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Homage to Peace is an album by free jazz band Emergency originally released in 1973 on the French America label and reissued on CD in 2004 by Universal France. This date was the first recording by American saxophonist Glenn Spearman, who moved to Paris in 1972 and co-founded this international quintet with bassist Bob Reid along with French guitarist Boulou Ferre and two Japanese musicians: pianist Takashi Kako and drummer Sabu Toyozumi.[1]

Homage to Peace
Live album by Emergency
Released	1973
Recorded	1972
Venue	La Maison de la Radio, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:25
Label	America
Producer	Pierre Berjot
Glenn Spearman chronology
Homage to Peace (1973) Night After Night (1981)
reissue cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "A true, fiery blowout of honk and skronk, Spearman observes the dictums of his teacher Frank Wright, and attempts to turn his horn inside out. This is a must for anyone who is interested in the development of free jazz in the 1970s."[2]

Track listing

1. "Emergency Theme" (Gency) – 15:22
2. "People in Sorrow" (Roscoe Mitchell) – 7:57
3. "Kako Tune" (Takashi Kako) – 11:32
4. "Infidels" (Bob Reid) – 9:34

Personnel

• Glenn Spearman – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Takashi Kako –piano
• Boulou Ferré – electric guitar
• Bob Reid – bass
• Sabu Toyozumi – drums

References

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