Compassion (Cecil McBee album)

Compassion is a live album by bassist Cecil McBee's Sextet recorded at Sweet Basil in 1977 and released on the Enja label.[1]

Compassion
Live album by
Released1979
RecordedAugust 3, 1977 at Sweet Basil, NYC
GenreJazz
Length41:35
LabelEnja 3041
ProducerCecil McBee
Cecil McBee chronology
Music from the Source
(1978)
Compassion
(1979)
Alternate Spaces
(1977)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it an "excellent post-bop set" and stated "The excellent solos, particularly those of Freeman, are adventurous, yet still based in the hard bop/modal tradition".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Cecil McBee except as indicated

  1. "Pepi´s Samba" (Chico Freeman) - 13:15
  2. "Undercurrent" - 10:55
  3. "Compassion" - 17:25

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cecil McBee discography accessed January 5, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Compassion – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 133. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.