Bridge into the New Age

Bridge into the New Age
Studio album by Azar Lawrence
Released	1975
Recorded	May–September 1974
Studio	Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige; PR 10086
Producer	Orrin Keepnews and Jim Stern
Azar Lawrence chronology

Bridge into the New Age is an album by saxophonist Azar Lawrence which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

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)
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)

References

Prestige Records discography accessed July 23, 2013
Allmusic Rating accessed July 22, 2013

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[1] Prestige Records discography accessed July 23, 2013

[Allmusic-2] Allmusic Rating accessed July 22, 2013

Woody Shaw
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	In the Beginning (1965) Blackstone Legacy (1970) Song of Songs (1972) The Moontrane (1974) San Francisco Express – Getting It Together (1975) Love Dance (1975) Little Red's Fantasy (1976) Woody Plays Woody (1976–77) The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976) Rosewood (1977) The Iron Men (with Anthony Braxton, 1977) Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978) Woody III (1978–79) For Sure! (1979) United (1981) Lotus Flower (1982) Master of the Art (1982) Night Music (1982) Setting Standards (1983) The Time Is Right (1983) Double Take (and Freddie Hubbard, 1985) Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet (1985) Dr. Chi (1986) Bemsha Swing (1986) Solid (1986) Imagination (1987) In My Own Sweet Way (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
With others	Home! (Gary Bartz, 1969) Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr., 1971) Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1972) Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973) Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973) The Free Slave (Roy Brooks, 1970) Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983) The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971) Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea, 1966) The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969) Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell, 1969) Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963) Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963) Tex Book Tenor/Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin, 1968) Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook, 1976) The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977) If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson, 1970) Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70) Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969) Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973) Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson, 1974) Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence, 1974) 'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean, 1967) Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967) Reach Out! (Hank Mobley, 1968) Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970) Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders, 1970) The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965) The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966) Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972) Expansions (McCoy Tyner, 1968) The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron, 1986) The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967) Unity (Larry Young, 1965) Zawinul (Joe Zawinul, 1970)
Box-sets	Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia, 1978–81 [2011]) Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic, 1965–87 [2013])