Vista (Marion Brown album)

Vista
Studio album by Marion Brown
Released	1975
Recorded	February 18 & 19, 1975 Generation Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:20
Label	Impulse! ASD 9304
Producer	Ed Michel
Marion Brown chronology
Sweet Earth Flying (1974) Vista (1975) Awofofora (1976)

Vista is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1975 and released on the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This disc certainly boasts an impressive backup crew but does not seem to know what it wants to be. The solos are relatively short... and little that is all that memorable actually occurs. Better to acquire Marion Brown's earlier recordings".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing[edit]

1. "Maimoun" (Stanley Cowell) – 7:33
2. "Visions" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:40
3. "Vista" (Marion Brown) – 7:44
4. "Moment of Truth" (Bill Braynon) – 4:36
5. "Bismillahi 'Rrahmani' Rrahim" (Harold Budd) – 6:02
6. "Djinji" (Braynon) – 9:45

Personnel[edit]

• Marion Brown — alto saxophone, wind chimes
• Stanley Cowell (tracks 1–3, 5–6)
• Anthony Davis — piano, electric piano
• Bill Braynon — celeste, electric piano (tracks 2–5)
• Reggie Workman — bass (tracks 1 & 3–6)
• Jimmy Hopps — drums (tracks 1 & 3–5)
• Ed Blackwell — drums, slit drums, (tracks 3 & 6)
• Jose Goico — congas, tambourine (tracks 1 & 3–6)
• Allen Murphy – vocals (track 2), bells (track 5)
• Harold Budd — celeste, gong (track 5)

Production credits[edit]

• Ed Michel – Producer
• Tony May – Recording engineering (Generation Sound, NYC)
• Baker Bigsby – Mix engineering and additional recording (Westone Audio, LA)

References[edit]