Chicago Now Vol. 1

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Chicago Now Vol. 1
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Studio album by
Ernest Dawkins
Released1995
RecordedSeptember 9 & 10, 1994
StudioStreeterville Studios, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length74:02
LabelSilkheart
ProducerErnest Dawkins
Ernest Dawkins chronology
South Side Street Songs
(1994) 		Chicago Now Vol. 1
(1995) 		Chicago Now Vol. 2
(1997)

Chicago Now Vol. 1 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble, which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow says "This CD is full of surprises and unpredictable music. Altoist Ernest Dawkins and his versatile sidemen perform a wide variety of originals."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that this second Silkheart album by the New Horizons "is also patchy, but the addition of Nicholson adds some fire and focus to the overall mix and Dawkins himself seems more contained."[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Ernest Dawkins escept as indicated
  1. "Improvisations #1" – 6:24
  2. "The Time Has Come" – 14:37
  3. "Improvisations #2 (My Baby Blues)" – 3:37
  4. "Bold Souls" – 7:44
  5. "Dreams for Rahsaan" (Steve Berry) – 10:20
  6. "Zera" – 10:53
  7. "Flowers for the Soul" – 12:20
  8. "Runnin' from the Rain" – 6:04

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Chicago Now Vol. 1 Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at Silkheart
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Ernest Dawkins – Chicago Now, Vol. 1: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 336. ISBN 0141023279.
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