title: Destiny's Dance
text: # Destiny's Dance
  
  Destiny's Dance is an album by American jazz saxophonist Chico Freeman, recorded in 1981 and released on the Contemporary label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  
  The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "By 1981, after six years of steady recording, Chico Freeman had gained a strong reputation as a flexible reed player able to play both avant-garde and fairly straight-ahead jazz". The Penguin Guide to Jazz numbers it among the "core collection" which jazz fans should possess.
  
  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Chico Freeman except as indicated
  * "Destiny's Dance" - 4:11
  * "Same Shame" (Bobby Hutcherson) - 5:37
  * "Crossing the Sudan" - 5:46
  * "Wilpan's Walk" (Cecil McBee) - 9:18
  * "Embracing Oneness" - 6:59
  * "C & M" (Muhal Richard Abrams, Freeman) - 4:21
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Chico Freeman - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  * Wynton Marsalis - trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
  * Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
  * Dennis Moorman - piano (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
  * Cecil McBee - bass
  * Ronnie Burrage - drums
  * Paulinho Da Costa - percussion (track 4)
  