Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Living on the Edge
| type = Album
| artist = Dewey Redman
| cover = Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = September 13 & 14, 1989
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 43:45
| label = Black Saint
| producer = Giovanni Bonandrini
| chronology = Dewey Redman
| prev_title = The Struggle Continues
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Choices
| next_year = 1992
}}
Living on the Edge is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1989 for the Italian Black Saint label.[http://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/blacksaint-discography-this-is-label.html Black Saint Records discography] accessed May 2, 2011
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The great tenor Dewey Redman has always been a versatile player and he really gets a chance to show off his individuality on this set... this is an easily recommended set of inside/outside music".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/living-on-the-edge-r146097 Allmusic Review] accessed May 2, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1197}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Dewey Redman except as indicated
- "Boo Boodoop" - 9:46
- "Mirror Windows" - 8:32
- "Blues for J.A.M. Part 1" - 5:02
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 8:07
- "As One" - 5:58
- "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) - 6:20
:*Recorded at the A & R Recording Studio in New York City on September 13 & 14, 1989
Personnel
- Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- Geri Allen - piano
- Cameron Brown - bass
- Eddie Moore - drums
References
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