Released 1989 Length 48:23 (LP)69:06 (CD) Release date 1989 | Recorded April 4 & 5, 1988 Producer David S. Ware | |
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Studio A&R Recording, New York Similar David S Ware albums, Jazz albums | ||
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.
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Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "David Ware's searching improvisations reward repeated listenings by open-eared listeners." 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".
Track listing
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
Personnel
Songs
1An Ancient Formula5:50
2Ancient Visitors7:35
3Passage to Music10:52
References
Passage to Music Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA