Ask the Ages

Ask the Ages
Studio album by Sonny Sharrock
Released	1991
Genre	Avant-garde jazz Free Jazz Post-bop
Length	45:18
Label	Axiom Records
Producer	Bill Laswell & Sonny Sharrock
Sonny Sharrock chronology
Faith Moves (1991) Ask the Ages (1991) Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Ask the Ages (1991) was the last album released by jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock before his death in 1994 (though posthumously released albums followed). Critic Greg Kot wrote, "Despite the volcanic power of his playing, Sharrock's majesty is in the lyricism and warmth he finds in even the most abrasive alleyways."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Promises Kept" –9:43
2. "Who Does She Hope to Be?" –4:41
3. "Little Rock" –7:12
4. "As We Used to Sing" –7:45
5. "Many Mansions" –9:31
6. "Once Upon a Time" –6:26

(all compositions by Sonny Sharrock)

Personnel

• Sonny Sharrock — electric guitar
• Pharoah Sanders — tenor & soprano saxophones
• Elvin Jones — drums
• Charnett Moffett — double bass

• Bill Laswell & Sonny Sharrock — producers

References

External links

• Sonny Sharrock's Ask the Ages — article by Trevor MacLaren from All About Jazz.