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Point of No Return (World Saxophone Quartet album)

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Released
  
1977

Length
  
44:40

Artist
  
World Saxophone Quartet

Label
  
Moers Music

Recorded
  
June, 1977

Producer
  
Burkhard Hennen

Release date
  
1977

Genre
  
Jazz

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Point of No Return is the debut album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet released on the Moers Music label in 1977.

Contents

The album features a live performance by Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and David Murray recorded in June 1977 at the 6th International New Jazz Festival in Moers.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "In future years, World Saxophone Quartet would better temper their free solos with inventive writing, but this early set is pretty self-indulgent."

Track listing

  1. "Dar el Sudan" (Hemphill) - 2:48
  2. "Bajou Scetches" (Bluiett) - 10:13
  3. "Point of No Return" (Hemphill) - 10:32
  4. "Sacred Sheetless" (Murray) - 24:26
  5. "Hymn for the Old Year" (Lake) - 3:38

Personnel

  • Hamiet Bluiett — baritone saxophone
  • Julius Hemphill — alto saxophone
  • Oliver Lake — alto saxophone
  • David Murray — tenor saxophone
  • References

    Point of No Return (World Saxophone Quartet album) Wikipedia