Burning Spirits

Burning Spirits
Burning Spirits
Studio album by Sonny Simmons
Released	1971
Recorded	November 24, 1970; Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	79:18
Label	Contemporary; S7625/26
Producer	Lester Koenig
Sonny Simmons chronology

Burning Spirits is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Simmons (credited as Huey Simmons on the initial release), which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Rolling Stone	favorable^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()^[6]

AllMusic awarded the album four stars with its review by Alex Henderson stating: "Burning Spirits is generally more free jazz than post-bop. But regardless of whether Simmons is playing inside or outside (usually outside), the saxman plays with tremendous conviction on this album."^[3]

Robert Palmer of Rolling Stone commented: "Simmons and friends have taken the developments of the past ten years [...] and compacted them into an ever-changing kaleidoscope of spaces and densities that make a lot of what's au courant seem pale by comparison. If you buy only one LP of 'jazz' music this year, make it this one."^[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Huey Simmons

"Burning Spirits No. 1" - 11:34
"New Newk" - 11:42
"Healing Rays" - 15:55
"Burning Spirits No. 2" - 13:47
"Things and Beings" - 9:27
"E=MC²" - 16:53

Personnel[]

Sonny Simmons - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, English horn
Barbara Donald - trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
Michael White - violin (tracks 1 & 3-6)
Lonnie Liston Smith - piano (tracks 2 & 5)
Richard Davis, Cecil McBee (tracks 1 & 3-6) - bass
Clifford Jarvis - drums

References[]

^ Contemporary Records discography accessed June 9, 2015
^ Sonny Simmons discography accessed June 9, 2015
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. Burning Spirits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Palmer, Bob (December 9, 1971). "Huey Simmons - Burning Spirits". Rolling Stone (97). Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1301. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Hull, Tom (April 19, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[1] Contemporary Records discography accessed June 9, 2015

[2] Sonny Simmons discography accessed June 9, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. Burning Spirits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

[rollingstone-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Palmer, Bob (December 9, 1971). "Huey Simmons - Burning Spirits". Rolling Stone (97). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1301. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] Hull, Tom (April 19, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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