Consecration (album) explained

Consecration is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Gayle featuring performances recorded in 1993 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Brian Flota awarded the album 4½ stars stating "these performances are not easy to listen to, given their time-free chaos, but the emotional impact of the playing achieved here, like Gayle's other work, is unrivaled".^[2]

In an article for the Los Angeles Times, Don Snowden wrote that Gayle "unleashes fierce scale runs and multiphonic squawks over a furious cello/bass/ drums foundation. 'Glorious Saints' and Gayle's bass clarinet feature 'Thy Peace' work best because a greater attention to dynamics leaves enough open space for the music to breathe."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Gayle

1. "O Father" - 15:16
2. "Rise Up" - 10:02
3. "Justified" - 8:37
4. "Glorious Saints" - 13:19
5. "Thy Peace" - 8:33
6. "Redemption" - 11:36

• • Recorded at Sear Sound in New York City on April 17 & 18, 1993

Personnel

• Charles Gayle - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
• William Parker - violin, cello
• Vattel Cherry - bass
• Michael Wimberly - drums

Notes and References

1. http://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/blacksaint-discography-this-is-label.html Black Saint Records discography
2. Flota, B. Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2011
3. Web site: Jazz Album Review : High-Energy Improv From Charles Gayle . Don . Snowden . December 14, 1993 . Los Angeles Times . April 29, 2022.