Alternate Spaces

Alternate Spaces is an album led by bassist Cecil McBee recorded in 1979 and first released on the India Navigation label.[1]

Alternate Spaces
Studio album by Cecil McBee
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:23
Label	India Navigation IN 1043
Producer	India Navigation Co.
Cecil McBee chronology
Compassion (1977) Alternate Spaces (1979) Flying Out (1982)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "The often melodic but unpredictable music definitely holds one's interest".[2] JazzTimes writer Bill Shoemaker observed "McBee's program of boldly lined cookers, poignant ballads, and daring structural statements, elicit consistently strong work from Freeman, Pullen, Moye, trumpeter Joe Gardner, and drummer Allen Nelson. As a soloist, McBee nails everything from fleet blues choruses to wistful lyricism".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil McBee

1. "Alternate Spaces" - 9:05
2. "Consequence" - 8:15
3. "Come Sunrise" - 6:43
4. "Sorta, Kinda Blue" - 4:07
5. "Expression" - 7:13

Personnel

• Cecil McBee - bass
• Joe Gardner - trumpet
• Chico Freeman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Don Pullen - piano
• Allen Nelson - drums
• Famoudou Don Moye - percussion

References

1. Cecil McBee discography accessed January 5, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Alternate Spaces – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 133. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Shoemaker, B., JazzTimes Review Archived 2015-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, May 1997