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The Ear of the Behearer

{{Infobox album

| name = The Ear of the Behearer

| type = Album

| artist = Dewey Redman

| cover = The Ear of the Behearer.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1973

| recorded = June 8 & 9, 1973
September 9 & 10, 1974 (Bonus tracks)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 64:29

| label = Impulse!

| producer =

| chronology = Dewey Redman

| prev_title = Tarik

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = Coincide

| next_year = 1974

}}

The Ear of the Behearer is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1973 for the Impulse! label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9200-series/#as-9250 Impulse! Records discography] accessed April 14, 2011 The CD reissue added four performances from Coincide (1974) as bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Some of the music is quite adventurous and free, while other tracks include some freebop, a struttin' blues, and quieter ballads... Intriguing music".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ear-of-the-behearer-r69974 Allmusic Review] accessed April 14, 2011

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Creem

| rev2Score = C+{{cite journal|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=June 1974|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/crm7406.php|title=The Christgau Consumer Guide|journal=Creem|access-date=May 29, 2016}}

| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book|editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide|publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 166}}

}}

Track listing

:All compositions by Dewey Redman

  1. "Interconnection" - 4:53
  2. "Imani" - 7:07
  3. "Walls-Bridges" - 4:06
  4. "PS" - 5:36
  5. "Boody" - 12:05
  6. "Sunlanding" - 2:25
  7. "Image (In Disguise)" - 6:32
  8. "Seeds and Deeds" - 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Joie de Vivre" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Funcitydues" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Qow" - 10:17 Bonus track on CD reissue

:*Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City on June 8 & 9, 1973 (tracks 1-7) and September 9 & 10, 1974 (tracks 8-11)

Personnel

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Category:Impulse! Records albums

Category:Dewey Redman albums

Category:1973 albums