Bridge Into the New Age
by Azar Lawrence
- Type: Album
- Released: December 1974
- Label: Prestige
- Country: United States
- Length: 37:45
- Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released when saxophonist Azar Lawrence was just 21, his debut as a leader is a towering achievement in spiritual jazz. Aiding the fiery, Coltrane-influenced compositions are a staggering array of sidemen, including Woody Shaw, Arthur Blythe, and Mtume. Blending acoustic post-bop intensity with subtle electric fusion elements, the album captures the deeply spiritual ethos of the mid-70s jazz avant-garde.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, nature, instrumental
Tracklist
- Bridge Into The New Age (6:46)
- Fatisha (4:07)
- Warriors Of Peace (8:03)
- Forces Of Nature (8:40)
- The Beautiful And Omnipresent Love (10:07)
Credits
- Azar Lawrence - primary artist, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Vincent Hollier - illustration [cover], illustration
- David Turner - lacquer cut by
- Ernest Straughter - arranged by, arranged by, written-by
- Clint Houston - bass
- Billy Hart - drums
- Ray Straughter - lyrics by, flute [wood flute], lyrics by
- Guilherme Franco - percussion
- Woody Shaw - Trumpet
- Woody Murray - Vibraphone
- Jean Carn - Voice
- Kenneth Nash - Percussion, Percussion [Intro Only]
- Joe Bonner - Piano
- Arthur Blythe - Alto Saxophone
- John Heard - Bass
- James Mtume - Congas, Percussion
- Leon Ndugu Chancler - Drums
- Hadley Caliman - Flute
- Julian Priester - Trombone