Prelude... to Cora

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Prelude... to Cora
Prelude to cora - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Ambrose Akinmusire
ReleasedApril 21, 2008 (2008-04-21)
Recorded2007 in Brooklyn, New York City.
Genre Jazz
Length1:00:55
Label Fresh Sound New Talent
Producer Ambrose Akinmusire
Ambrose Akinmusire chronology
Prelude... to Cora
(2008)		 When the Heart Emerges Glistening
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Tom Hull B+ [2]

Prelude... to Cora is the debut studio album by American jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. [3] [4] It was released by Fresh Sound New Talent. Akinmusire composed all but three tracks, including jazz standard "Stablemates" by saxophonist Benny Golson. The album is dedicated to Akinmusire's mother, Cora. [5]

Contents

Reception

John Barron of All About Jazz stated: "On Prelude: to Cora, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire offers a wide-open musical perspective, inviting a wealth of influences to shape a personalized approach to improvisation and composition. Akinmusire seems content with allowing the music to fall where it may; eschewing trends and any pre-conceived notions about what is expected from a debut recording." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ambrose Akinmusire except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Dreams of the Manbahsniese"7:38
2."Vibe Solo/Intro"1:05
3."Aroca"8:46
4."Humsong"6:04
5."M.I.S.T.A.G."5:23
6."Trumpet Intro/Dedication to Ruby"2:21
7."Ruby"9:27
8."Trapped in a Dream" (Aaron Parks)5:36
9."Dingmandingo" (Walter Smith III)9:18
10."Stablemates" (Benny Golson)5:17
Total length:1:00:55

Personnel

Guests

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Barron, John (October 24, 2008). "Ambrose Akinmusire: Prelude: to Cora album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Ambrose Akinmusire". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ambrose Akinmusire Prelude". Fresh Sounds Records. freshsoundrecords.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ambrose Akinmusire Prelude to Cora". Allmusic . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey (April 30, 2011). "Ambrose: Akinmusire: The Storyteller". Jazz Times . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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