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1979 live album by Cecil McBee Sextet
Compassion
Live album by Cecil McBee Sextet
Released1979
RecordedAugust 3, 1977 at Sweet Basil, NYC
GenreJazz
Length41:35
LabelEnja 3041
ProducerCecil McBee
Cecil McBee chronology
Music from the Source
(1978) 		Compassion
(1979) 		Flying Out
(1982)

Compassion is a live album by bassist Cecil McBee's Sextet recorded at Sweet Basil in 1977 and released on the Enja label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it an "excellent post-bop set" and stated "The excellent solos, particularly those of Freeman, are adventurous, yet still based in the hard bop/modal tradition".

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil McBee except as indicated

  1. "Pepi´s Samba" (Chico Freeman) - 13:15
  2. "Undercurrent" - 10:55
  3. "Compassion" - 17:25

Personnel

References

  1. Cecil McBee discography accessed January 5, 2015
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. Compassion – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 133. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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