Joe Lovano's 'Universal Language'

Joe Lovano‘s ‘Universal Language’ is an album recorded on June 26–28, 1992 and released the same year by Blue Note.

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Track Listing : 1.Luna Park (Joe Lovano) – 05:09 . 2.Sculpture (Joe Lovano) – 09:04 . 3.Josie And Rosie (Joe Lovano) – 06:48 . 4.This Is Always (Harry Warren) – 05:13 . 5.Worship (Joe Lovano) – 04:55 . 6.Cleveland Circle (Joe Lovano) – 04:58 . 7.The Dawn Of Time (Joe Lovano) – 07:25 . 8.Lost Nations (Joe Lovano) – 06:23 . 9.Hypnosis (Joe Lovano) – 06:13 . 10.Chelsea Rendez-Vous (Joe Lovano) – 09:14

Musicians : Joe Lovano – Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Wood Flute, Alto Clarinet, Drums, Percussion . Tim Hagans – Trumpet . Kenny Werner – Piano . Charlie Haden, Scott Lee – Bass . Steve Swallow – Electric Bass . Jack Dejohnette – Drums . Judi Silvano – Vocal

Production : Produced By Joe Lovano . Greg Calbi – Mastering . James Farber – Engineer, Mixing

Package : Josef Astor – Photography . Dan Morgenstern – Liner Notes . Patrick Roques – Art Direction

Recorded On June 26–28, 1992.

Released In 1992 By Blue Note.

(Source Joe Lovano – Universal Language | Official Site)

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Silvano’s voice is used as texture, not a lead instrument, which helps give the music complexity and an otherworldly depth. It’s an unabashedly adventurous and risky projectand it works frighteningly well. […]

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When I first heard the first track I wondered what that strange instrument was that sounded like a Clanger – looking at the notes I realized it was Judi Silvano scatting…and I am still not totally convinced by it. (I realize that if you weren’t in Britain in the 1970s you probably don’t know what a Clanger is: they were knitted aliens who communicated by friendly whistling.) […]

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“Universal Language is one of Joe Lovano‘s most ambitious and successsful albums, an attempt to prove the cliché that music is indeed the universal language. He does this by writing a set of ten original compositions that cover a broad spectrum of sounds and styles, from hard bop to worldbeat-influenced post-bop. […]

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