''Good to Go, with a Tribute to Bu'' is an album by drummer

Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographe ...

. It was recorded in October 1995 at Mu Rec Studio, Milan, Italy, and was released by

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in 1997. On the album, Cyrille is joined by flutist

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and bassist

Lisle Atkinson Lisle Arthur Atkinson (sometimes "Lysle") (born September 16, 1940, New York, NY; died March 25, 2019, New York, NY) was an American jazz double-bassist. Career Atkinson played violin from the age of four and switched to stand-up bass at 12 years ...

. "Bu" was

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...

's nickname, and was derived from Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, the name he adopted after converting to Islam.

Reception

In a review for

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, Scott Yanow called the album "an intriguing set," and wrote: "Due to the variety of the material (mostly originals) and the consistent brilliance of Newton, this CD is recommended to fans of advanced jazz." The authors of ''

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'' awarded the album 4 stars, and stated: "The set is bracketed by two takes of Cyrille's brilliant impersonation of Art Blakey ''in excelsis''. They and the other title-piece are essays in freedom and responsiveness."

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commented: "With James Newton on flute and Lisle Atkinson on bass, one does get the expected subtlety, measured color, and intimacy that that orchestration would predict. Certainly, Newton's introspective 'Oblong' speaks from this context very movingly. A deep lingering touching piece. But that is not nearly the whole story. Lisle Atkinson's emphatic bass voice makes certain of this. Atkinson, a highly respected, widely sought-after, and constantly gigging yeoman at the other rhythm post, not only powerfully and dynamically paddles this furthership, but allows Cyrille to circle back and forth inside the main flow without the least loss of drive." He concluded: "This album, with its modest construct yet powerful presence, is a gem! It will be a real find for the humble stumbler, but actually a confirmation of just how musically important and gratifying Andrew Cyrille is and has been, for a while now! And his friends, James Newton and Lisle Atkinson, don't leave them out. They contribute with equal persona to this wonderful effort. This is the kind of album you like to pull your friends' coats to, so they’ll know you know."

Track listing

# "A Tribute to Bu (Take 1)" (Cyrille) - 5:32 # "Oblong" (Newton) - 6:17 # "Enter from the East" ( John Carter) - 8:34 # "Inch Worm" (

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) - 7:25 # "Nicodemus" ( Andrew Hill) - 4:01 # "Aftermath" ( John B. Gordon) - 7:09 # "Hit It" (Atkinson) - 3:45 # "Olmecas (Dedicated to Ivan Van Sertima)" (Newton) - 7:43 # "Good to Go" (Cyrille) - 4:43 # "Fate" (Cyrille) - 6:42 # "A Tribute to Bu (Take 2)" (Cyrille) - 5:50

Personnel

– drums, percussion *

– flute *

– bass

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Andrew Cyrille albums