Spirit is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, released by the Delmark label in 1983.Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "This is a varied advanced jazz set by trumpeter Malachi Thompson ... the strong band plays five originals that cover a lot of different moods ... Worth exploring".
Track listing All compositions by Malachi Thompson, except where indicated. "Spirit of Man" – 6:49 "Back to the One" – 7:07 "A Rising Daystar" – 7:07 "Dhyia Malika" – 8:27 "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 7:53 "Dearly Beloved" (John Coltrane) – 4:45 Additional track on CD reissue "No More Hard Times" – 4:30
Personnel Malachi Thompson – trumpet Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone Albert Dailey – piano James King – bass Nasar Abadey – drums Randy Abbott – congas Arnae Burton (track 2), Leon Thomas (track 7) – vocals
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