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Soundsigns

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Soundsigns

Studio album by

Dewey Redman

Released

1979

Recorded

October 18 & 19, 1978

Genre

Jazz

Length

40:29

Label

Galaxy

Dewey Redman chronology

Musics
(1978)

Soundsigns
(1979)

Red and Black in Willisau
(1980)

Soundsigns is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman.^[1] It was recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label.^[2]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Recorded at the same sessions that resulted in Musics, this LP (which has not yet been reissued on CD) is actually more exploratory".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Redman except as indicated

"Piece for Tenor and Two Basses" - 8:23
"Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 10:07
"Adesso Lo Sai" - 13:59
"Come Earth" - 8:00

Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California on October 18 & 19, 1978

Personnel

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Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3), harp (track 4)
Fred Simmons - piano (tracks 2 &3)
Charlie Haden (tracks 1 &4), Mark Helias - bass
Eddie Moore - drums, saw, cymbal (tracks 2-4)

References

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^ Pareles, Jon (26 Nov 1982). "Redman a Tenor Sax Player Who Bloomed Late in Life". The New York Times. p. C20.

^ Galaxy Records discography accessed April 15, 2011

^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 15, 2011

^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 166. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

v t e Dewey Redman
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Look for the Black Star (1966) Tarik (1969) The Ear of the Behearer (1973) Coincide (1974) Musics (1978) Soundsigns (1978) The Struggle Continues (1982) Living on the Edge (1989) Choices (with Joshua Redman, 1992) African Venus (with Joshua Redman, 1992) Momentum Space (with Cecil Taylor and Elvin Jones, 1998)
Live albums	Red and Black in Willisau (with Ed Blackwell, 1980) In London (1996)
with Old and New Dreams	Old and New Dreams (1976) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1980) A Tribute to Blackwell (1987)
Related articles	Joshua Redman (son)

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