Seven Minds

Seven Minds
Studio album by Sam Jones
Released 1975
Recorded December 21, 1974
Studio Victor Studio, Tokyo
Genre Jazz
Length 41:33
Label East Wind Records EW-7010
Producer Toshinari Koinuma
Sam Jones chronology
Down Home
(1961)Down Home1961		 Seven Minds
(1975)		 Cello Again
(1976)Cello Again1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Seven Minds is the fourth studio album by American jazz bassist Sam Jones together with Billy Higgins on drums and Cedar Walton on piano. The album was recorded and initially released in 1975 in Japan via East Wind label.[2] Masaya Katsura Strings Quartet is featured on tracks 2, 4, and 6. Later the album was re-released on CD in 2002 and 2015.

Reception

Ken Dryden of Allmusic wrote "Sam Jones led quite a few valuable dates as a leader, though this East Wind album, recorded and released in Japan, may be not be at all familiar to his fans. Joined by Cedar Walton and Billy Higgins, Jones offers three originals, starting with a choice interpretation of the smoking "Blues for Amos." His intense "Seven Minds" (which suggests the influence of John Coltrane) borders on avant-garde and the delightful ballad "Miss Morgan" features a formidable opening solo by the leader. The pianist contributed "Holy Land," a somewhat gospel-flavored work that adds the Masaya Katsura String Quartet".[3]

Reviewer of Dusty Groove noted "A strong 70s recording by a group that was mostly known as the Cedar Walton trio – the group of Sam Jones on bass, Walton on piano, and Billy Higgins on drums – recorded only for the Japanese market, and a heck of a record! The set's got one standout feature that sets it apart from some of the other sides by the Walton group at the time – the use of a string quartet on a few of the tracks, which creates some great interplay between the core trio and the augmented strings. This is hear to especially great effect on Walton's classic "Holy Land", as well as on the tracks "Le Maestro" and "I Didn't Know What Time It Was". The set also features 3 great tunes by Jones – "Blues For Amos", "Seven Minds", "Miss Morgan".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blues for Amos"Jones4:49
2."Holy Land"Walton6:18
3."Seven Minds"Jones11:55
4."I Didn't Know What Time It Was"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers6:47
5."Miss Morgan"Jones5:25
6."Le Maestro"Walton6:19
Total length:41:33

Personnel

  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Cedar Walton – piano

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Jones - Seven Minds". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sam Jones – Seven Minds". Discogs. discos.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sam Jones - Seven Minds". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sam Jones --- Seven Minds". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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