Spirit (Malachi Thompson album)

Spirit is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1983.[1][2][3]

Spirit
Studio album by
Released1983
Recorded1983
StudioGlasswing Studios
GenreJazz
Length46:38
LabelDelmark
DS-442
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Malachi Thompson chronology
The Seventh Son
(1980)
Spirit
(1983)
The Jaz Life
(1992)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "This is a varied advanced jazz set by trumpeter Malachi Thompson ... the strong band plays five originals that cover a lot of different moods ... Worth exploring".[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Malachi Thompson, except where indicated.

  1. "Spirit of Man" – 6:49
  2. "Back to the One" – 7:07
  3. "A Rising Daystar" – 7:07
  4. "Dhyia Malika" – 8:27
  5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 7:53
  6. "Dearly Beloved" (John Coltrane) – 4:45 Additional track on CD reissue
  7. "No More Hard Times" – 4:30

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. ^ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Malachi Thompson: Spirit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1400. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.