Universal Language (Joe Lovano album)

Universal Language
Studio album by
Joe Lovano
Released1992
RecordedJune 26–28, 1992
StudioSkyline, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:22
LabelBlue Note
ProducerJoe Lovano
Joe Lovano chronology
From the Soul
(1991) 		Universal Language
(1992) 		Tenor Legacy
(1993)

Universal Language is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1992 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: "Universal Language is one of Joe Lovano's most ambitious and successful albums, an attempt to prove the cliché that music is indeed the universal language... It's an unabashedly adventurous and risky project, and it works frighteningly well".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Tom HullB[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Lovano except as indicated
  1. "Luna Park" - 5:09
  2. "Sculpture" - 9:04
  3. "Josie and Rosie" - 6:48
  4. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren) - 5:13
  5. "Worship" - 4:55
  6. "Cleveland Circle" - 4:58
  7. "The Dawn of Time" - 7:25
  8. "Lost Nations" - 6:23
  9. "Hypnosis" - 6:13
  10. "Chelsea Rendez-Vous" - 9:14

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Joe Lovano discography accessed July 21, 2011
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. AllMusic Review accessed July 21, 2011
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 3334. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 3 March 2020. Rush Hour (Joe Lovano album).
  5. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 910. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.