Lifelong Ambitions is a live album by American jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins recorded in 1977 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]
| Lifelong Ambitions | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | March 11, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:03 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Giacomo Pellicciotti | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Leroy Jenkins, free jazz's greatest violinist, has always worked best in intimate situations with equally talented partners. He certainly had the optimum conditions on this duet date".[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, and commented: "The duos with Abrams are... both traditionally minded and innovative... Like their titles... the pieces are kept pretty abstract (and are all almost exactly the same length). There's a patient, almost schoolmasterly side to Abrams's playing. Jenkins moves off into pan-tonality a few times, but he stays firmly anchored in an identifiable key for most of the set, even when his partner has dissolved the normal ties of melody and accompaniment."[3]
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Leroy Jenkins
- "Greetings and Salutations" - 6:29
- "Meditation" - 6:26
- "Happiness" - 6:38
- "The Blues" - 6:37
- "The Weird World" - 6:28
- "The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost" - 6:25
- Recorded at the Washington Square Church in New York City on March 11, 1977
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Black Saint discography accessed June 28, 2011
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 28, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 366.