| Passage to Music | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | April 4 & 5, 1988 | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:23 (LP) 69:06 (CD) | |||
| Label | Silkheart | |||
| Producer | David S. Ware | |||
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Passage to Music is an album by American jazz saxophonistDavid S. Ware recorded in 1988 and released on the SwedishSilkheart label. Besides tenor sax Ware plays saxello, a variant of the soprano sax played by English jazz musicianElton Dean, and stritch, a straight alto sax associated with multi-instrumentalistRahsaan Roland Kirk. The CD edition adds two bonus tracks.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
In his review forAllMusic, Scott Yanow states "David Ware's searching improvisations reward repeated listenings by open-eared listeners."[2]The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "Passage To Music has something of Ayler's and Sander's Afro-mysticism and constitutes something of a personal initiation".[3]
