Works on Canvas explained

Works on Canvas
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Cindy Blackman
Cover:	Works on Canvas.jpg
Released:	2000
Recorded:	April 9, 1999
Studio:	Sound On Sound Recording, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	66:49
Label:	HighNote HCD 7038
Producer:	Don Sickler
Chronology:	Cindy Blackman
Prev Title:	In the Now
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Someday...
Next Year:	2001

Works on Canvas is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic stated, "Blackman, more than a timekeeper but less a melodist (like Max Roach), thankfully continues to grow and not sell out to more overtly commercial considerations. Her desire to be a jazz player is clear, and she's making strong inroads to being a formidable bandleader as well". In JazzTimes, John Murph called it "an amazing portrait of one of this generation’s most colorful drummers".^[3]

The Washington Post's Mike Joyce commented: "There's no concealing the painterly touches that inspired the title of... Works on Canvas... throughout the album, Blackman draws from a broad palette of tonal colors to create striking contrasts in light and dark, motion and stillness."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted

1. "Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 9:04
2. "Mudee Ya" (J. D. Allen) – 8:06
3. "My Isha" (Carlton Holmes) – 2:53
4. "The Three Van Goghs - 1" – 1:16
5. "Spanish Colored Romance" – 6:53
6. "Ballad Like" – 6:36
7. "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 5:39
8. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 7:24
9. "Beautiful World" (Holmes) – 5:27
10. "The Three Van Goghs - 2" – 3:14
11. "Sword of the Painter" – 7:58
12. "The Three Van Goghs - 3" – 2:19

Personnel

• Cindy Blackman – drums
• J. D. Allen – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3, 5-9 & 11)
• Carlton Holmes – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards
• George Mitchell - bass (tracks 1–3, 5-9 & 11)

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/cindy-blackman/catalog/#highnote-hcd-7038 Cindy Blackman catalog
2. http://www.jazzdepot.com/c_blackman/7038.html Jazz Depot: album listing
3. Murph, J. JazzTimes Review, accessed May 1, 2020
4. Web site: Cindy Blackman 'Works On Canvas' High Note . Mike . Joyce . February 18, 2000 . The Washington Post . September 22, 2022.