Genesis (Charles Sullivan album)

Genesis
Genesis
Studio album by Charles Sullivan
Released	1974
Recorded	June 20 & 21 and July 24, 1974
Studio	Sound Ideas, N.Y.C., and Minot Studio, White Plains, N.Y.
Genre	Jazz
Label	Strata-East; SES 7413
Producer	Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan chronology

Genesis is the debut album by American trumpeter Charles Sullivan recorded in 1974 and released on the Strata-East label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 5 stating "it's well deserving of this accolade as one of the very best post-bop efforts of its decade".^[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "Every track is a winner with Charles Sullivan proving himself an outstanding composer and small-group arranger".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Sullivan

"Evening Song" – 8:22
"Good-Bye Sweet John (In Memory of John Foster: Pianist)" – 5:50
"Field Holler" – 3:51
"Now I'll Sleep" – 4:32
"Genesis" – 17:27

Personnel

Charles Sullivan – trumpet
Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
Stanley Cowell, Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano
Sharon Freeman – electric piano
Alex Blake – bass
Billy Hart – drums
Lawrence Killian – congas, percussion
Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals

References

^ Fitzgerad, M., Charles Sullivan discography Archived January 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 20, 2015
^ ^a ^b Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed January 20, 2015
^ ^a ^b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] Fitzgerad, M., Charles Sullivan discography Archived January 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 20, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed January 20, 2015

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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