Soweto_(album)

<i>Soweto</i> (album)

Soweto (album)

1979 studio album by Billy Higgins

Soweto is the debut album by the American jazz drummer Billy Higgins.[1] It was recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Red label.[2][3]

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Reception

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The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated that "this was a welcome entry by a good group that unfortunately didn't work together longer."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Higgins except as indicated

  1. "Soweto – 9:20
  2. "Clockwise" (Cedar Walton) – 8:08
  3. "Neptune" (Bob Berg) – 5:36
  4. "Back to Bologna" (Walton) – 8:05
  5. "Bahia, Bahia, Bahia" – 10:20

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Ratliff, Ben (May 4, 2001). "Billy Higgins, 64, Jazz Drummer with Melodic and Subtle Swing". The New York Times. p. A23.
  2. [2]
    "Jazz Drummer Billy Higgins Gave His All, Onstage and Off". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 20. May 19, 2001. p. 12.
  3. [3]
    Fitzgerald, M., Billy Higgins discography accessed August 12, 2014
  4. [4]
    Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed August 12, 2014
  5. [5]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 714.
  6. [6]
    Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 409.
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