| Dreams Nightmares and Improvisations | ||||
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| Released | February 2012 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 53:20 | |||
| Label | Self-release | |||
| Producer | Chad Wackerman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| JazzTimes | Favorable [1] |
Dreams Nightmares and Improvisations is the fifth studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released independently in February 2012. [2] For the first time since Wackerman's 1993 album The View , Allan Holdsworth is featured on guitar and Jimmy Johnson on bass.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glass Lullaby" | 2:32 |
| 2. | "A New Day" | 6:59 |
| 3. | "Bent Bayou" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Star Gazing" | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Edith Street" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "The Fifth" | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Waterways" | 3:08 |
| 8. | "The Billows" | 5:49 |
| 9. | "Monsieur Vintage" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Rapid Eye Movement" | 2:33 |
| 11. | "Brain Funk" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "A Spontaneous Story" | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Two for Ya" | 2:44 |
| 14. | "Invisible" | 1:35 |
| Total length: | 53:20 | |
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