Handscapes 2
1975 studio album by The Piano Choir
Handscapes 2 | ||||
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Studio album by The Piano Choir | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | August–December 1974 at Minot Studios, White Plains, N.Y. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Strata-East SES-19750 | |||
Producer | The Piano Choir | |||
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Handscapes 2 is an album by The Piano Choir featuring Ron Burton, Stanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, and Sonelius Smith recorded in 1974 and first released on the Strata-East label.[1]
Reception
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In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos simply states "more of the same".[2]
Track listing
Side A:
- "Ballad for the Beast from Bali-Bali" (Hugh Lawson) - 7:04
- "The Need to Smile" (Sonelius Smith) - 6:24
- "Barbara Ann" (Webster Lewis) - 4:47
Side B:
- "In What Direction Are You Headed" (Harold Mabern) - 6:30
- "Prayer for Peace" (Stanley Cowell) - 8:45
Personnel
- Stanley Cowell - piano, synthesizer
- Sonelius Smith - piano, electric piano
- Ron Burton, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern - piano
- Mtume, Jimmy Hopps, John Lewis - percussion
References
- ^ Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 20, 2015
- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Handscapes 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Blues for the Viet Cong (1969)
- Brilliant Circles (1969)
- Illusion Suite (1972)
- Musa: Ancestral Streams (1973)
- Handscapes 2 (with Ron Burton, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, and Sonelius Smith, 1974)
- Regeneration (1975)
- Waiting for the Moment (1977)
- Equipoise (1978)
- We Three (with Freddie Waits and Buster Williams, 1987)
- Back to the Beautiful (1989)
- Sienna (1989)
- Close to You Alone (1990)
- Angel Eyes (1993)
- Setup (1993)
- Handscapes (with Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, Danny Mixon, and Sonelius Smith, 1972)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Five (1990)
- Live at Copenhagen Jazz House (1993)