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1995 studio album by Sonny Fortune
A Better Understanding
Studio album by Sonny Fortune
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995
RecordedFebruary 20 & 21, 1995
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length57:16
LabelBlue Note
ProducerMarty Khan, Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune chronology
Four in One
(1994) 		A Better Understanding
(1995) 		From Now On
(1996)

A Better Understanding is an album by saxophonist Sonny Fortune which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
All About Jazz

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "On the fine all-round A Better Understanding session, Sonny Fortune is mostly in the spotlight. Although generally playing alto, Fortune is also heard on soprano and flute ... While not one of Fortune's most essential releases (one wishes that he had played some tenor too), A Better Understanding has enough variety and surprises to make it recommended". On All About Jazz, Florence Wetzell noted "A Better Understanding, features nine Fortune originals and is an embarrassment of riches, with one excellent song after another and top-notch accompaniment".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Fortune

  1. "Mind Games" – 6:38
  2. "Laying It Down" – 7:48
  3. "Awakening" – 6:58
  4. "A Swing Touch" – 7:04
  5. "Never Again Is Such a Long Time" – 4:07
  6. "It Ain't What It Was" – 5:30
  7. "It's a Bird" – 6:16
  8. "Tribute to a Holiday" – 6:10
  9. "Long Before Our Mothers Cried" – 6:45

Personnel

References

  1. Jazzdisco: Sonny Fortune Catalog accessed February 12, 2019
  2. Sonny Fortune's discography Archived 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 12, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: Sonny Fortune discography accessed February 12, 2019
  4. Jazzdisco: Blue Note Records Discography: 1995-1996 accessed February 12, 2019
  5. ^ Yanow, Scott. Sonny Fortune: A Better Understanding – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Wetzel, F. All About Jazz Review accessed July 20, 2018
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