Heaven Dance
1984 studio album by the Leaders Trio
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Heaven Dance is an album by the Leaders Trio, pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Don Moye, recorded in 1988 and released by the Sunnyside label.[1][2][3]
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| Studio album by the Leaders Trio | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | May 28 & 29, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas Studio A, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:44 | |||
| Label | Sunnyside SSC 1034 | |||
| Producer | François Zalacain | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [5] |
The AllMusic review states: "Although there is close interplay by the musicians, the pianist is the lead voice, so one can look at this set as being a date by the Kirk Lightsey Trio. Excellent modern mainstream music".[4]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote that the album "sends us back to the original Leaders sets with a heightened awareness of what was going on in the warp-factor engine-room. Which is not to say that Heaven Dance is not a substantial achievement on its own terms... Recommended."[5]
Track listing
- "Peacemaker" (Cecil McBee) – 7:39
- "Unc'a Bubba" (Gary Bartz) – 6:24
- "Cecil to Cecil" (McBee) – 4:37
- "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:55
- "Heaven Dance" (Kirk Lightsey) – 6:37
- "Little Big John" (McBee) – 5:44
- "Fresh Air" (Lightsey) – 7:55
- "Ode to Wilbur Ware" (Don Moye) – 6:53