Earth Passage – Density

Earth Passage - Density
Earth Passage - Density
Studio album by Joseph Jarman & Don Moye
Released	1981
Recorded	February 16 & 17, 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:17
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Joseph Jarman chronology

Earth Passage – Density is an album by American jazz saxophonist Joseph Jarman and percussionist Don Moye featuring Craig Harris and Rafael Garrett, recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Four advanced improvisers team up to play complex and rather open-ended originals during this adventurous set".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Joseph Jarman except as indicated

"Zulu Village: Hommage/Summoning the Elders/Children's Sun Celebration" (Joseph Jarman, Don Moye) - 13:02
"Happiness Is" - 10:09
"Jawara" (Craig Harris) - 12:09
"Sun Spots" - 10:57

- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on February 16 & 17, 1981

Personnel[edit]

Joseph Jarman - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, C melody saxophone, piccolo, flute, bamboo flute, alto clarinet, bass clarinet
Famoudou Don Moye - Sun percussion
Craig Harris - trombone, bamboo flute, didgeridoo, cowbell, voice
Rafael Garrett - bass, bamboo flute, conch shell, panpipes

References[edit]

^ Black Saint discography accessed June 7, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 7, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Black_Saint_discography-1] Black Saint discography accessed June 7, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 7, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Joseph Jarman
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Song For (1966) As If It Were the Seasons (1968) Together Alone (with Anthony Braxton, 1971) The Magic Triangle (with Don Pullen and Don Moye, 1979) Black Paladins (with Don Moye, 1979) Earth Passage – Density (with Don Moye, 1981) Out of the Mist (with Leroy Jenkins, 1997) Return of the Lost Tribe (with Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Favors, and Steve Colson, 1997) Equal Interest (with Myra Melford and Leroy Jenkins, 1999)
Live albums	Connecting Spirits (with Marilyn Crispell, 1996)
Related articles	Art Ensemble of Chicago

v t e Don Moye
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Black Paladins (with Joseph Jarman, 1979) Earth Passage – Density (with Joseph Jarman, 1981) Jam for Your Life! (1983) Afrikan Song (1995 & 1996) A Symphony of Cities (with Tatsu Aoki, 2000)
Live albums	Cassava Balls (with Hartmut Geerken and John Tchicai, 1985) The African Tapes (1985)
Related articles	Art Ensemble of Chicago The Leaders