A Tribute to Blackwell

A Tribute to Blackwell is a live album by jazz quartet Old and New Dreams. Recorded in 1987, it features trumpeter Don Cherry, saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Ed Blackwell. It was released on the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

A Tribute to Blackwell
Live album by
Old and New Dreams
Released1990
RecordedNovember 7, 1987
VenueAtlanta, Georgia
GenreJazz
Length47:20
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Old and New Dreams chronology
Playing
(1981)		 A Tribute to Blackwell
(1990)

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating, "All of the musicians are in top form on this no-changes music, creating fresh and intuitive melodies with both freedom and hints of the tradition".[2] Don Snowden of the LA Times wrote: "Don Cherry's fractured trumpet lines and Dewey Redman's stately tenor are relatively muted and rarely interact on this mixture of originals and Coleman compositions aside from stating the melodic themes. That leaves the playing field open to Haden's springy pulse and Blackwell, whose propulsive style downplays cymbal swing in favor of polyrhythmic drum chops that constantly push and prod his bandmates. More solid than scintillating, but Haden and Blackwell make it satisfying."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[5]

Track listing
  1. "Happy House" (Ornette Coleman) – 9:15
  2. "Law Years" (Coleman) – 9:00
  3. "Togo" (Ed Blackwell) – 8:10
  4. "Dewey's Tune" (Dewey Redman) – 11:25
  5. "Street Woman" (Coleman) – 9:30
  • Recorded at the Ed Blackwell Festival in Atlanta, Georgia on November 7, 1987

Personnel

References
  1. Black Saint Records discography accessed May 4, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 4, 2011
  3. Snowden, Don (March 3, 1991). "Jazz: Album Reviews: Old & New Dreams: A Tribute To Blackwell: Black Saint". LA Times. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1096. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 524.
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