Firebirds (album)
Encyclopedia
Firebirds is a 1968 album
by two American
Jazz
musicians, Prince Lasha
(alto saxophone
, flute
, alto clarinet
) and Sonny Simmons
(Alto saxophone
, English horn). Other participating musicians in this album were bassist
Buster Williams
, drummer
Charles Moffett
and vibraphonist
Bobby Hutcherson
. The album was praised by critics, and Scott Yanow
from Allmusic gave it five stars as an AMG pick.
LP record
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by two American
United States
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Jazz
Jazz
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musicians, Prince Lasha
Prince Lasha
William B. Lawsha, better known as Prince Lasha , was an American jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist....
(alto saxophone
Alto saxophone
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, flute
Flute
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, alto clarinet
Alto clarinet
The alto clarinet is a wind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E, though instruments in F have been made. It is sometimes known as a tenor clarinet; this name especially is applied to the instrument in F...
) and Sonny Simmons
Sonny Simmons
Huey "Sonny" Simmons is an American jazz musician.He grew up in Oakland, California, where he began playing the english horn. At age 16 he took up the alto saxophone, which became his primary instrument...
(Alto saxophone
Alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
, English horn). Other participating musicians in this album were bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Buster Williams
Buster Williams
Charles Anthony Williams is an American jazz bassist.-Biography:Williams has gained prestige among jazz musicians as a solid supportive player. Since the early 1960s, he has made subtle swing, a precise rhythm and superb technique the landmark of his playing...
, drummer
Drummer
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Charles Moffett
Charles Moffett
Charles Moffett was a free jazz drummer.Moffett began his musical career as a trumpeter before switching to drums. He is probably best known for his part in Ornette Coleman's trio with David Izenzon in the 1960s. He also appeared on other important albums of that period, such as Archie Shepp's...
and vibraphonist
Vibraphonist
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Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...
. The album was praised by critics, and Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow
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from Allmusic gave it five stars as an AMG pick.
Track listing
Personnel
- Prince Lasha - Alto saxophone, alto clarinet, flute
- Sonny Simmons - Alto saxophone, English horn
- Bobby Hutcherson - Vibraphone
- Charles Moffett - Drums
- Buster Williams - Bass