Universal Language (Joe Lovano album)

Universal Language
Universal Language
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Studio album by Joe Lovano
Released	1992
Recorded	June 26–28, 1992
Studio	Skyline Studios (NYC)
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:22
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano chronology

Universal Language is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1992 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Universal Language is one of Joe Lovano's most ambitious and successful albums, an attempt to prove the cliché that music is indeed the universal language... It's an unabashedly adventurous and risky project, and it works frighteningly well".^[2]

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	^[4]
Tom Hull	B^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Lovano except as indicated

"Luna Park" - 5:09
"Sculpture" - 9:04
"Josie and Rosie" - 6:48
"This Is Always" (Harry Warren) - 5:13
"Worship" - 4:55
"Cleveland Circle" - 4:58
"The Dawn of Time" - 7:25
"Lost Nations" - 6:23
"Hypnosis" - 6:13
"Chelsea Rendez-Vous" - 9:14

Personnel

Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, wood flute, alto clarinet, drums, percussion
Tim Hagans – trumpet
Kenny Werner – piano
Charlie Haden, Scott Lee – bass
Steve Swallow - electric bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Judi Silvano – vocal

References

^ Joe Lovano discography accessed July 21, 2011
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed July 21, 2011
^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 3334. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 3 March 2020. Rush Hour (Joe Lovano album).
^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 910. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links

Official website

[Joe_Lovano_discography-1] Joe Lovano discography accessed July 21, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed July 21, 2011

[3] Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 3334. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[4] Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 3 March 2020. Rush Hour (Joe Lovano album).

[5] "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[Penguin-6] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 910. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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