''Wisdom of Uncertainty'' is the eleventh album by American jazz saxophonist

David S. Ware David Spencer Ware (November 7, 1949 – October 18, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Biography Ware was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. While in high school he at ...

which was recorded in 1996 and became the first release on the AUM Fidelity label.

Reception

In his review for

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, Thom Jurek states "This is a record that sings; its song is a wild and wooly one to be sure, but it is a giant leap compositionally for Ware, and for the ensemble." Mike Joyce of ''

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'' wrote: "Ware has developed an increasingly compelling voice as an instrumentalist on his own recordings in recent years. The sheer force of his tone -- and his seemingly superhuman ability to sustain and manipulate its raw emotional power -- are a marvel to behold, perhaps more so now than ever."

Track listing

:''All compositions by David S. Ware'' # "Acclimation" - 12:45 # "Antidromic" - 7:47 # "Utopic" - 15:34 # "Alignment" - 7:16 # "Sunbows Rainsets Blue" - 7:41 # "Continuum" - 11:34

Personnel

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tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

* Matthew Shipp –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* William Parker –

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Susie Ibarra Susie Ibarra (born Anaheim, November 15, 1970) is a contemporary composer and percussionist who has worked and recorded with jazz, classical, world, and indigenous musicians. One of SPIN's "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music," she is kno ...

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References

{{Authority control 1997 albums David S. Ware albums AUM Fidelity albums