Regeneration (Remastered) Stanley Cowell

• 1 Trying to Find a Way 03:57
• 2 The Gembhre 03:39
• 3 Shimmy Shewobble 04:01
• 4 Parlour Blues 05:03
• 5 Thank You My People 06:57
• 6 Travelin' Man 03:48
• 7 Lullabye 05:37
• Total Runtime 33:02

Info zu Regeneration (Remastered)

Regeneration is an album by Stanley Cowell recorded in 1975 and first released on the Strata-East label.

Stanley Cowell is joined by the likes of Ed Blackwell and Marion Brown, among others, for this album of jazz-infused pop music with strong African roots.

"Around the time of this recording, Stanley Cowell had achieved a degree of prominence as the pianist for the advanced bop quartet Music Inc., which he co-led with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, as well as for unusual projects like his Piano Choir. With "Regeneration" he chose another path, essentially trying to produce a jazz-infused pop album with strong African roots, perhaps owing a little bit to Stevie Wonder. He assembled an extremely strong cast of musicians for the venture, including Marion Brown, Billy Higgins, and Ed Blackwell, as well as several African string and percussion masters and, by and large, succeeded conceptually if not commercially... "Regeneration" is an interesting album which... provides a snapshot of some of the cross-fertilization in genres occurring at the time." - Brian Olewnick

"Around the time of this recording, Stanley Cowell had achieved a degree of prominence as the pianist for the advanced bop quartet Music Inc., which he co-led with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, as well as for unusual projects like his Piano Choir. With Regeneration he chose another path, essentially trying to produced a jazz-infused pop album with strong African roots, perhaps owing a little bit to Stevie Wonder. He assembled an extremely strong cast of musicians for the venture, including Marion Brown, Billy Higgins, and Ed Blackwell, as well as several African string and percussion masters and, by and large, succeeded conceptually if not commercially. A few songs use vocals in a fairly standard pop framework, and, while they are performed capably enough, the lyrical content leaves something to be desired in typical mid-'70s fashion. But much of the rest of the music makes up for this with, among other things, a delightful fife and drum piece by Brown and strong bass work by Bill Lee (Spike's dad). 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." (Brian Olewnick, AMG)

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, vocals (track 1)
Kareema, vocals (tracks 6 & 7)

Recorded April 27, 1975 at Minot Studios, White Plains, New York
Produced by Stanley Cowell and Viki McLaughlin

Digitally remastered

Stanley Cowell
An excellent modern, mainstream pianist who is adaptable to many acoustic jazz settings, Stanley Cowell has long been underrated except among knowing musicians. He studied the piano from the time he was four, and Art Tatum made an early impact. After attending Oberlin College Conservatory and the University of Michigan, Cowell (who had played with Rahsaan Roland Kirk while at Oberlin) moved to New York in 1966. He played regularly with Marion Brown (1966-1967), Max Roach (1967-1970), and the Bobby Hutcherson-Harold Land quintet (1968-1971). In the early '70s, Cowell worked in Music Inc. with Charles Tolliver, and they co-founded the label Strata East. He played regularly with the Heath Brothers during 1974-1983, and since 1981 has been a busy jazz educator. Cowell has recorded as a leader for Arista-Freedom (1969), ECM (1972), Strata East, Galaxy, Unisson, DIW, Concord, and SteepleChase.

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