''Seven Minds'' is the fourth studio album by American jazz bassist
Sam Jones together with
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
Biography
Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, be ...
on drums and
Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...
on piano. The album was recorded and initially released in 1975 in Japan via East Wind label.
Masaya Katsura Strings Quartet is featured on tracks 2, 4, and 6. Later the album was re-released on CD in 2002 and 2015.
Reception
Ken Dryden of
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
awarded the album 4 stars and wrote "Sam Jones led quite a few valuable dates as a leader, though this East Wind album, recorded and released in Japan, may be not be at all familiar to his fans. Joined by Cedar Walton and Billy Higgins, Jones offers three originals, starting with a choice interpretation of the smoking 'Blues for Amos.' His intense 'Seven Minds' (which suggests the influence of John Coltrane) borders on avant-garde and the delightful ballad 'Miss Morgan' features a formidable opening solo by the leader. The pianist contributed 'Holy Land,' a somewhat gospel-flavored work that adds the Masaya Katsura String Quartet".
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Track listing
Personnel
*Sam Jones – bass
*Billy Higgins – drums
*Cedar Walton – piano
*Masaya Katsura Strings Quartet (tracks 2, 4, and 6)
References
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Sam Jones (musician) albums
1975 albums
East Wind Records albums