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, whether it is some freebop a la early Ornette Coleman, "Mirror Windows" (which is an explosion of sound and pure energy), the soulful "Blues for J.A.M. - Part 1," a free and speechlike tenor-piano duet with Geri Allen on "As One" and a boppish "Lazy Bird." On "If I Should Lose You," Redman has a rare chance to play some conventional but cliché-free alto. With bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Eddie Moore forming a solid team, this is an easily recommended set of inside/outside music. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. Boo Boodoop (Dewey Redman)
2. Mirror Windows (Dewey Redman)
3. Blues or J.A.M., Pt. 1 (Dewey Redman)
4. If I Should Lose You (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin)
5. As One (Dewey Redman)
6. Lazy Bird (John Coltrane)
DEWEY REDMAN alto and tenor saxophone
GERI ALLEN piano
CAMERON BROWN bass
EDDIE MOORE drums
Recorded September 13 and 14, 1989 at A&R Recording Studio, New York
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