Aug 2002). "Finding a fluid space with horn man Lewis". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.6.
  3. Black Saint Records discography accessed May 9, 2011
  4. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review accessed May 9, 2011
  5. "Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  125. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.