Waves of Dreams explained

Waves of Dreams
Type:	Album
Artist:	Sonny Fortune
Cover:	Waves of Dreams.jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	March 22 & 23, 1976 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:22
Label:	Horizon SP-711
Producer:	Ed Michel
Chronology:	Sonny Fortune
Prev Title:	Awakening
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Serengeti Minstrel
Next Year:	1977

Waves of Dreams is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Fortune recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars stating "Considering his talent, this was a rather weak and overly commercial effort by the great altoist Sonny Fortune".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Fortune except as indicated

1. "Seeing Beyond the Obvious" - 6:17
2. "A Space in Time" - 7:17
3. "In Waves of Dreams" - 6:48
4. "Revelation" (Michael Cochrane) - 9:41
5. "Thoughts" - 10:19

Personnel

• Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, tambourine, synthesizer, shaker, percussion
• Charles Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 3-5)
  • Michael Cochrane - piano, electric piano Clifford Coulter - synthesizer (tracks 3 & 5)
• Buster Williams - bass
• Chip Lyle - drums
• Angel Allende - congas, percussion (tracks 1 & 3-5)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sonnyfortune.com/discopage.html Sonny Fortune discography
2. Yanow, S., [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=waves-of-dreams-mw0000912637|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed February 2, 2015