Regeneration (Stanley Cowell album)
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | April 27, 1975, at Minot Studios, White Plains, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:34 | |||
| Label | Strata-East SES-19765 | |||
| Producer | Stanley Cowell and Viki McLaughlin | |||
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Regeneration is an album by Stanley Cowell recorded in 1975 and first released on the Strata-East label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "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".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Trying to Find a Way" (Stanley Cowell, Viki-Maimoun McLaughlin) – 3:49
- "The Gembhre" (Billy Higgins) – 4:30
- "Shimmy Shewobble" (Marion Brown) – 4:00
- "Parlour Blues" (Stanley Cowell, Aleke Kanonu) – 5:00
- "Thank You My People" (Cowell, Kanonu) – 8:30
- Travelin' Man" (Cowell, Curtis Fowlkes) – 4:00
- "Lullabye" (Cowell, McLaughlin, Jerry Venable) – 5:45
Personnel
[edit]- Stanley Cowell – piano, synthesizer, kora, mbira
- Marion Brown – wooden flute (tracks 3 & 6)
- Jimmy Heath – soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute (tracks 5–7)
- John Stubblefield – zurna (track 5)
- Jerry Venable – acoustic guitar (track 1)
- Psyche Wanzandae – harmonica, flute (tracks 4 & 5)
- Bill Lee – bass (tracks 2, 6 & 7)
- Aleke Kanonu – bass drum, vocals (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Billy Higgins – drums, gembhre, percussion (tracks 1–3, 5 & 7)
- Ed Blackwell – water drum, parade drum, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Nadi Qamar – mama-lekimbe, percussion, Madigascan harp (tracks 2, 6 & 7)
- Charles Fowlkes – vocals, electric bass (tracks 1, 5 7 6)
- Glenda Barnes (track 1), Kareema (tracks 6 & 7) – vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 5, 2015
- ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Regeneration – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 52. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.