The Struggle Continues (Dewey Redman album)

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The Struggle Continues
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Studio album by
Dewey Redman
Released1982
RecordedJanuary 1982
GenreJazz
Length44:47
LabelECM
ProducerRobert Hurwitz
Dewey Redman chronology
Red and Black in Willisau
(1980) 		The Struggle Continues
(1982) 		Living on the Edge
(1989)

The Struggle Continues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1982 for the ECM label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of Dewey Redman's strongest but least celebrated dates... Inspired and inspiring, The Struggle Continues is one of the gems of the ECM catalog in the '80s and a shining star in jazz, period".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Dewey Redman except as indicated
  1. "Thren" - 7:53
  2. "Love Is" - 10:27
  3. "Turn Over Baby" - 4:34
  4. "Joie de Vivre" - 8:29
  5. "Combinations" - 5:23
  6. "Dewey Square" (Charlie Parker) - 8:01
  • Recorded in January 1982

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM Records catalogue accessed May 2, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 2, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 166. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1197. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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