Universal Language (Joe Lovano album)

Universal Language is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1992 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Universal Language is one of Joe Lovano's most ambitious and successsful albums, an attempt to prove the cliché that music is indeed the universal language... It's an unabashedly adventurous and risky project, and it works frighteningly well".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Lovano except as indicated

1. "Luna Park" - 5:09
2. "Sculpture" - 9:04
3. "Josie and Rosie" - 6:48
4. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren) - 5:13
5. "Worship" - 4:55
6. "Cleveland Circle" - 4:58
7. "The Dawn of Time" - 7:25
8. "Lost Nations" - 6:23
9. "Hypnosis" - 6:13
10. "Chelsea Rendez-Vous" - 9:14

Personnel

• Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, wood flute, alto clarinet, drums, percussion
• Tim Hagans - trumpet
• Kenny Werner – piano
• Charlie Haden, Scott Lee – bass
• Steve Swallow - electric bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums
• Judi Silvano – vocal

References