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Expandable Language

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Expandable Language
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedSeptember 17 & 20, 1984
GenreJazz
Length37:10
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Oliver Lake chronology
Plug It
(1982)
Expandable Language
(1984)
Dancevision
(1986)

Expandable Language is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1984 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This free bop session (which is often quite free but often has a strong pulse) is one of altoist Oliver Lake's more rewarding sessions".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Oliver Lake

  1. "Expandable Language" - 7:48
  2. "Comous" - 5:20
  3. "N.S." - 5:50
  4. "Page Four" - 5:20
  5. "Soons" - 7:23
  6. "Everybody Knows That" - 5:29

Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on September 17 & 20, 1984

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Black Saint Records discography accessed July 7, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 7, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 860. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.