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Saxophonists · 1931–2006

Dewey Redman

American saxophonist (1931–2006)

Born: 17 May 1931
Fort Worth
Died: 2 September 2006
Brooklyn
Country: United States
Record labels: ECM Records, Enja Records, Impulse!, BYG Records
Discography: 18 albums

Biography

Dewey Redman was a jazz musician who played saxophone and clarinet. Dewey Redman was born on 17 May 1931 in Fort Worth and died on 2 September 2006 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under jazz and free jazz. Record labels: ECM Records, Enja Records, Impulse! and BYG Records. The discography here lists 18 albums, from “Tarik” (1970) to “Pillars & Columns” (2020). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship (2002).

Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett. Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played alto, the Chinese suona (which he called a musette), and clarinet. His son is saxophonist Joshua Redman.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Tarik 1970 · BYG Records The Ear of the Behearer 1973 · impulse! Coincide 1975 · ABC Records Musics 1979 · Galaxy Soundsigns 1981 · Galaxy

Red and Black in Willisau 1985 · Live

Choices 1992 · enja Horn Riffs for DJ’s Vol. 3 1993 · Tuff City African Venus 1994 · Evidence

Times for Peace 1994

A Tribute to Ornette Coleman 1996 · Live

Mostly Live 1996 · Live

In London 1997 · Live

Momentum Space 1999 · Verve

The Key of Life 2009 · Live

Look for the Other Black Star 2012 · 1201 music

Dewey Redman Live 2013 · Live

Pillars & Columns 2020 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Dewey Redman is credited as a sideman

1968	New York Is Now! — Ornette Coleman	tenor saxophone, other vocals
1969	Ornette at 12 — Ornette Coleman	tenor saxophone
1970	Friends and Neighbors: Ornette Live at Prince Street — Ornette Coleman	tenor saxophone
1970	Liberation Music Orchestra — Charlie Haden	saxophone
1971	Love Call — Ornette Coleman	tenor saxophone
1972	Science Fiction — Ornette Coleman	tenor saxophone
1972	Birth — Keith Jarrett	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, bell, suona, vocals
1972	Crisis — Ornette Coleman	reeds
1973	Fort Yawuh — Keith Jarrett	percussion, clarinet, maracas, musette de cour, tenor saxophone
1973	Relativity Suite — Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra	vocals, tenor saxophone
1974	Treasure Island — Keith Jarrett	tambourine, tenor saxophone
1975	Death and the Flower — Keith Jarrett	maracas, musette de cour, tenor saxophone
1975	El Juicio (The Judgement) — Keith Jarrett	percussion, steelpan
1975	Backhand — Keith Jarrett	maracas, musette de cour, tenor saxophone
1976	Mysteries — Keith Jarrett	maracas, tambourine, tenor saxophone
1976	Shades — Keith Jarrett	maracas, tambourine, tenor saxophone
1977	The Survivors’ Suite — Keith Jarrett	percussion, tenor saxophone
1977	Byablue — Keith Jarrett	tenor saxophone, suona
1977	Enchance — Billy Hart	tenor saxophone
1978	Bop‐Be — Keith Jarrett	tenor saxophone
1979	Eyes of the Heart — Keith Jarrett	maracas, tambourine, tenor saxophone
1980	80/81 — Pat Metheny	tenor saxophone
1982	Broken Shadows — Ornette Coleman	tenor saxophone
1988	Monk in Motian — Paul Motian	tenor saxophone
1991	Quartet 1971 — Ornette Coleman	oboe, tenor saxophone
1992	African Sunrise — Randy Weston	tenor saxophone
1992	The Spirits of Our Ancestors — Randy Weston	tenor saxophone
2007	Back East — Joshua Redman	tenor saxophone, alto saxophone