The Ear of the Behearer
1973 studio album by Dewey Redman
The Ear of the Behearer | ||||
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Studio album by Dewey Redman | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | June 8 & 9, 1973 September 9 & 10, 1974 (Bonus tracks) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 64:29 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Dewey Redman chronology | ||||
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The Ear of the Behearer is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1973 for the Impulse! label.[1] The CD reissue added four performances from Coincide (1974) as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Some of the music is quite adventurous and free, while other tracks include some freebop, a struttin' blues, and quieter ballads... Intriguing music".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Creem | C+[3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
- All compositions by Dewey Redman
- "Interconnection" - 4:53
- "Imani" - 7:07
- "Walls-Bridges" - 4:06
- "PS" - 5:36
- "Boody" - 12:05
- "Sunlanding" - 2:25
- "Image (In Disguise)" - 6:32
- "Seeds and Deeds" - 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Joie de Vivre" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Funcitydues" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Qow" - 10:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City on June 8 & 9, 1973 (tracks 1-7) and September 9 & 10, 1974 (tracks 8-11)
Personnel
- Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, musette
- Ted Daniel - trumpet, Moroccan bugle
- Leroy Jenkins - violin (tracks 8-11)
- Jane Robertson - cello (tracks 1-7)
- Sirone - bass, wood flute
- Eddie Moore - drums, saw, timpani, cymbal, gong, struck idiophone
- Danny Johnson - percussion (tracks 1-7)
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 166. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Look for the Black Star (1966)
- Tarik (1969)
- The Ear of the Behearer (1973)
- Coincide (1974)
- Musics (1978)
- Soundsigns (1978)
- The Struggle Continues (1982)
- Living on the Edge (1989)
- Choices (with Joshua Redman, 1992)
- African Venus (with Joshua Redman, 1992)
- Momentum Space (with Cecil Taylor and Elvin Jones, 1998)
- Red and Black in Willisau (with Ed Blackwell, 1980)
- In London (1996)
- Old and New Dreams (1976)
- Old and New Dreams (1979)
- Playing (1980)
- A Tribute to Blackwell (1987)
- Joshua Redman (son)