Spirit Dance (Michael White album)

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Spirit Dance
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Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedSeptember 21, 1971
Studio Wally Heider, San Francisco
Genre Jazz
Length41:14
Label Impulse!
ASD 9281
Producer Ed Michel
Michael White chronology
Spirit Dance
(1972)
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(1972)
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Spirit Dance is the debut album by American violinist and composer Michael White featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Impulse! label. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Michael White except as indicated
  1. "Spirit Dance" – 3:18
  2. "The Tenth Pyramid" – 4:39
  3. "John Coltrane Was Here" (Baba Omson) – 6:08
  4. "Ballad for Mother Frankie White" – 7:23
  5. "Samba" – 9:00
  6. "Unlocking the Twelfth House" – 7:28
  7. "Praise Innocence" – 3:18

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic Review accessed May 2, 2012
  2. Impulse! Records discography accessed May 2, 2012