''Arcane'' is the debut studio album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1987 and released on the

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Reception

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stated, "Cindy Blackman's debut as a leader finds the talented drummer showing a great deal of confidence and holding her own with her illustrious sidemen ... The music is modern hard bop, and all of the musicians play up to par in their concise solos ... A strong start to Cindy Blackman's productive recording career".

Track listing

All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted # "Arcane" – 5:12 # "Late Autumn" – 5:45 # "Dual Force" – 6:32 # "Incindyary (Drum Solo)" – 4:32 # "Teeter Totter" (Joe Henderson) – 7:11 # "Mirrored Glances" – 5:36 # "Deceptacon" (Buster Williams) – 6:39 # "The Awakening" – 7:07 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

* Cindy Blackman - drums *

Wallace Roney Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American jazz ( hard bop and post-bop) trumpeter. He has won 1 Grammy award and has two nominations. Roney took lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie and studied with Miles Davis fr ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

(tracks 1-3 & 5-8) *

Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. His primary instruments are alto and ...

- alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7) * Joe Henderson -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

(tracks 2, 5 & 8) *

Larry Willis Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde. Willis was born in New York Ci ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

(tracks 1-3 & 5-8) * Buster Williams (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), Clarence Seay (tracks 2, 5 & 8) - bass

References

{{Authority control Cindy Blackman albums 1988 albums Muse Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio