Arcane (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Arcane
| type = Studio
| artist = Cindy Blackman
| cover = Arcane (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1988
| recorded = August 8 and December 23, 1987
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 49:21
| label = Muse
MR 5341
| producer = Joe Fields, Don Sickler
| chronology = Cindy Blackman
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Code Red
| next_year = 1990
}}
Arcane is the debut studio album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.[https://www.jazzdisco.org/cindy-blackman/catalog/#muse-mr-5341 Cindy Blackman catalog] accessed October 10, 2017[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5300.htm Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349] accessed October 10, 2017[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing], accessed October 10, 2017
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |title=The Penguin guide to jazz on CD, LP and cassette |publisher=Penguin Books |year=1992 |pages=108 }}
|rev4 = The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz |publisher=Virgin Books |year=1999 |pages=94 }}
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
|rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=John |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |publisher=Random House |year=1999 |pages=66 }}
}}
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Cindy Blackman's debut as a leader finds the talented drummer showing a great deal of confidence and holding her own with her illustrious sidemen ... The music is modern hard bop, and all of the musicians play up to par in their concise solos ... A strong start to Cindy Blackman's productive recording career".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000653412 |title= Cindy Blackman: Arcane – Review |accessdate=October 10, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted
- "Arcane" – 5:12
- "Late Autumn" – 5:45
- "Dual Force" – 6:32
- "Incindyary (Drum Solo)" – 4:32
- "Teeter Totter" (Joe Henderson) – 7:11
- "Mirrored Glances" – 5:36
- "Deceptacon" (Buster Williams) – 6:39
- "The Awakening" – 7:07 Additional track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Cindy Blackman - drums
- Wallace Roney - trumpet (tracks 1–3 & 5–8)
- Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7)
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 5 & 8)
- Larry Willis - piano (tracks 1–3 & 5–8)
- Buster Williams (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), Clarence Seay (tracks 2, 5 & 8) - bass