''Greg Osby and Sound Theatre'' is the debut studio album by saxophonist

Greg Osby Greg Osby (born August 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist and composer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, then at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with Jaki ...

recorded in 1987 and released on the JMT label.Greg Osby sessionography
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Reception

The

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

review by

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

states, "The performances (mostly Osby originals) are complex, somewhat abrasive, and in the M-Base genre, swinging in their own funky fashion and following a different logic than bebop. Osby plays quite well, and the music grows in interest with each listen".Yanow, S.
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Track listing

''All compositions by Greg Osby except as indicated'' # "You Big ..." - 5:07 # "Daigoro" - 7:48 # "Return to Now" - 7:51 # "Shohachi Bushi/Oyamako Bushi" (Traditional) - 3:09 # "Calculated Risk" - 3:52 # "For Real Moments" (

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...

) - 7:12 # "Gyrhythmitoid" - 5:32 # "Knigrobade" - 6:34 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Band *

- alto saxophone, soprano saxophone *

Michele Rosewoman Michele Rosewoman (born March 19, 1953) is an American jazz pianist who leads the big band New Yor-Uba. She has worked with Baikida Carroll, Julius Hemphill, Julian Priester, Oliver Lake, Billy Bang, Freddie Waits, Rufus Reid, Billy Hart, Re ...

- piano, synthesizer (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) *Kevin McNeal - electric guitar, acoustic guitar (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) *

Lonnie Plaxico Lonnie Plaxico (born September 4, 1960) is an American jazz double bassist. Biography Plaxico was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a musical family, and started playing the bass at the age of twelve, turning professional at fourteen (playing both ...

- bass (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) *Paul Samuels - drums, percussion (tracks 2-5 & 7) Special guests *Fusako Yoshida - koto (tracks 2 & 4) *

Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and ma ...

- drums, percussion (tracks 4, 7 & 8) *Haruko Nara - lyrics (track 2)

References

{{Authority control 1987 debut albums Greg Osby albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums