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1993 studio album by Dave Burrell
Windward Passages is a
studio album released by
jazz
pianist
Dave Burrell and
saxophonist
David Murray . It was recorded in 1993 and released later that year on December 3 on the Italian
Black Saint label. The album is an update/
sequel to Burrell's album
Windward Passages (1979) on
hatART .
The album also features Burrell's wife,
Monika Larsson , on the track "Cela Me Va" performing a spoken word reading. However, Murray's playing "ends up drowning her out to an extent."
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Track listing
"Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois)" (Murray) – 8:29
"It Hurts So Much to See" (Larsson) – 8:00
"
Naima [Take 2]" (
Coltrane ) – 11:33
"Cela Me Va" (Larsson) – 5:26
"The Crave" (
Morton ) – 6:04
"Zanzibar Blue" (Burrell) – 9:22
"Conversation With Our Mothers" (Murray) – 6:09
"Naima [Take 1]" (Coltrane) – 13:59
Personnel
Dave Burrell –
piano
David Murray –
clarinet (
bass ),
saxophone (
tenor )
Giovanni Bonandrini – producer
Maria Bonandrini, Max Martino – artwork
Aldo Borrelli, Paolo Falascone – engineers
Monika Larsson –
vocals on "Cela Me Va"
Reception
Though
AllMusic begins their review saying the album is "a bit unusual," they ultimately recommend it because it is "one of the better and more accessible recordings of both David Murray and Dave Burrell."
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References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With
James Blood Ulmer / Music Revelation Ensemble With the
World Saxophone Quartet With others
Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (
Craig Harris , 1988)
Special Edition (Jack DeJohnette, 1979)
Album Album (Jack DeJohnette, 1984)
Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge (
James Carter , 2001)
The Jazzpar Prize (
Pierre Dørge 's New Jungle Orchestra, 1991)
Love Outside of Dreams (
Kahil El'Zabar , 1997)
One World Family (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000)
We Is (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000)
Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane (
McCoy Tyner , 1984)
44th Street Suite (McCoy Tyner, 1991)
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