title: Handscapes 2
text: # Handscapes 2
  
  Handscapes 2 is an album by The Piano Choir featuring Ron Burton, Stanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, and Sonelius Smith recorded in 1974 and first released on the Strata-East label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos simply states "more of the same".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  Side A:
  
  * "Ballad for the Beast from Bali-Bali" (Hugh Lawson) - 7:04
  * "The Need to Smile" (Sonelius Smith) - 6:24
  * "Barbara Ann" (Webster Lewis) - 4:47
  
  Side B:
  
  * "In What Direction Are You Headed" (Harold Mabern) - 6:30
  * "Prayer for Peace" (Stanley Cowell) - 8:45
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Stanley Cowell - piano, synthesizer
  * Sonelius Smith - piano, electric piano
  * Ron Burton, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern - piano
  * Mtume, Jimmy Hopps, John Lewis - percussion
  