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Released
  
1996

Oblations and Blessings (1996)
  
DAO (1996)

Release date
  
1996

Label
  
Silkheart Records

Length
  
69:00

Artist
  
David S. Ware Quartet

Producer
  
David S. Ware

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 27 & 28, 1995

Studio
  
Sound on Sound, New York

Similar
  
David S Ware Quartet albums, Jazz albums

Oblations and Blessings is an album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware recorded in 1995 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. It features the David S. Ware Quartet with pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey playing all original Ware compositions.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Don Snowden states "No one who hears Oblations and Blessings could ever doubt the generosity of Ware's offering here. The man must have been absolutely, utterly drained—emotionally, physically and spiritually—after this session."

Track listing

All compositions by David S. Ware
  1. "Oblations and Blessings" – 17:05
  2. "Riff Unknown" – 10:53
  3. "Of Shambhala" – 11:05
  4. "Fire Within" – 11:07
  5. "Manu's Ideal" – 10:13
  6. "Serpents and Visions" – 8:37

Personnel

  • David S. Ware – tenor sax
  • Matthew Shipp – piano
  • William Parker – bass
  • Whit Dickey – drums
  • Songs

    1Oblations and Blessings17:06
    2Riff Unknown10:53
    3Of Shambhala11:05

    References

    Oblations and Blessings Wikipedia