Precious Energy
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| Precious Energy | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | March 6 and 7, 1987 | |||
| Venue | Ethell's, Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:07:03 | |||
| Label | Mapleshade 512694A | |||
| Producer | Pierre Sprey | |||
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Precious Energy is a live album by vocalist Leon Thomas and saxophonist Gary Bartz. It was recorded on March 6 and 7, 1987, at Ethell's in Baltimore, Maryland, and was released in 1990 by Mapleshade Records. Thomas and Bartz are joined by trumpeter Eddie Henderson, pianist Bob Butta, double bassist Geoff Harper, and drummer Steve Johns.[1][2][3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound Jazz |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn noted that Thomas and Bartz "made an excellent team," and wrote: "Although he doesn't try the ambitious yodeling and special effects he did with [Pharoah] Sanders, Thomas does demonstrate the creamy sound and full force of earlier years, while Bartz's solos are once more fluid, strong, and expansive."[1]
Mike Joyce of The Washington Post stated that the album is "powerful enough to make you wish you were present" when it was recorded, describing it as an "earthy, raucous and loosely arranged affair." He commented: "Thomas is in a wonderfully gregarious mood, his rich baritone forever changing inflections and directions; he's a spiritual healer, scatman, yodeler, crooner and blues shouter all rolled into one."[6]