Musa: Ancestral Streams is a solo piano album by Stanley Cowell, recorded in 1973 and first released on the Strata-East label.[1]
| Musa: Ancestral Streams | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | December 10 & 11, 1973 at Minot Studios, White Plains, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Strata-East SES-19743 | |||
| Producer | Stanley Cowell and Viki McLaughlin | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Jason Ankeny states "Musa Ancestral Streams remains a relative oddity in the pantheon of jazz's black consciousness movement -- a solo piano set of stunning reach and scope, its adherence to intimacy contrasts sharply with the bold, multi-dimensional sensibilities that signify the vast majority of post-Coltrane excursions into spiritual expression, yet the sheer soulfulness and abandon of Stanley Cowell's performance nevertheless vaults the record into the same physical and metaphysical planes".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Stanley Cowell
- "Abscretions" 5:10
- "Equipoise" - 3:44
- "Prayer for Peace" - 7:07
- "Emil Danenberg" - 2:45
- "Maimoun" - 6:30
- "Travelin' Man" - 2:56
- "Departure No. 1" - 5:25
- "Departure No. 2" - 2:15
- "Sweet Song" - 3:05
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 5, 2015
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Musa Ancestral Streams – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 52. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.