Look for the Black Star explained

Look for the Black Star
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dewey Redman
Cover:	Look for the Black Star.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	January 4, 1966
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:24
Label:	Freedom Records (USA) Fontana Records (Netherlands, Japan)
Producer:	Alan Bates
Chronology:	Dewey Redman
Next Title:	Tarik
Next Year:	1969

Look for the Black Star is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Dutch Fontana label but later released in the U.S. on the Freedom label in 1975.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This early recording finds Redman discovering his own individual voice on five of his frequently emotional originals... this San Francisco date is quite adventurous and holds one's interest throughout".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dewey Redman

1. "Look for the Black Star" - 15:41
2. "For Eldon" - 6:29
3. "Spur of the Moment" - 1:54
4. "Seven and One" - 13:22
5. "Of Love" - 7:58

• Recorded in San Francisco on January 4, 1966

Personnel

• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone
• Jim Young (also known as Jymm or Joachim Young)- piano
• Donald Garrett - bass, clarinet
• Eddie Moore - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Dewey-Redman-Look-For-The-Black-Star/master/252204 Look for the Black Star Discogs entry
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 3, 2011