Soundsigns

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Soundsigns
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Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedOctober 18 & 19, 1978
Genre Jazz
Length40:29
Label Galaxy
Dewey Redman chronology
Musics
(1978)
Soundsigns
(1979)
Red and Black in Willisau
(1980)

Soundsigns is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman. [1] It was recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label. [2]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Recorded at the same sessions that resulted in Musics, this LP (which has not yet been reissued on CD) is actually more exploratory". [3]

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Track listing

All compositions by Redman except as indicated
  1. "Piece for Tenor and Two Basses" - 8:23
  2. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 10:07
  3. "Adesso Lo Sai" - 13:59
  4. "Come Earth" - 8:00
  • Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California on October 18 & 19, 1978

Personnel

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References

  1. Pareles, Jon (26 Nov 1982). "Redman a Tenor Sax Player Who Bloomed Late in Life". The New York Times. p. C20.
  2. Galaxy Records discography accessed April 15, 2011
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 15, 2011
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 166. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.