Bridge into the New Age
1975 studio album by Azar Lawrence
Bridge into the New Age | ||||
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Studio album by Azar Lawrence | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | May–September 1974 | |||
Studio | Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Prestige PR 10086 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews and Jim Stern | |||
Azar Lawrence chronology | ||||
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Bridge into the New Age is an album by saxophonist Azar Lawrence which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Azar Lawrence.
- "Bridge into the New Age" – 6:45
- "Fatisha" – 4:05
- "Warriors of Peace" – 7:59
- "Forces of Nature" – 8:41
- "The Beautiful and Omnipresent Love" – 10:07
Personnel
- Azar Lawrence – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1 & 5)
- Julian Priester – trombone (track 4)
- Arthur Blythe (“Black Arthur”) – alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 4)
- Hadley Caliman – flute (track 4)
- Ray Straughter – wood flute (track 5)
- Joe Bonner – piano (tracks 2–4)
- Woody Murray – vibraphone (tracks 1 & 5)
- John Heard (tracks 3 & 4), Clint Houston (tracks 1 & 5) – bass
- Billy Hart (tracks 1 & 5), Ndugu (tracks 3 & 4) – drums
- Mtume – congas, percussion (tracks 3 & 4)
- Guilherme Franco (tracks 1 & 5), Kenneth Nash (tracks 2 & 5) – percussion
- Jean Carn – vocals (tracks 1 & 5)
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 23, 2013
- ^ a b Allmusic Rating accessed July 22, 2013
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- In the Beginning (1965)
- Blackstone Legacy (1970)
- Song of Songs (1972)
- The Moontrane (1974)
- San Francisco Express – Getting It Together (1975)
- Love Dance (1975)
- Little Red's Fantasy (1976)
- Woody Plays Woody (1976–77)
- The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976)
- Rosewood (1977)
- The Iron Men (with Anthony Braxton, 1977)
- Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978)
- Woody III (1978–79)
- For Sure! (1979)
- United (1981)
- Lotus Flower (1982)
- Master of the Art (1982)
- Night Music (1982)
- Setting Standards (1983)
- The Time Is Right (1983)
- Double Take (and Freddie Hubbard, 1985)
- Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet (1985)
- Dr. Chi (1986)
- Bemsha Swing (1986)
- Solid (1986)
- Imagination (1987)
- In My Own Sweet Way (1987)
- The Eternal Triangle (with Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
- Home! (Gary Bartz, 1969)
- Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr., 1971)
- Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1972)
- Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
- Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
- The Free Slave (Roy Brooks, 1970)
- Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983)
- The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971)
- Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea, 1966)
- The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969)
- Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell, 1969)
- Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
- Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
- Tex Book Tenor/Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin, 1968)
- Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook, 1976)
- The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977)
- If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson, 1970)
- Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970)
- Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
- Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70)
- Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
- Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson, 1974)
- Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence, 1974)
- 'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean, 1967)
- Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967)
- Reach Out! (Hank Mobley, 1968)
- Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970)
- Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders, 1970)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965)
- The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966)
- Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967)
- Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
- Expansions (McCoy Tyner, 1968)
- The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967)
- Unity (Larry Young, 1965)
- Zawinul (Joe Zawinul, 1970)