Duet in Detroit
Live album by
Roy Brooks
Released1993
RecordedAugust 26, 1983; May 25, 1984; July 2, 1987; and February 25, 1989
VenueDetroit Institute of Arts[1]
GenreJazz
Length68:56
LabelEnja
Roy Brooks chronology
The Smart Set
(1979) 		Duet in Detroit
(1993)

Duet in Detroit is a live album by the drummer Roy Brooks, recorded between 1983 and 1989 and released by Enja in 1993.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, with a review by Scott Yanow stating: "The music is full of surprises and generally holds one's interest with the trumpet-drums duets being the most unusual."[3] Jazz Times called it an "exceptionally varied, satisfying collection."[1] The Guardian deemed it "one of the enduring documents of Brooks's sensitivity to a variety of music approaches."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Brooks except as indicated

  1. Introduction – 0:56
  2. "Zulu" (Randy Weston) – 8:04
  3. "Waltz for Sweetcakes" (Weston) – 6:20
  4. "Elegy for Eddie Jefferson" (Roy Brooks, Woody Shaw) – 12:06
  5. "Jeffuso" (Brooks, Shaw) – 2:27
  6. Introduction – 0:37
  7. "Forever Mingus" – 11:34
  8. "Healing Force" (Don Pullen) – 14:52
  9. "Samba del Sol" – 4:27
  10. "Duet in Detroit" – 7:33

Recorded August 26, 1983 (#4, 5); May 25, 1984 (#1, 2, 3); July 2, 1987 (#6, 7, 8); February 25, 1989 (#9, 10).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Dulzo, Jim. "Roy Brooks: Hard Bop Hard Time". JazzTimes.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Roy Brooks discography. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic review. Retrieved September 4, 2013,
  4. ^ Cook, Richard (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 208.
  5. ^ Fordham, John (January 13, 2006). "Obituary: Roy Brooks" – via www.theguardian.com.
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