Songs of Courage

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Songs of Courage
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Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedOctober 18, 1991
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length55:52
Label Muse
MCD 5382
Producer Don Sickler
James Spaulding chronology
Brilliant Corners
(1988)
Songs of Courage
(1993)
Blues Nexus
(1999)

Songs of Courage is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Greg Turner stated "This is a fine recording by an underrecognized saxophone master". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Spaulding except where noted

  1. "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) – 7:10
  2. "Minor Bertha" (Elmo Hope) – 5:51
  3. "Judy" (Alexander) – 5:49
  4. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:54
  5. "Wee" (Denzil Best) – 4:58
  6. "Black Market" (Tyrone Jefferson) – 6:24
  7. "Uhuru Sasa" – 4:29
  8. "Song of Courage" – 6:12
  9. "King" (Roland Alexander, Andrew Jenkins) – 8:05

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed September 27, 2017
  2. Muse Records listing, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. Jazzlists: James Spaulding discography, accessed September 27, 2017
  4. 1 2 Turner, Greg. James Spaulding: Songs of Courage – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2017.