The Struggle Continues (Dewey Redman album)

The Struggle Continues
Studio album by
the Dewey Redman Quartet
Released1982
RecordedJanuary 1982
GenreJazz
Length44:47
LabelECM
ECM 1225
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 the Dewey Redman Quartet recorded in January 1982 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet features rhythm section Charles Eubanks, Mark Helias, and Ed Blackwell.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dewey Redman, except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Thren"7:53
2."Love Is"10:27
3."Turn Over Baby"4:34
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Joie de vivre" 8:29
2."Combinations" 5:23
3."Dewey Square"Charlie Parker8:01

Personnel

Dewey Redman Quartet

References

  1. ^ ECM Records catalogue accessed May 2, 2011
  2. ^ 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.