Regeneration (Stanley Cowell album)
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Regeneration is an album by Stanley Cowell recorded in 1975 and first released on the Strata-East label.[1]
Reception
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| 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
- "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
- 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 - zuna (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 Quamar - 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
- ^ 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.