''A Tribute to Blackwell'' is a

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by jazz quartet

Old and New Dreams Old and New Dreams was an American jazz group that was active from 1976 to 1987. The group was composed of tenor saxophone player Dewey Redman (doubling on musette), bassist Charlie Haden, trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell. All of t ...

. Recorded in 1987, it features trumpeter

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, saxophonist

Dewey Redman Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett. Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played ...

, bassist

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...

and drummer

Ed Blackwell Edward Joseph Blackwell (October 10, 1929 – October 7, 1992) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana, known for his extensive, influential work with Ornette Coleman. Biography Blackwell's early career began in New Orleans ...

. It was released on the Italian

Black Saint Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...

label.Black Saint Records discography
accessed May 4, 2011

Reception

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awarded the album 4 stars with reviewer

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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".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
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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."

Track listing

# "Happy House" (

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...

) – 9:15 # "Law Years" (Coleman) – 9:00 # "Togo" (Ed Blackwell) – 8:10 # "Dewey's Tune" (Dewey Redman) – 11:25 # "Street Woman" (Coleman) – 9:30 * Recorded at the Ed Blackwell Festival in

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, Georgia on November 7, 1987

Personnel

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–

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– bass *

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References

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