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Vista (album)

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Released
  
1975

Producer
  
Ed Michel

Artist
  
Marion Brown

Label
  
MCA Victor, Inc.

Length
  
43:47

Vista(1975)
  
Awofofora(1976)

Release date
  
1975

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
February 18 & 19, 1975Generation Sound Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Marion Brown albums, Other albums

Vista marion brown


Vista is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1975 and released on the Impulse! label.

Contents

Marion brown vista


Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This disc certainly boasts an impressive backup crew but does not seem to know what it wants to be. The solos are relatively short... and little that is all that memorable actually occurs. Better to acquire Marion Brown's earlier recordings".

Track listing

  1. "Maimoun" (Stanley Cowell) - 7:33
  2. "Visions" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:40
  3. "Vista" (Marion Brown) - 7:44
  4. "Moment of Truth" (Bill Braynon) - 4:36
  5. "Bismillahi 'Rrahmani' Rrahim" (Harold Budd) - 6:02
  6. "Djinji" (Braynon) - 9:45

Personnel

  • Marion Brown — alto saxophone, wind chimes
  • Stanley Cowell (tracks 1-4), Anthony Davis — piano, electric piano
  • Bill Braynon — celeste, electric piano (tracks 1-4)
  • Reggie Workman — bass (tracks 1 & 3-6)
  • Jimmy Hopps — drums (tracks 1 & 3-5)
  • Ed Blackwell — drums, slit drums, (tracks 3 & 6)
  • Jose Goico — congas, tambourine (tracks 1 & 3-6)
  • Allen Murphy — vocals (track 2), bells (track 5)
  • Harold Budd - celeste, gong (track 5)

    • Songs

    1Maimoun7:33
    2Visions5:40
    3Vista7:45

    References

    Vista (album) Wikipedia
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