Friday 24 July 2009

Dewey Redman - Living on the Edge (1989)

The great tenor Dewey Redman has always been a versatile player and he really gets a chance to show off his individuality on this set, whether it is some freebop a la early Ornette Coleman, "Mirror Windows" (which is an explosion of sound and pure energy), the soulful "Blues for J.A.M. - Part 1," a free and speechlike tenor-piano duet with Geri Allen on "As One" and a boppish "Lazy Bird." On "If I Should Lose You," Redman has a rare chance to play some conventional but cliché-free alto. With bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Eddie Moore forming a solid team, this is an easily recommended set of inside/outside music.

1.Boo Boodoop
2.Mirror Windows
3.Blues or J.A.M., Pt. 1
4.If I Should Lose You
5.As One
6.Lazy Bird.

Geri Allen - Piano, Arranger
Cameron Brown - Bass
Eddie Moore - Drums
Dewey Redman - Arranger, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor).

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