Handscapes


Handscapes is a double live album by The Piano Choir featuring Stanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, Danny Mixon, and Sonelius Smith recorded in 1972 and first released on the Strata-East label.

Reception

At the time of release Ebony reviewer Phyl Garland said "One needn't be a "piano freak" to appreciate a truly new recording. First of all imagine seven gifted and talented pianists sitting down to seven grand pianos and proceeding to tear up these instruments – musically, that is....the torrent of sound springing from their 70 fingers is so powerful and majestic as to be unlike anything one has ever heard." In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos simply states "Brilliant".

Track listing

Side A:
  1. "Jaboobie's March" – 13:40
  2. "Straight, No Chaser" – 6:00
  3. "Precious Lord" – 4:50
Side B:
  1. "Sanctum Saintorium" – 13:40
  2. "Nation Time" – 5:40
  3. "Effi" – 6:50
Side C:
  1. "Man Extensions" – 31:25
Side D:
  1. "The Almoravids" – 15:40
  2. "Killers" – 7:30

Personnel