Thursday, December 31, 2020

George Lewis – Homage to Charles Parker (Black Saint, 1979)

George Lewis (tb, electronics); Douglas Ewart (b cl, as, cymbals); Anthony Davis (p); Richard Teitelbaum (Polymoog, Multimoog, and Micromoog syn)

Recorded in 1979

Reissued as part of George Lewis: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (2012)


Startlingly original and powerful.

Don't confuse this George Lewis, the trombonist, with another well-known jazz musician named George Lewis, the clarinetist from New Orleans. They're very different! 


More George Lewis 

- The George Lewis Solo Trombone Record (Sackville, 1977)
- Shadowgraph (Black Saint, 1978)



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1 comment:

  1. Dan RobeyJanuary 2, 2021 at 4:49 PM

    I'm glad this gem is featured in the blog. There have been so many Charlie Parker tributes, and most include Parker tunes. This one is nothing like the standard tributes. It has two long tracks, each a side on the LP version. They aren't Parker tunes but rather a highly personal experiment that defies categorization. It's actually quite lovely to listen to. The challenge is to relate what you hear to the title of the pieces, but that is part of the experience (and the homage).

    This record rewards careful listening over and over.

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