The Ear of the Behearer explained

The Ear of the Behearer
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dewey Redman
Cover:	The Ear of the Behearer.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	June 8 & 9, 1973 September 9 & 10, 1974 (Bonus tracks)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	64:29
Label:	Impulse!
Chronology:	Dewey Redman
Prev Title:	Tarik
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Coincide
Next Year:	1974

The Ear of the Behearer is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1973 for the Impulse! label.^[1] The CD reissue added four performances from Coincide (1974) as bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Some of the music is quite adventurous and free, while other tracks include some freebop, a struttin' blues, and quieter ballads... Intriguing music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dewey Redman

1. "Interconnection" - 4:53
2. "Imani" - 7:07
3. "Walls-Bridges" - 4:06
4. "PS" - 5:36
5. "Boody" - 12:05
6. "Sunlanding" - 2:25
7. "Image (In Disguise)" - 6:32
8. "Seeds and Deeds" - 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Joie de Vivre" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Funcitydues" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Qow" - 10:17 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City on June 8 & 9, 1973 (tracks 1-7) and September 9 & 10, 1974 (tracks 8-11)

Personnel

• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, musette
• Ted Daniel - trumpet, Moroccan bugle
• Leroy Jenkins - violin (tracks 8-11)
• Jane Robertson - cello (tracks 1-7)
• Sirone - bass, wood flute
• Eddie Moore - drums, saw, timpani, cymbal, gong, struck idiophone
• Danny Johnson - percussion (tracks 1-7)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9200-series/#as-9250 Impulse! Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011