Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman (born May 17, 1931 in Fort Worth , Texas , † September 2, 2006 in Brooklyn / New York City , New York) was an American free jazz and bebop saxophonist. He mainly played tenor saxophone , but occasionally also alto saxophone , suona and rarely also clarinet .
Live and act
Redman, who comes from a musical family (saxophonist and arranger Don Redman is his uncle), began playing the saxophone when he was thirteen. He first played in marching bands and studied industrial design . In 1959 he moved to Los Angeles , where he formed a big band with Pharoah Sanders , Donald Garrett and Monty Waters . In 1966 he recorded his debut album Look for the Black Star for Fontana , on which the pianist Jym Young, the bassist Raphael Donald Garrett and the drummer Eddie Moore participated.
Redman was best known for his collaboration with Ornette Coleman from 1968 to 1972. Between 1971 and 1976 he was part of Keith Jarrett's "American Quartet" , as heard on the album The Survivors' Suite . At times he also played in Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra and took part in Carla Bly's Escalator over the Hill ("Little Pony Soldier"). He also played with Don Cherry ( Old and New Dreams ) and Pat Metheny . In 1996 he worked on an album by pianist Peter Delano , which was only released after Redman's death ( For Dewey ). In the 2000s he still worked with Jon Ballantyne , Steve Turre ( TNT , 2000), Jane Bunnett / Stanley Cowell ( Spirituals & Dedications , 2001), John Menegon and his son Joshua Redman ( Back East , 2006).
With a dozen recordings under his own name, Redman established himself as one of the most distinguished tenor saxophonists of his time. In the field of jazz he was involved in 121 recording sessions between 1966 and 2007, according to Tom Lord .
Director Daniel Berman directed the award-winning documentary Dewey Time about Redman in 2001 .
Redman died of complications from a stroke in Brooklyn, New York.
Works
Albums under your own name
- 1966 Look for the Black Star
- 1969 Tarik ( BYG Records ), with Malachi Favors Maghostut , Ed Blackwell
- 1973 The Ear of the Behearer (Impulse!), With Ted Daniel , Jane Robertson , Sirone , Eddie Moore, Danny Johnson
- 1974 Coincide (ABC / Impulse!), With Ted Daniel, Leroy Jenkins , Sirone, Eddie Moore
- 1978 Musics (Galaxy) with Fred Simmons , Mark Helias , Eddie Moore
- 1978 Soundsigns (Galaxy), dto.
- 1980 in Willisau
- 1980 Dewey Redman / Ed Blackwell: Red and Black ( Black Saint )
- 1982 The Struggle Continues (ECM), with Charles Eubanks , Mark Helias , Ed Blackwell
- 1989 Living on the Edge (Black Saint), with Geri Allen , Cameron Brown , Eddie Moore
- 1992 Choices ( Enja ), with Joshua Redman , Cameron Brown, Leon Parker
- 1992 African Venus (Veus), with Joshua Redman, Charles Eubanks, Anthony Cox , Carl Allen , Daniel Sadownick
- 1996 Mostly Live
- 1996 Live In London (Palmetto), with Rita Marcotulli , Cameron Brown, Matt Wilson
- 1999 Dewey Redman / Cecil Taylor / Elvin Jones : Momentum Space (Verve)
Lexigraphic entries
- Richard Cook: Jazz Encyclopedia London 2007; ISBN 978-0-14-102646-6
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
Web links
- Dewey Redman in Discogs (English)
- Dewey Redman at Allmusic (English)
- "Dewey Redman: The Sound of a Giant," all about Jazz, December 15, 2003
- "Dewey Redman" A Phil Brodie Band Tribute
- "Dewey Redman, 75, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" , New York Times , September 4, 2006
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Redman, Dewey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American free jazz and bebop saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 2006 |
| Place of death | Brooklyn , New York City , New York |