Wisdom of Uncertainty

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Wisdom of Uncertainty
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997
RecordedDecember 2 and 3, 1996
Sound on Sound Studio, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length62:32
Label AUM Fidelity
AUM 001
Producer David S. Ware
David S. Ware chronology
Godspelized
(1996)
Wisdom of Uncertainty
(1997)
Go See the World
(1998)

Wisdom of Uncertainty is the eleventh album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware which was recorded in 1996 and became the first release on the AUM Fidelity label. [1] [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "This is a record that sings; its song is a wild and wooly one to be sure, but it is a giant leap compositionally for Ware, and for the ensemble." [3]

Mike Joyce of The Washington Post wrote: "Ware has developed an increasingly compelling voice as an instrumentalist on his own recordings in recent years. The sheer force of his tone -- and his seemingly superhuman ability to sustain and manipulate its raw emotional power -- are a marvel to behold, perhaps more so now than ever." [4]

Track listing

All compositions by David S. Ware
  1. "Acclimation" - 12:45
  2. "Antidromic" - 7:47
  3. "Utopic" - 15:34
  4. "Alignment" - 7:16
  5. "Sunbows Rainsets Blue" - 7:41
  6. "Continuum" - 11:34

Personnel

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References

  1. AUM Fidelity discography, accessed March 5, 2014
  2. David S. Ware discography, accessed March 5, 2014
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. David S. Ware – Wisdom of Uncertainty: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  4. Joyce, Mike (September 5, 1997). "David S. Ware Quartet: Wisdom of Uncertainty". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 29, 2022.