Celebration (Andrew Cyrille album)

Celebration is an album by drummer Andrew Cyrille. It was recorded in February and May 1975 at Ali's Alley Studio 77 in New York City, and was released later that year by the Institute of Percussive Studies. On the album, Cyrille is joined by members of the band Māōnō: saxophonist David S. Ware, trumpeter Ted Daniel, vocalist Jeanne Lee, synthesizer player Romulus Franceschini, pianist Donald Smith, bassist Stafford James, and percussionist Alphonse Cimber. The musicians are joined by poet Elouise Loftin.[1]

Celebration
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedFebruary 26, 1975, and May 14, 1975
VenueAli's Alley Studio 77, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelInstitute of Percussive Studies
IPS ST002
Andrew Cyrille chronology
Dialogue of the Drums
(1974)
Celebration
(1975)
Junction
(1976)

Reception

edit
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz     [4]

In a review for The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide, Ashley Kahn stated that the album "produced an improvised collage that swung in its experimental mayhem, spliced with revolutionary lyrics."[3]

Track listing

edit

"Gossip" composed by Jimmy Lyons. Remaining tracks by Andrew Cyrille.

  1. "Haitian Heritage (Pt. 1): Voices Of The Lineage" – 12:01
  2. "Haitian Heritage (Pt. 1): Agowé, Hūntō (Spirit In The Drum)" – 2:46
  3. "Haitian Heritage (Pt. 2): Levitation" – 12:15
  4. "Fate" – 9:32
  5. "Gossip" – 7:25
  6. "Non-Expectation Celebration" – 9:25

Personnel

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Andrew Cyrille: Celebration". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Andrew Cyrille: Celebration". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. pp. 54–55.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 218.