Genesis (Charles Sullivan album)
1974 studio album by Charles Sullivan
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Genesis is the debut album by American trumpeter Charles Sullivan recorded in 1974 and released on the Strata-East label.[1]
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Released1974
RecordedJune 20 & 21 and July 24, 1974
StudioSound Ideas, N.Y.C., and Minot Studio, White Plains, N.Y.
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | June 20 & 21 and July 24, 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas, N.Y.C., and Minot Studio, White Plains, N.Y. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Strata-East SES 7413 | |||
| Producer | Charles Sullivan | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 5 stating "it's well deserving of this accolade as one of the very best post-bop efforts of its decade".[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "Every track is a winner with Charles Sullivan proving himself an outstanding composer and small-group arranger".[3]
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Track listing
All compositions by Charles Sullivan
- "Evening Song" – 8:22
- "Good-Bye Sweet John (In Memory of John Foster: Pianist)" – 5:50
- "Field Holler" – 3:51
- "Now I'll Sleep" – 4:32
- "Genesis" – 17:27
Personnel
- Charles Sullivan – trumpet
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
- Stanley Cowell, Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano
- Sharon Freeman – electric piano
- Alex Blake – bass
- Billy Hart – drums
- Lawrence Killian – congas, percussion
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals