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The Legend of Ai Glatson

The Legend of Ai Glatson is an album by American jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins, recorded in 1978 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

The Legend of Ai Glatson
Studio album by
Leroy Jenkins
Released1978
RecordedJuly 1978
GenreJazz
Length39:03
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiacomo Pellicciotti
Leroy Jenkins chronology
Lifelong Ambitions
(1977) 		The Legend of Ai Glatson
(1978) 		Space Minds, New Worlds, Survival of America
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [4]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states that "it's loaded with great violin solos, as well as some unusual, intriguing arrangements and compositions".[2] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that the album was created shortly after the breakup of the Revolutionary Ensemble, and stated that it "is one of the few places in contemporary jazz where the direct and unassimilated influence of Cecil Taylor can be detected, and it remains strongly reminiscent of Cecil's Cafe Montmartre sessions. Jenkins is in stunningly good form, and his solo play on tributes to two modern saxophone players, 'Brax Stone' and 'Albert Ayler (His Life Was Too Short)', is as good as anything in his catalogue. Legend isn't the prettiest of recordings, but it has all the intensity Jenkins brings to live performance."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Leroy Jenkins
  1. "Ai Glatson" - 10:33
  2. "Brax Stone" - 8:53
  3. "Albert Ayler (His Life Was Too Short)" - 4:06
  4. "Tuesday Child" - 5:23
  5. "What Goes Around Comes Around" - 8:28
  • Recorded at GRS Studios in Milano, Italy in July 1978

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Black Saint discography accessed June 28, 2011
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed June 28, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 366.
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