The Eighth Wonder

by Dick Griffin

The Eighth Wonder cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Strata-East
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:39
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Esteemed trombonist Dick Griffin, known for his work with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, steps forward as a bandleader on this highly prized Strata-East release. The album is a masterful execution of acoustic post-bop, heavily utilizing his pioneering multiphonic technique鈥攑laying chords on the trombone鈥攖o create lush, complex sonic textures.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, rhythmic, complex, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Eighth Wonder (6:02)
  2. It Could Be (6:52)
  3. Girl, I Really Love You So (6:45)
  4. Jakubu's Dance (4:07)
  5. Flying Back Home (8:21)
  6. Come Be With Me (9:32)

Credits

  • Cecil McBee - bass
  • Leopoldo Fleming - congas, bells, percussion
  • Freddie Waits - drums
  • Ron Burton - piano
  • Sam Rivers - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Warren Smith - vibraphone [vibes], percussion

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