| Sweet Earth Flying | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | May 6 & 7, 1974 Intermedia Sound Studios, Boston | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Label | Impulse! AS 9275 | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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Sweet Earth Flying is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1974 and released on the Impulse! label. [1] Along with Afternoon of a Georgia Faun and Geechee Recollections , it was one of Brown's albums dedicated to the US state of Georgia. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ [4] |
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4+1⁄2 stars stating "Sweet Earth Flying is arguably Marion Brown's finest work and certainly one of the underappreciated treasures of '70s jazz... Very highly recommended to open-eared jazz fans of all tastes". [3]
All compositions by Marion Brown except as indicated
Marion Brown was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, writer, visual artist, and ethnomusicologist. He was a member of the avant-garde jazz scene in New York City during the 1960s, playing alongside musicians such as John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and John Tchicai. He performed on Coltrane's landmark 1965 album Ascension. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow described him as "one of the brightest and most lyrical voices of the 1960s avant-garde."
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Geechee Recollections is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1973 and released on the Impulse! label. Along with Afternoon of a Georgia Faun and Sweet Earth Flying, it was one of Brown's albums dedicated to the US state of Georgia. The Geechee of the title are a distinct African-American cultural group living in costal regions of Georgia and North Carolina.
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