''Moving Right Along'' is an

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by the

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group the

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released in 1993 on the Italian

Black Saint Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...

label. The album features performances and compositions by

Hamiet Bluiett Hamiet Bluiett (; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument. A mem ...

Eric Person Eric Person (born May 2, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American alto and soprano saxophone player and leader of Meta-Four and Metamorphosis. Since coming to New York City in 1982, Person has performed and recorded with jazz masters McCoy T ...

Oliver Lake Oliver Lake (born September 14, 1942) is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute. During the 1960s, Lake worked with the Black ...

and David Murray with a guest appearance by

James Spaulding James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun ...

on two tracks.

Reception

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review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The WSQ did its usual array of material, from bubbling R&B and funk-tempered numbers to hard bop and swing-oriented tunes, plus two stirring renditions of 'Amazing Grace'."Wynn, R.
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'' stated that Person "fits in immediately and well, and sounds closer to the group's overall conception than Spaulding. The emphasis this time is on sharp, tight arrangements." Writing for ''

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'', James Marcus commented that Person's arrival "seems to have given the ensemble a shot in the arm, especially when it comes to composing... The WSQ is back -- and as the title puts it, moving right along."

Track listing

# "Antithesis" (Person) - 7:11 # "Baba 2" (Bluiett) - 4:34 # "N.T." (Bluiett) - 4:10 # "Astral Travels" (Bluiett) - 1:15 # "Land of Mystery" (Bluiett) - 4:24 # "Movin' On" (Murray) - 6:15 # "

Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for bot ...

, Pt. I" ( Newton) - 4:29 # "Giant Steps" ( Coltrane) - 2:59 # "Urban" (Lake) - 6:01 # "Sharrod" (Person) - 4:08 # "M.I.L.D." (Lake) - 6:24 # "Lightning and Thunder" (Lake) - 3:51 # "Amazing Grace, Pt. II" (Newton) - 5:22

Personnel

— baritone saxophone *

— alto saxophone *

— alto saxophone * David Murray —

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

— alto saxophone

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums Black Saint/Soul Note albums World Saxophone Quartet albums