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Compassion (Cecil McBee album)

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Released
  
1979

Artist
  
Cecil McBee Sextet

Producer
  
Cecil McBee

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
41:35

Release date
  
1977

Label
  
Inner City Records

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Recorded
  
August 3, 1977 at Sweet Basil, NYC

Compassion (1979)
  
Alternate Spaces (1977)

Cecil mcbee sextet compassion


Compassion is a live album by bassist Cecil McBee's Sextet recorded at Sweet Basil in 1977 and released on the Enja label.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it an "excellent post-bop set" and stated "The excellent solos, particularly those of Freeman, are adventurous, yet still based in the hard bop/modal tradition".

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil McBee except as indicated

  1. "Pepi´s Samba" (Chico Freeman) - 13:15
  2. "Undercurrent" - 10:55
  3. "Compassion" - 17:25

Personnel

  • Cecil McBee - bass
  • Joe Gardner - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chico Freeman - tenor saxophone, flute
  • Dennis Moorman - piano
  • Steve McCall - drums
  • Famoudou Don Moye - congas

    • Songs

    1Pepi's Samba13:15
    2Undercurrent10:55
    3Compassion17:25

    References

    Compassion (Cecil McBee album) Wikipedia
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