''Look for the Black Star'' is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist

Dewey Redman Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett. Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played al ...

featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Dutch Fontana label but later released in the U.S. on the Freedom label in 1975.''Look for the Black Star Discogs entry''
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This early recording finds Redman discovering his own individual voice on five of his frequently emotional originals... this San Francisco date is quite adventurous and holds one's interest throughout".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Dewey Redman'' # "Look for the Black Star" - 15:41 # "For Eldon" - 6:29 # "Spur of the Moment" - 1:54 # "Seven and One" - 13:22 # "Of Love" - 7:58 :*Recorded in San Francisco on January 4, 1966

Personnel

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 ...

*Jim Young (also known as Jymm or Joachim Young)-

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 ...

Donald Garrett Donald Rafael Garrett (February 28, 1932, El Dorado, ArkansasAugust 14, 1989, Champaign, Illinois) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played double-bass, clarinet, and flute. Biography Garrett, who preferred to be called Rafael, was ...

- bass, clarinet *Eddie Moore - drums

References

{{Authority control Fontana Records albums Freedom Records albums Dewey Redman albums 1966 debut albums