''Stefan'' is an album led by trumpeter

Dennis González Dennis González, often credited Dennis Gonzalez (August 15, 1954March 15, 2022), was an American jazz trumpeter, artist, and educator from Texas. He hosted ''Miles Out'' on KERA-FM for over twenty years. Early life González was born in Abil ...

which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label.Jazzlists: Silkheart records discography
accessed February 11, 2017

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which were (at the time of publication) currently available in Europe or the United States. The first nine editions were compiled b ...

'' notes "''Stefan'' is probably the trumpeter's masterpiece ... a masterful record". In his review for

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, Brian Olewnick states "''Stefan'' is arguably one of Gonzalez' best efforts, and is decidedly one of the better entryways into his unique world. Recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Dennis González except where noted. # "Enrico" – 7:47 # "Fortuity" (W.A. Richardson, Ronie Boykins) – 2:28 # "Stefan" – 8:00 # "Hymn for Don Cherry" – 5:52 # "Boi Fuba" (Traditional) – 3:07 # "Deacin John Ray" (John Purcell) – 9:29 # "Doxology" – 6:34 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

, flugelhorn,

berimbau The berimbau () is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, originally from Africa, that is now commonly used in Brazil. The berimbau would eventually be incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art ''capoeir ...

* John Purcell – bass clarinet, alto saxophone,

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

(tracks 1–5) *

Malachi Favors Malachi Favors (August 22, 1927 – January 30, 2004) was an American jazz bassist who played with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography "Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his g ...

(track 6),

Henry Franklin Henry "Skipper" Franklin (born Henry Carl Franklin on October 1, 1940) is an American jazz double bassist. Career Franklin played on Hugh Masekela's 1968 number one single, "Grazing in the Grass," as well as with Masekela's band at the Monte ...

(tracks 1–5) – bass *W. A. Richardson –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Dennis González albums Silkheart Records albums