Homage to Peace

Homage to Peace
Live album by Emergency
Released 1973
Recorded 1972
Venue La Maison de la Radio, Paris
Genre Jazz
Length 44:25
Label America
Producer Pierre Berjot
Glenn Spearman chronology
Homage to Peace
(1973)
Night After Night
(1981)Night After Night1981
reissue cover

Homage to Peace is an album by free jazz band Emergency originally released in 1973 on the French America label and reissued on CD in 2004 by Universal France. This date was the first recording by American saxophonist Glenn Spearman, who moved to Paris in 1972 and co-founded this international quintet with bassist Bob Reid along with French guitarist Boulou Ferre and two Japanese musicians: pianist Takashi Kako and drummer Sabu Toyozumi.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
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AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "A true, fiery blowout of honk and skronk, Spearman observes the dictums of his teacher Frank Wright, and attempts to turn his horn inside out. This is a must for anyone who is interested in the development of free jazz in the 1970s."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Emergency Theme" (Gency) – 15:22
  2. "People in Sorrow" (Roscoe Mitchell) – 7:57
  3. "Kako Tune" (Takashi Kako) – 11:32
  4. "Infidels" (Bob Reid) – 9:34

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