Red and Black in Willisau

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Red and Black In Willisau
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Live album by
Released1985
RecordedAugust 31, 1980
Genre Jazz
Length46:23
Label Black Saint
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
Dewey Redman chronology
Soundsigns
(1978)
Red and Black In Willisau
(1985)
The Struggle Continues
(1982)

Red and Black in Willisau is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman and drummer Ed Blackwell featuring performances recorded at the Willisau Jazz Festival in 1980 for the Italian Black Saint label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This set of live duets from the Willisau '80 Jazz Festival succeeds due to Redman's huge sound, Blackwell's colorful rhythms, and the close interplay between the two... Although some listeners will miss the usual chordal instruments (and particularly the bass), this combination works". [2]

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Track listing

All compositions by Dewey Redman
  1. "Willisee" - 14:11
  2. "We Hope" - 9:22
  3. "F I" - 2:00
  4. "Communication" - 14:10
  5. "S 126 T" - 6:40
  • Recorded at the Willisau Jazzfestival '80 in Switzerland on August 31, 1980

Personnel

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References

  1. Black Saint Records discography accessed April 15, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 15, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1197. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.