''Raw Materials and Residuals'' is an album by jazz saxophonist

Julius Hemphill Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Biography Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

featuring cellist

Abdul Wadud ʻAbd al-Wadūd ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الودود) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Wadūd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. ...

and percussionist Don Moye recorded in 1977 for the Italian Black Saint label.Black Saint Records discography
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Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars calling it "One of the great titles in the modern jazz chronology... a landmark recording in the second wave avant-garde movement of the '70s".Nastos, M. G
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Julius Hemphill'' # "C" - 6:27 # "Mirrors" - 7:03 # "Long Rhythm" - 5:00 # "Plateau" - 8:58 # "G Song" - 8:23 :*Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City in November 1977

Personnel

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

- cello * Don Moye - percussion

References

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