Passage to Music
| Passage to Music | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | April 4 & 5, 1988 | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:23 (LP) 69:06 (CD) | |||
| Label | Silkheart | |||
| Producer | David S. Ware | |||
| David S. Ware chronology | ||||
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Passage to Music is an album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware recorded in 1988 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. Besides tenor sax Ware plays saxello, a variant of the soprano sax played by English jazz musician Elton Dean, and stritch, a straight alto sax associated with multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The CD edition adds two bonus tracks.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "David Ware's searching improvisations reward repeated listenings by open-eared listeners."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "Passage To Music has something of Ayler's and Sander's Afro-mysticism and constitutes something of a personal initiation". [3]
Track listing[edit]
- All compositions by David S. Ware
- "An Ancient Formula" - 6:00
- "Ancient Visitors" - 7:30
- "Passage To Music"- 10:46
- "African Secrets" - 10:47
- "The Elders Path" - 13:20
- "Phonetic Hymn" - 9:00
- "Mystery" - 11:43
- 6 & 7 does not appear on original LP
Personnel[edit]
- David S. Ware - tenor sax, saxello, stritch
- William Parker - bass
- Marc Edwards - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Passage to Music at Silkheart Records
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. David Ware – Passage to Music: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1516. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
