''Images'' is a live album by bassist and composer

Reggie Workman Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey. Career Early in his career, Workman worke ...

. It was recorded at the

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in New York City in January and July 1989, and was released in 1990 by

Music & Arts Music & Arts is a classical and jazz record label founded in Berkeley, California by Frederick Maroth. It began in 1984 as a classical music label before adding jazz and world music. The catalog includes classical composers and musicians Milto ...

. On the album, Workman is joined by clarinetist

Don Byron Donald Byron (born November 8, 1958) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet but has also played bass clarinet and saxophone in a variety of genres that includes free jazz and klezmer. Biography His mother w ...

, vocalist

Jeanne Lee Jeanne Lee (January 29, 1939 – October 25, 2000) was an American jazz singer, poet and composer. Best known for a wide range of vocal styles she mastered, Lee collaborated with numerous distinguished composers and performers who included Gunter ...

, guitarist Michele Navazio, pianist

Marilyn Crispell Marilyn Crispell (born March 30, 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as "a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrot ...

, and percussionist

Gerry Hemingway Gerry Hemingway (born March 23, 1955) is an American drummer and composer. Hemingway was a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet from 1983 to 1994. He has also performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis, Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George E. ...

. The title of the track "Jus' Ole Mae (Revisited)" refers to the fact that "Jus' Ole Mae" appeared on Workman's previous album, ''

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'', released in 1986.

Reception

The authors of the ''

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'' awarded the album 3 stars, and stated: "Workman is... a forceful leader who has moved on to explore areas of musical freedom influenced by African idioms and frequently resembling the trance music of the ''griots''... Workman bows, triple-stops and produces unreliably pitched sounds (presumably from below the bridge), leaving it to Crispell... to give the performance its undoubted sense of coherence." However, they noted that, in relation to Crispell, "Workman's ideas are developed less completely and, while they often lead to more adventurous solo excursions from the individual performers, they rarely do much more than peter out."

Track listing

All compositions by Reggie Workman. # "Suite for H.P. Madame" – 26:00 # "Medea" – 12:15 # "November 1" – 15:00 # "Jus' Ole Mae (Revisited)" – 14:20 * Track 1 recorded in January 1989. Tracks 2–4 recorded in July 1989.

Personnel

– clarinet *

– vocals * Michele Navazio – guitar *

– piano *

– bass *

– percussion

References

{{Reflist 1990 live albums Reggie Workman live albums Music & Arts live albums