| Consecration | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | April 17 & 18, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:23 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Flavio Bonandrini | |||
| Charles Gayle chronology | ||||
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Consecration is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Gayle featuring performances recorded in 1993 for the Italian Black Saint label. [1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[3] |
The AllMusic review by Brian Flota awarded the album 4½ stars stating "these performances are not easy to listen to, given their time-free chaos, but the emotional impact of the playing achieved here, like Gayle's other work, is unrivaled". [2]
In an article for the Los Angeles Times, Don Snowden wrote that Gayle "unleashes fierce scale runs and multiphonic squawks over a furious cello/bass/ drums foundation. 'Glorious Saints' and Gayle's bass clarinet feature 'Thy Peace' work best because a greater attention to dynamics leaves enough open space for the music to breathe." [4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Charles Gayle
- "O Father" - 15:16
- "Rise Up" - 10:02
- "Justified" - 8:37
- "Glorious Saints" - 13:19
- "Thy Peace" - 8:33
- "Redemption" - 11:36
- Recorded at Sear Sound in New York City on April 17 & 18, 1993
Personnel
- Charles Gayle - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- William Parker - violin, cello
- Vattel Cherry - bass
- Michael Wimberly - drums
References
- ^ Black Saint Records discography accessed July 11, 2011
- ^ a b Flota, B. Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Snowden, Don (December 14, 1993). "Jazz Album Review : High-Energy Improv From Charles Gayle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
