Windward Passages (Black Saint) Explained

Windward Passages (Black Saint)
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dave Burrell
Cover:	DB-WindBS.jpg
Released:	December 3, 1993
Recorded:	1993
Genre:	Jazz, avant-garde, post-bop
Length:	69:02
Label:	Black Saint
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	David Murray
Prev Title:	Shakill's II
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	David Murray Quintet
Next Year:	1994

Windward Passages is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell and saxophonist David Murray. It was recorded in 1993 and released later that year on December 3 on the Italian Black Saint label. The album is an update/sequel to Burrell's album Windward Passages (1979) on hatART.

The album also features Burrell's wife, Monika Larsson, on the track "Cela Me Va" performing a spoken word reading. However, Murray's playing "ends up drowning her out to an extent."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois)" (Murray) – 8:29
2. "It Hurts So Much to See" (Larsson) – 8:00
3. "Naima [Take 2]" (Coltrane) – 11:33
4. "Cela Me Va" (Larsson) – 5:26
5. "The Crave" (Morton) – 6:04
6. "Zanzibar Blue" (Burrell) – 9:22
7. "Conversation With Our Mothers" (Murray) – 6:09
8. "Naima [Take 1]" (Coltrane) – 13:59

Personnel

• Dave Burrell – piano
• David Murray – clarinet (bass), saxophone (tenor)
• Giovanni Bonandrini – producer
• Maria Bonandrini, Max Martino – artwork
• Aldo Borrelli, Paolo Falascone – engineers
• Monika Larsson – vocals on "Cela Me Va"

Reception

Though AllMusic begins their review saying the album is "a bit unusual," they ultimately recommend it because it is "one of the better and more accessible recordings of both David Murray and Dave Burrell."^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r136093|pure_url=yes}} Windward Passages [1993]]. Scott Yanow. 2007-02-02.