A highlight from Dewey Redman's invaluable Tarik. Redman and Joshua Redman are proof that family dynasties in jazz can actually work. Ed Blackwell, famous for working with Ornette Coleman, brings Congo Square to Dewey Redman's Eastern-sounding musette playing. According to A.B. Spellman, Ed Blackwell actually collaborated with Ornette Coleman in the 1950s when the latter was trapped in New Orleans during a tour of the South before he moved to Los Angeles. Blackwell's New Orleans roots and interest in Cuban and African rhythms undoubtedly impacted Coleman and Redman, as well as Billy Higgins. Blackwell's drum solo here exemplifies how important New Orleans is livening up so many genres of music, from jazz to funk.
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