Thursday, November 28, 2019

Dewey Redman - Coincide (1974) [true flac]

A beautiful and spiritual record by Dewey – and one that features very stripped down playing, mostly in a trio or quartet format. The players differ from track to track – and they include Sirone on bass, Eddie Moore on drums, Leroy Jenkins on violin, and Ted Daniel on trumpet. Two tracks feature Redman playing zither, which sounds strange, but very nice. Another features clarinet, and the remainder feature Dewey on his traditional tenor. Titles include "QOW", "Somnifacient", "Seeds & Deeds", "Funcitydues", and "Phadan-Sers". © Dusty Groove, Inc.

Impulse! Records, ASD-9300, 1975
Recorded 9th (#A1,A2) & 10th (#A3-B4) September, 1974 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City

Musicians:
Dewey Redman - Tenor Sax (#A1,B1,B2,B4), Clarinet (#A2), Zither (#A3,B3)
Ted Daniel - Trumpet (#A1,A2)
Leroy Jenkins - Violin (#A1,A2)
Sirone - Bass (#A1-B2,B4)
Eddie Moore - Drums (#A1,B1,B2,B4), Tympani (#A2), Cymbals (#A2), Bowed And Struck Idiophone (#A3)

Tracks:
A1. Seeds And Deeds (4:51)
A2. Somnifacient (7:14)
A3. Meditation Submission Purification (8:12)
B1. Joie De Vivre (3:20)
B2. Funcitydues (3:15)
B3. Phadan-Sers (3:38)
B4. Qow (10:17)

All Compositions by Dewey Redman

Credits:
Producer - Ed Michel
Engineer - Tony May
Mixing - Baker Bigsby
Mastering - Kendun Recorders
Design - Tim Bryant
Photography - Philip Melnick
Liner Notes - Robert Palmer

Total Time: 40:47

Dewey Redman is featured in a few different settings on this intriguing and generally successful album. The best cuts are the originals that match Redman's tenor with bassist Sirone and drummer Eddie Moore. In addition, he is heard on zither on two cuts (one of which is unaccompanied), and his trio adds trumpeter Ted Daniel and violinist Leroy Jenkins for two complex originals; Redman switches to clarinet on "Somnifacient." Although it is interesting to hear Redman on clarinet and zither, his tenor playing is clearly his strong point and the main reason to search for this LP. His ten-minute workout on "Qow" is outstanding. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.

12 comments:

  1. just getting to this now -- thank you for this, Chris.

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  2. I have half of this as part of the CD reissue of 'Ear of the Behearer' and always wondered what the rest was like. Many thanks.

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  3. Nearly didn't grab this due to dustygroove calling it 'spiritual jazz', but fortunately it isn't, just a great album.

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  4. Sirone, Leroy, Ted, Dewey... enough said: so exhilarating! And the zither pieces take us to another intergalactic plane. As usual, many thks for your wondrous gifts, Chris. Keep on sharing.

    zardoz1984

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  5. It appears that I finally figured out what was wrong in my blogger acct.

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  6. Many thanks.

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  7. Many thanks.

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