Earth Passage – Density
1981 studio album by Joseph Jarman & Don Moye
Earth Passage – Density is an album by American jazz saxophonist Joseph Jarman and percussionist Don Moye featuring Craig Harris and Rafael Garrett , recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.[ 1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Four advanced improvisers team up to play complex and rather open-ended originals during this adventurous set".[ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Joseph Jarman except as indicated
"Zulu Village: Hommage/Summoning the Elders/Children's Sun Celebration" (Joseph Jarman, Don Moye) - 13:02
"Happiness Is" - 10:09
"Jawara" (Craig Harris) - 12:09
"Sun Spots" - 10:57
Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on February 16 & 17, 1981
Personnel
Joseph Jarman - soprano saxophone , alto saxophone , tenor saxophone , C melody saxophone , piccolo , flute , bamboo flute , alto clarinet , bass clarinet
Famoudou Don Moye - Sun percussion
Craig Harris - trombone , bamboo flute, didgeridoo , cowbell , voice
Rafael Garrett - bass , bamboo flute, conch shell , panpipes
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Song For (1966)
As If It Were the Seasons (1968)
Together Alone (with Anthony Braxton , 1971)
The Magic Triangle (with Don Pullen and Don Moye , 1979)
Black Paladins (with Don Moye, 1979)
Earth Passage – Density (with Don Moye, 1981)
Out of the Mist (with Leroy Jenkins , 1997)
Return of the Lost Tribe (with Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre , Kahil El'Zabar , Malachi Favors , and Steve Colson, 1997)
Equal Interest (with Myra Melford and Leroy Jenkins, 1999)
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