Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman album)

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Living on the Edge
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Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedSeptember 13 & 14, 1989
Genre Jazz
Length43:45
Label Black Saint
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
Dewey Redman chronology
The Struggle Continues
(1982)
Living on the Edge
(1991)
Choices
(1992)

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]

Contents

Reception

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]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Dewey Redman except as indicated
  1. "Boo Boodoop" - 9:46
  2. "Mirror Windows" - 8:32
  3. "Blues for J.A.M. Part 1" - 5:02
  4. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 8:07
  5. "As One" - 5:58
  6. "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) - 6:20
  • Recorded at the A & R Recording Studio in New York City on September 13 & 14, 1989

Personnel

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References

  1. Black Saint Records discography accessed May 2, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 2, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1197. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.