Living on the Edge | ||||
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Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | September 13 & 14, 1989 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:45 | |||
Label | Black Saint | |||
Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
Dewey Redman chronology | ||||
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Living on the Edge is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1989 for the Italian Black Saint label. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "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... this is an easily recommended set of inside/outside music". [2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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Look for the Black Star is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Dutch Fontana label but later released in the U.S. on the Freedom label in 1975.
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Momentum Space is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman, pianist Cecil Taylor and drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1998 and released on the Verve label.
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A Tribute to Blackwell is a live album by jazz quartet Old and New Dreams. Recorded in 1987, it features trumpeter Don Cherry, saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Ed Blackwell. It was released on the Italian Black Saint label.
Fat Man and the Hard Blues is an album by jazz saxophonist Julius Hemphill recorded in 1991 for the Italian Black Saint label.
Trioism is an album by jazz drummer Paul Motian that was released on the German JMT label. Recorded in 1993, it was first released in 1994 and features performances by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano The album was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.
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