Birth of a Being

Birth of a Being
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedApril 14 & 15, 1977
StudioC.I. Recording, New York City
GenreJazz
Length53:16 (LP); 105:00 (CD)
LabelHat Hut
ProducerDavid S. Ware & Cooper-Moore
David S. Ware chronology
From Silence to Music
(1978)
Birth of a Being
(1979)
Passage to Music
(1989)
reissue cover

Birth of a Being is the first recording as a leader by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Swiss Hat Hut label. The record presents a collective trio called Apogee with pianist Cooper-Moore, then known as Gene Ashton, and drummer Marc Edwards. It was reissued on CD by AUM Fidelity in 2015 with a bonus disc including five unreleased tracks from the same sessions.