My Friend Louis

My Friend Louis
Studio album by
Andrew Cyrille
Released1992
RecordedNovember 18 and 19, 1991
StudioPower Station, New York City
Genrejazz
LabelDIW Records
DIW-858
ProducerKazunori Sugiyama
Andrew Cyrille chronology
Galaxies
(1991) 		My Friend Louis
(1992) 		X Man
(1994)

My Friend Louis is an album by drummer Andrew Cyrille. It was recorded in November 1991 at Power Station in New York City, and was released by DIW Records in 1992. On the album, Cyrille is joined by saxophonist Oliver Lake, trumpeter Hannibal, pianist Adegoke Steve Colson, and bassist Reggie Workman.[1] "Louis" refers to drummer Louis Moholo, to whom the album is dedicated.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn wrote: "Fiery, rampaging session with drummer Andrew Cyrille anchoring a stirring set featuring the dynamic Oliver Lake on alto and soprano saxophone. This is uncompromising, exciting material, far from sedate standards or derivative hard bop recitations."[1]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "My Friend Louis is dedicated to the South African Louis Moholo and explores a shared pool of atavistic dialects, free jazz confronting the most basic communicative rhythms... Workman is his usual cavernous self, and the recording is as full and intense as anyone might wish."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Soul Brother (Dedicated To Malcolm X)" (Lokumbe) – 9:25
  2. "South Of The Border Serenade" (Colson) – 6:43
  3. "The Prophet" (Eric Dolphy) – 6:32
  4. "Shell" (Cyrille) – 8:35
  5. "Kiss On The Bridge" (Lokumbe) – 8:01
  6. "Tap Dancer" (Lake) – 5:55
  7. "Where's Nine" (Workman) – 3:34
  8. "My Friend Louis (Dedicated To Louis Moholo)" (Cyrille) – 14:02

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "Andrew Cyrille: My Friend Louis". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ My Friend Louis (liner notes). Andrew Cyrille. DIW Recordings. 1992. DIW-858.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Hull, Tom. "Jazz (1960–70s)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 365.