Accompanied by pianist
Rita Marcotulli, bassist Cameron Brown and drummer
Matt Wilson, veteran tenor saxophonist
Dewey Redman puts on a well-rounded program. On "I Should Care," "The Very Thought of You" (a tribute to
Dexter Gordon) and the bossa nova "Portrait In Black & White," he shows that, although his roots are in avant-garde jazz,
Redman is quite capable of caressing a melody. In contrast, his renditions of "I-Pimp," "Tu-inns" and "Eleven" emphasize freer improvising and plenty of fire. In both contexts,
Dewey Redman emerges as an underrated giant. ~ Scott Yanow