Windward Passages (Black Saint)

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Windward Passages (Black Saint)
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ReleasedDecember 3, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre Jazz, avant-garde, post-bop
Length69:02
Label Black Saint
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
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(1993)
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(1993)
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Windward Passages is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell and saxophonist David Murray. It was recorded in 1993 and released later that year on December 3 on the Italian Black Saint label. The album is an update/sequel to Burrell's album Windward Passages (1979) on hatART.

Contents

The album also features Burrell's wife, Monika Larsson, on the track "Cela Me Va" performing a spoken word reading. However, Murray's playing "ends up drowning her out to an extent." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois)" (Murray) – 8:29
  2. "It Hurts So Much to See" (Larsson) – 8:00
  3. "Naima [Take 2]" (Coltrane) – 11:33
  4. "Cela Me Va" (Larsson) – 5:26
  5. "The Crave" (Morton) – 6:04
  6. "Zanzibar Blue" (Burrell) – 9:22
  7. "Conversation With Our Mothers" (Murray) – 6:09
  8. "Naima [Take 1]" (Coltrane) – 13:59

Personnel

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Though AllMusic begins their review saying the album is "a bit unusual," they ultimately recommend it because it is "one of the better and more accessible recordings of both David Murray and Dave Burrell." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Scott Yanow. "Windward Passages [1993]" . Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1060. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.