Compassion (Cecil McBee album)

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Compassion is a live album by bassist Cecil McBee's Sextet recorded at Sweet Basil in 1977 and released on the Enja label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it an "excellent post-bop set" and stated "The excellent solos, particularly those of Freeman, are adventurous, yet still based in the hard bop/modal tradition".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil McBee except as indicated

  1. "Pepi´s Samba" (Chico Freeman) - 13:15
  2. "Undercurrent" - 10:55
  3. "Compassion" - 17:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Cecil McBee discography accessed January 5, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Compassion – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 133. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)