''Spirit Dance'' is the debut album by American violinist and composer Michael White featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Michael White except as indicated'' # "Spirit Dance" – 3:18 # "The Tenth Pyramid" – 4:39 # "John Coltrane Was Here" (Baba Omson) – 6:08 # "Ballad for Mother Frankie White" – 7:23 # "Samba" – 9:00 # "Unlocking the Twelfth House" – 7:28 # "Praise Innocence" – 3:18

Personnel

* Michael White – violin, vocals *Ed Kelly – piano *

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*Baba Omson – percussion,

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, vocals *Makeda King, Wanika King – vocals (track 7)

References

{{Authority control Impulse! Records albums Michael White (violinist) albums 1972 debut albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios