Released 1982 Length 42:32 Artist James Newton Producer Manfred Eicher Genre Jazz | Recorded August 1981 Axum
(1981) Portraits
(1982) Release date 1982 Label ECM Records | |
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Similar The African Flower, Romance and Revolution, Hidden Voices, Red Square Blue: Jaz | ||
James newton the dabtara
Axum is a solo album by American jazz flautist and composer James Newton recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "James Newton's set of unaccompanied flute solos is generally more intriguing and diverse than one might expect. An expert at multiphonics (often humming through his flute in order to get more than one note at a time), Newton is also very strong at constructing logical yet utterly unpredictable improvisations. His playing on nine of his originals covers a fair amount of ground, and he alternates between three different types of flutes (his regular horn, alto flute and bass flute). Still, the results are more for specialized tastes".
Track listing
All compositions by James Newton- "The Dabtara" - 3:24
- "Malak 'Uqabe" - 6:52
- "Solomon, Chief of Wise Men" - 4:44
- "Addis Ababa" - 2:56
- "Choir" - 4:32
- "Feeling" - 2:34
- "Axum" - 4:18
- "Susenyos and Werzelya" - 5:20
- "The Neser" - 7:59
Personnel
Songs
1The Dabtara3:24
2Malak 'Uqabe6:53
3Solomon - Chief of Wise Men4:44