Handscapes 2 is an album by The Piano Choir featuring Ron Burton, Stanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, and Sonelius Smith recorded in 1974 and first released on the Strata-East label.[1]

Handscapes 2
Studio album by
The Piano Choir
Released1975
RecordedAugust–December 1974 at Minot Studios, White Plains, N.Y.
GenreJazz
LabelStrata-East SES-19750
ProducerThe Piano Choir
Stanley Cowell chronology
Musa: Ancestral Streams
(1974)
Handscapes 2
(1975)
Regeneration
(1976)
The Piano Choir chronology
Handscapes
(1973)
Handscapes 2
(1975)
Handscapes 95
(1995)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos simply states "more of the same".[2]

Track listing

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Side A:

  1. "Ballad for the Beast from Bali-Bali" (Hugh Lawson) - 7:04
  2. "The Need to Smile" (Sonelius Smith) - 6:24
  3. "Barbara Ann" (Webster Lewis) - 4:47

Side B:

  1. "In What Direction Are You Headed" (Harold Mabern) - 6:30
  2. "Prayer for Peace" (Stanley Cowell) - 8:45

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 20, 2015
  2. ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Handscapes 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2015.