Genesis (Charles Sullivan album) explained

Genesis
Type:	Album
Artist:	Charles Sullivan
Cover:	Genesis (Charles Sullivan album).jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	June 20 & 21 and July 24, 1974
Studio:	Sound Ideas, N.Y.C., and Minot Studio, White Plains, N.Y.
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Strata-East SES 7413
Producer:	Charles Sullivan
Chronology:	Charles Sullivan
Next Title:	Re-Entry
Next Year:	1975

Genesis is the debut album by American trumpeter Charles Sullivan recorded in 1974 and released on the Strata-East label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 5 stating "it's well deserving of this accolade as one of the very best post-bop efforts of its decade".^[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "Every track is a winner with Charles Sullivan proving himself an outstanding composer and small-group arranger".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Sullivan

1. "Evening Song" – 8:22
2. "Good-Bye Sweet John (In Memory of John Foster: Pianist)" – 5:50
3. "Field Holler" – 3:51
4. "Now I'll Sleep" – 4:32
5. "Genesis" – 17:27

Personnel

• Charles Sullivan – trumpet
• Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
• Stanley Cowell, Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano
• Sharon Freeman – electric piano
• Alex Blake – bass
• Billy Hart – drums
• Lawrence Killian – congas, percussion
• Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerad, M., Charles Sullivan discography accessed January 20, 2015
2. Nastos, M. G., [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=genesis-mw0001879323|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed January 20, 2015