Point of No Return (World Saxophone Quartet album)

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Point of No Return
Point of No Return (WSQ album).jpg
Live album by
World Saxophone Quartet
Released1977
RecordedJune, 1977
GenreJazz
Length44:40
LabelMoers Music
ProducerBurkhard Hennen
World Saxophone Quartet chronology
Point of No Return
(1977) 		Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet
(1979)

Point of No Return is the debut album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet released on the Moers Music label in 1977.

The album features a live performance by alto saxophonists Julius Hemphill and Oliver Lake, tenor saxophonist David Murray and baritone saxophonist Hamiett Bluiett. It was recorded at the 6th International New Jazz Festival in Moers in June of 1977.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "In future years, World Saxophone Quartet would better temper their free solos with inventive writing, but this early set is pretty self-indulgent."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Dar el Sudan" (Hemphill) - 2:48
  2. "Bajou Scetches" (Bluiett) - 10:13
  3. "Point of No Return" (Hemphill) - 10:32
  4. "Sacred Sheetless" (Murray) - 24:26
  5. "Hymn for the Old Year" (Lake) - 3:38

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 210. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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