''Double, Double You'' is an album by Kenny Wheeler featuring performances by Wheeler with

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, Dave Holland and

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. The album was recorded in 1983 and released on the

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states "Kenny Wheeler's string of ECM recordings are all quite rewarding, generally avoiding the ECM stereotype of introspective long tones and silence... A generally memorable outing". In the view of ''

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'' reviewer Leonard Feather, writing shortly after the album's release, Wheeler's LP was just one extraneous drum solo away from a perfect 5-star rating.

With Michael Brecker on tenor sax and a rhythm section that is powerful both individually and collectively, he has produced a provocative and often stimulating set of six original works. The horns' interplay on "Three for D'reen," Holland's phenomenal solo on "Blue for Lou" and all five men on the 14-minute "Foxy Trot" share the credit. This could have been a five-star set, but lapses into one of those inevitable closing drum solos. Why? Why? 4 stars.

Track listing

''All compositions by Kenny Wheeler'' # "Foxy Trot" – 14:08 # "Ma Bel" – 3:54 # "W.W." – 7:51 # "Three for D'reen/Blue for Lou/Mark Time" – 23:26

Personnel

* Kenny Wheeler – trumpet,

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– piano * Dave Holland –

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References

{{Authority control Kenny Wheeler albums 1984 albums ECM Records albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher