Takin' It 2 the Next Level
Takin' It 2 the Next Level is the fourteenth album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet and their second on the Canadian Justin Time label. The album features performances by Hamiet Bluiett, John Purcell, Oliver Lake and David Murray, with a rhythm section of Donald Blackman, Calin Jones and Ronnie Burrage.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mostly sticking to group originals, the expanded band explores many moods on such numbers as "Wiring," "Rio," "The Desegregation of Our Children" and "When Thee Monarchs Come to Town.".[1]
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Track listing
- "Wiring" (Lake) - 6:28
- "Soft Landing" (Lake) - 1:11
- "Rio" (Lake) - 7:30
- "The Peace Before" (Blackman) - 1:23
- "Blues for a Warrior Spirit" (Bluiett) - 13:08
- "The Desegregation of Our Children" (Murray) - 12:35
- "When the Monarchs Come to Town" (Murray) - 2:51
- "Endless Flight" (Burrage) - 7:35
- "Ballad After Us" (Purcell) - 4:36
- "Australopithecus" (Underwood) - 9:29
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