Bridge into the New Age is an album by saxophonist Azar Lawrence which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label.Prestige Records discography accessed July 23, 2013
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.Allmusic Rating accessed July 22, 2013
Track listing All compositions by Azar Lawrence.
"Bridge into the New Age" – 6:45 "Fatisha" – 4:05 "Warriors of Peace" – 7:59 "Forces of Nature" – 8:41 "The Beautiful and Omnipresent Love" – 10:07
Personnel Azar Lawrence – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1 & 5) Julian Priester – trombone (track 4) Arthur Blythe (“Black Arthur”) – alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 4) Hadley Caliman – flute (track 4) Ray Straughter – wood flute (track 5) Joe Bonner – piano (tracks 2–4) Woody Murray – vibraphone (tracks 1 & 5) John Heard (tracks 3 & 4), Clint Houston (tracks 1 & 5) – bass Billy Hart (tracks 1 & 5), Ndugu (tracks 3 & 4) – drums Mtume – congas, percussion (tracks 3 & 4) Guilherme Franco (tracks 1 & 5), Kenneth Nash (tracks 2 & 5) – percussion Jean Carn – vocals (tracks 1 & 5)
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