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Jimmy Heath (ss); Stanley Cowell (p, synth); Jerry Venable (g); Aleke Kanonu, Shimmy Shewabble: (dr,b); Bill Lee, Charles Fowlkes (b); Psyche Wanzandae (fl, hca); Billy Higgins (dr); Stanley Cowell (kora); Ed Blackwell, Nadi Quamar (perc, harp); u.a
Around the time of this recording, Stanley Cowell
had achieved a degree of prominence as the pianist
for the advanced bop quartet Music Inc., which he
co-led with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, as well
as for unusual projects like his Piano Choir. With
'Regeneration' he chose another path, essentially
trying to produce a jazz-infused pop album with
strong African roots, perhaps owing a little bit
to Stevie Wonder. He assembled an extremely strong
cast of musicians for the venture, including
Marion Brown, Billy Higgins, and Ed Blackwell, as
well as several African string and percussion
masters and, by and large, succeeded conceptually
if not commercially. A few songs use vocals in a
fairly standard pop framework, and, while they are
performed capably enough, the lyrical content
leaves something to be desired in typical mid-'70s
fashion. But much of the rest of the music makes
up for this with, among other things, a delightful
fife and drum piece by Brown and strong bass work
by Bill Lee (Spike's dad). 'Regeneration' is an
interesting, often enjoyable album which, aside
from its own small pleasures, provides a snapshot
of some of the cross-fertilization in genres
occurring at the time.
Brian Olewnick
Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve
Release date: 21.12.2017
Manufacturer: Pure Pleasure
Original label: Strata-East
Genre: Jazz
Kat.č.: PP 19765 (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Pure Pleasure , cena: 899.00 Kč, EAN: 5060149622681 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů