Awakening is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Fortune recorded in 1975 and released on the Horizon label.[1]
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 28 and September 8–9, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Plaza Sound Studios and Sound Ideas, New York City | |||
| Genre | Straight-ahead jazz, hard bop, modal jazz | |||
| Length | 40:33 | |||
| Label | Horizon | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Village Voice | A−[4] |
In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau said while Awakening featured nothing innovative, it did showcase Fortune's knack for "great synthesis", including "shades of hard bop and late-'50s Miles in a more modal setting, so lyrical and tough-minded that the 12-minute flute-and-congas thing (the title cut, wouldn't you know) becomes quite credible, even listenable."[4] Vincent Thomas for AllMusic calls the album "an adequate set of mostly straight-ahead jazz, which sets it apart from many of his fusion-venturing peers of the '70s".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Sonny Fortune except where noted.
- "Triple Threat" (Rodgers Grant) - 10:27
- "Nommo" (Jymie Merritt) - 9:38
- "Sunshower" (Kenny Barron) - 5:14
- "For Duke and Cannon" - 2:58
- "Awakening" - 12:16
Personnel
edit- Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, flute, cowbell, chimes, claves, shaker, percussion
- Charles Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 5)
- Kenny Barron - piano, electric piano (tracks 1-3 & 5)
- John Hicks - piano (track 4)
- Wayne Dockery (track 1 & 3-5), Reggie Workman (track 2) - bass
- Billy Hart (tracks 1-3 & 5), Chip Lyle (track 4) - drums
- Angel Allende - congas, percussion (tracks 2 & 5)
References
edit- ^ Sonny Fortune discography Archived 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 2, 2015
- ^ a b Thomas, V., Allmusic Review accessed February 2, 2015
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 2, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 29, 2016.