Lifelong Ambitions

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Lifelong Ambitions
Lifelong Ambitions.jpg
Live album by Leroy Jenkins
Released 1977
Recorded March 11, 1977
Genre Jazz
Length 39:03
Label Black Saint
Producer Giacomo Pellicciotti
Leroy Jenkins chronology
Solo Concert
(1977)Solo Concert1977
Lifelong Ambitions
(1977)
The Legend of Ai Glatson
(1978)The Legend of Ai Glatson1978

Lifelong Ambitions is a live album by American jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins recorded in 1977 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Leroy Jenkins, free jazz's greatest violinist, has always worked best in intimate situations with equally talented partners. He certainly had the optimum conditions on this duet date".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Leroy Jenkins
  1. "Greetings and Salutations" - 6:29
  2. "Meditation" - 6:26
  3. "Happiness" - 6:38
  4. "The Blues" - 6:37
  5. "The Weird World" - 6:28
  6. "The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost" - 6:25
  • Recorded at the Washington Square Church in New York City on March 11, 1977

Personnel

References

  1. Black Saint discography accessed June 28, 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 28, 2011