Celebration (Andrew Cyrille album)

Celebration
Celebration
Studio album by Andrew Cyrille
Released	1975
Recorded	February 26, 1975, and May 14, 1975
Venue	Ali's Alley Studio 77, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Institute of Percussive Studies; IPS ST002
Andrew Cyrille chronology

Celebration is an album by drummer Andrew Cyrille. It was recorded in February and May 1975 at Ali's Alley Studio 77 in New York City, and was released later that year by the Institute of Percussive Studies. On the album, Cyrille is joined by members of the band Māōnō: saxophonist David S. Ware, trumpeter Ted Daniel, vocalist Jeanne Lee, synthesizer player Romulus Franceschini, pianist Donald Smith, bassist Stafford James, and percussionist Alphonse Cimber. The musicians are joined by poet Elouise Loftin.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[4]

In a review for The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide, Ashley Kahn stated that the album "produced an improvised collage that swung in its experimental mayhem, spliced with revolutionary lyrics."^[3]

Track listing

"Gossip" composed by Jimmy Lyons. Remaining tracks by Andrew Cyrille.

"Haitian Heritage (Pt. 1): Voices Of The Lineage" – 12:01
"Haitian Heritage (Pt. 1): Agowé, Hūntō (Spirit In The Drum)" – 2:46
"Haitian Heritage (Pt. 2): Levitation" – 12:15
"Fate" – 9:32
"Gossip" – 7:25
"Non-Expectation Celebration" – 9:25

Personnel

Andrew Cyrille – drums, percussion
David S. Ware – tenor saxophone
Ted Daniel – trumpet
Jeanne Lee – vocals
Romulus Franceschini – synthesizer
Donald Smith – piano
Stafford James – bass
Alphonse Cimber – percussion
Elouise Loftin – performer (poet)

References

^ "Andrew Cyrille: Celebration". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ "Andrew Cyrille: Celebration". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. pp. 54–55.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 218.

[1] "Andrew Cyrille: Celebration". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[allmusic-2] "Andrew Cyrille: Celebration". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[rs-3] Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. pp. 54–55.

[4] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 218.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Andrew Cyrille
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	What About? (1969) Celebration (1975) The Loop (1978) Metamusicians' Stomp (1978) Nuba (with Jeanne Lee and Jimmy Lyons, 1979) Special People (1980) The Navigator (1982) My Friend Louis (1991) X Man (1993) Ode to the Living Tree (1994) Good to Go, with a Tribute to Bu (1995) Duo Palindrome 2002 (with Anthony Braxton, 2002) Low Blue Flame (2005) Route de Frères (2005) The Declaration of Musical Independence (2014) Proximity (with Bill McHenry, 2014) Lebroba (2017) The News (2019) 2 Blues for Cecil (with William Parker and Enrico Rava, 2021) Music Delivery/Percussion (2022)
Live albums	Dialogue of the Drums (with Milford Graves, 1974) Junction (1976) Double Clutch (with Richard Teitelbaum, 1981) Something in Return (with Jimmy Lyons, 1981) Burnt Offering (with Jimmy Lyons, 1982) Andrew Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin (with Peter Brötzmann, 1982) Irène Schweizer & Andrew Cyrille (with Irène Schweizer, 1988) Galaxies (with Vladimir Tarasov, 1990) Opus de Life (with Paul Dunmall and Henry Grimes, 2008) Evocation (with Elliott Sharp and Richard Teitelbaum, 2011)
Related articles	Trio 3 Air