Holding Together

Holding Together is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1975 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Holding Together
Studio album by Oliver Lake
Released	1976
Recorded	March 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:31
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giacomo Pellicciotti
Oliver Lake chronology
Heavy Spirits (1975) Holding Together (1976) Joseph Bowie & Oliver Lake (1976)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Lake except as indicated

1. "Trailway Shake/Sad Lo-Uis" - 10:04
2. "Hasan" - 4:12
3. "USTA B" - 6:25
4. "Holding Together" - 10:30
5. "Machine Wing" - 7:39
6. "Ballad" (Michael Gregory Jackson) - 1:41

• Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City in March, 1976

Personnel

• Oliver Lake - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, percussion
• Michael Gregory Jackson - guitar, mandolin, bamboo flute, percussion, vocals
• Fred Hopkins - bass
• Paul Maddox - drums, percussion

References

1. Black Saint Records discography accessed May 9, 2011
2. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 123. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.