Third Ear Recitation

by David S. Ware

Third Ear Recitation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: DIW
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:12
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Third Ear Recitation' captures the tenor saxophonist leading a powerhouse quartet through intense, spiritually driven free jazz improvisations. The recording features wildly passionate blowing over a tumultuous rhythm section, brilliantly balancing extreme avant-garde abstraction with deeply rooted gospel and blues sensibilities.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, avant-garde, instrumental, experimental, long-form, virtuosic, suite

Tracklist

  1. Autumn Leaves (3:43)
  2. East Broadway Run Down (9:40)
  3. Mystic March (5:39)
  4. Angel Eyes (7:18)
  5. Third Ear Recitation (4:42)
  6. Free Flow Dialogue (3:17)
  7. Sentient Compassion (6:46)
  8. The Chase (9:11)
  9. Autumn Leaves (8:56)

Credits

  • David S. Ware - primary artist, composed by, tenor saxophone
  • William Parker - bass
  • Whit Dickey - drums
  • Matthew Shipp - piano
  • Effanel Music - transferred by [digital]
  • Joseph Kosma - composed by
  • Sonny Rollins - composed by
  • Matt Dennis - composed by

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