![]() At times the music reaches for the sublime as on "Peanut" with its mandolin-like, vibrato theme and otherworldly improvisations can music evoke visions like Dante's Rings of Hell? The beauteous "Bialero" with piano and bass figures oscillating around Linda's lilting yet unpredictable voice and "Portrait of Linda in Three Colors, All Black" are Sonny Sharrock in glory. The music is full of Sharrock's skittering, trademark clusters of notes and remains at a consistently high-intensity level with Linda Sharrock, Milford Graves, and Teddy Daniel on board. ![]() Black Woman marks an early opportunity for Sharrock's own voice to be heard he composed all the songs except "Bailero" and personally chose the band to reflect his own interests. Around the time of recording, Sharrock was struggling to express his own musical ideas within the rigid framework of the successful Mann bands. ![]() Black Woman documents Sonny Sharrock's temporary departure from the confines of Herbie Mann's always invaluable patronage.
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