Soweto (album)

Soweto
Studio album by
Billy Higgins
Released1979
RecordedJanuary 21, 1979
Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy
GenreJazz
Length41:29
LabelRed
VPA141
ProducerSergio Veschi and Alberto Alberti
Billy Higgins chronology
Soweto
(1979) 		The Soldier
(1979)

Soweto is the debut album by the American jazz drummer Billy Higgins.[1] It was recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Red label.[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[6]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated that "this was a welcome entry by a good group that unfortunately didn't work together longer."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Higgins except as indicated

  1. "Soweto – 9:20
  2. "Clockwise" (Cedar Walton) – 8:08
  3. "Neptune" (Bob Berg) – 5:36
  4. "Back to Bologna" (Walton) – 8:05
  5. "Bahia, Bahia, Bahia" – 10:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Ratliff, Ben (May 4, 2001). "Billy Higgins, 64, Jazz Drummer with Melodic and Subtle Swing". The New York Times. p. A23.
  2. ^ "Jazz Drummer Billy Higgins Gave His All, Onstage and Off". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 20. May 19, 2001. p. 12.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Billy Higgins discography accessed August 12, 2014
  4. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed August 12, 2014
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 714.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 409.