Desire Develops an Edge
Desire Develops an Edge is the second studio album by Kip Hanrahan, released in 1983[1] and featuring guests including Jerry Gonzalez, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and Chico Freeman.[1] "What Is This Dance, Anyway?" was composed by Nemours Jean-Baptiste and "Nocturnal Heart (Coracao Noturno)" was composed by Edu Lobo.[2]
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:04:48 | |||
| Label | American Clave | |||
| Producer | Kip Hanrahan | |||
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Background
This was the first album Kip created with Jack Bruce and Steve Swallow, both of whom would go on to be on many future Hanrahan albums.
Critical reception
Le Monde described the album in a review, saying "Desire is a record of jazz rock and salsa the way it should be today: inventive, moving, incisive, surprising. On top of everything else, it's so sensual! ...Jack Bruce gives one of the unforgettable vocal performances of the epoch... Desire Develops an Edge is not the record of the year, 1984 will be the year of Desire" [3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Two (Still in Half-Light)" | 5:36 |
| 2. | "Early Fall" | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Velasquez" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "(Don't Complicate) The Life (La Vie)" | 6:44 |
| 5. | "The Edge You Always Loved in Me" | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Sara Wade" | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Far From Freetown" | 1:31 |
| 8. | "All Us Working Class Boys (For Jack Bruce)" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Child Song" | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Trust Me Yet?" | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Nancy (The Silence Focuses on You...)" | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Desire Develops an Edge" | 6:15 |
| 13. | "What Is This Dance, Anyway?" | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Meaning a Visa (For Puntilla, Olufemi and Jean Rouch)" | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Nocturnal Heart (Coracão Noturno) (For John Stubblefield)" | 4:54 |
| 16. | "Her Boyfriend Assesses His Value and Pleads His Case" | 4:33 |
| 17. | "Jack and the Golden Palominos (For Chico Buarque)" | 3:49 |
Personnel
- John Zorn – alto saxophone
- Mario Rivera – baritone saxophone
- Jerry Gonzalez – claves, congas, percussion, trumpet
- Frisner Augustin – congas, tambourine (Tambou)
- Milton Cardona – congas, shekere
- Puntilla Orlando Rios – congas, congas (shekere), percussion, percussion (quinto), vocals
- Anton Fier – drums (trap)
- Ignacio Berroa – drums (trap)
- Tico Harry Sylvain – drums (trap)
- Jamaaladeen Tacuma – electric bass
- Sergio Brandao – electric bass
- Steve Swallow – electric bass, piano
- Jack Bruce – electric bass, vocals
- Alberto Bengolea – electric guitar, guitar
- Arto Lindsay – electric guitar, vocals
- Elysee Pyronneau – electric guitar, vocals
- Jean Claude Jean – electric guitar
- Jody Harris – electric guitar
- John Scofield – electric guitar, guitar
- Ti'Plume Ricardo Franck – electric guitar, vocals
- David Moss – percussion
- Olufemi Claudette Mitchell – percussion, shekere, vocals
- Milton Cardona – shekere
- John Stobblefield – tenor saxophone
- Ned Rothenberg – tenor saxophone
- Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
- Teo Macero – tenor saxophone
- Hannibal Marvin Peterson – trumpet
- Molly Farley – vocals
Technical personnel
- Scott Marcus – executive producer
- Kip Hanrahan – producer
References
- "American Clave - Desire Develops An Edge". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "Kip Hanrahan - Desire Develops An Edge Luck Inverted". Discogs.
- Contat, Michel (3 March 1984). ""Desire Develops an Edge ", de Kip Hanrahan". Le Monde. Retrieved 29 November 2020.