Long Before Our Mothers Cried

Long Before Our Mothers Cried
Studio album by Sonny Fortune
Released	1974
Recorded	September 8 & September 15, 1974 at Minot Studio, White Plains, N.Y.
Genre	Jazz
Label	Strata-East SES 7423
Producer	Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune chronology
Trip on the Strip (1966) Long Before Our Mothers Cried (1974) Awakening (1975)

Long Before Our Mothers Cried is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Fortune recorded in 1974 and released on the Strata-East label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic calls the album "a fully realized creative album and very listenable as well".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Fortune

1. "Long Before Our Mothers Cried" - 14:25
2. "A Tribute to a Holiday (Billie)" - 5:51
3. "Sound of Silents" - 8:41
4. "Five for Trane" - 6:26
5. "Wayneish" - 6:37

Personnel

• Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Charles Sullivan - trumpet
• Stanley Cowell - piano, electric piano
• Wayne Dockery - bass
• Chip Lyle - drums
• Mario Muñoz - bass drum, timbales
• Angel Allende - congas, triangle, tambourine
• Richie Pablo Landrum - percussion

References