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Released
  
1974

Label
  
Impulse! AS 9275

Sweet Earth Flying (1974)
  
Vista (1975)

Release date
  
1974

Length
  
38:52

Producer
  
Ed Michel

Artist
  
Marion Brown

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
May 6 & 7, 1974 Intermedia Sound Studios, Boston

Similar
  
Marion Brown albums, Jazz albums

Marion brown sweet earth flying parts 1 5 from sweet earth flying recorded may 6 1974


Sweet Earth Flying is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1974 and released on the Impulse! label.

Contents

Marion brown sweet earth flying pt 1


Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Sweet Earth Flying is arguably Marion Brown's finest work and certainly one of the underappreciated treasures of '70s jazz... Very highly recommended to open-eared jazz fans of all tastes".

Track listing

All compositions by Marion Brown except as indicated

  1. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 1" - 3:38
  2. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 3" - 5:55
  3. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 4: Prince Willie" (Brown, Bill Hasson) - 5:55
  4. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 5" - 5:06
  5. "Eleven Light City Part 1" - 7:16
  6. "Eleven Light City Part 2" - 2:08
  7. "Eleven Light City Part 3" - 5:50
  8. "Eleven Light City Part 4" - 3:04

Personnel

  • Marion Brown — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Muhal Richard Abrams (tracks 2-8), Paul Bley (tracks 1, 2, 5-8) — piano, electric piano, organ
  • James Jefferson — bass, electric bass
  • Steve McCall — drums, percussion
  • Bill Hasson — percussion, narration

    • References

    Sweet Earth Flying Wikipedia
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