Cerebral Caverns

1. Cerebral Caverns
2. What's In Your Hand
3. Fast Forward
4. Ballad Explorations I
5. Half of My Soul (Tristan's Love Theme)
6. Eastern Persuasion
7. Evolution
8. Seasonal Elements (Spring-Summer-Fall-Winter)
Reggie Workman - bass
Geri Allen - piano (on 2,5,7,8)
Al Foster - drums (on 3,5)
Gerry Hemingway - drums, electronic drum pads (on 1,2,4,6,7)
Julian Priester - trombone (on 3,4,5)
Sam Rivers - tenor and soprano saxophones, flute (on 1,3,4,5,7)
Elizabeth Panzer - harp (on 1,5,6,8)
Tapan Modak - tablas (on 4,5)

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Incorporating his straight-ahead and free jazz influences with both his classical and his Eastern music sensitivities, maestro Reggie Workman has taken the next exciting step beyond Summit Conference fast forward into the musical future. To a heady mix of traditional jazz instrumentation, he has added the texture and flavors of harp, tablas, and electronics. By varying the combination of players from piece to piece, Workman has produced a kaleidoscope of differing textures on Cerebral Caverns, using this broad and changing palette to create a compelling disc which never fails to rivet the listener's attention.
 

Summit Conference

1. Encounter
2. Estelle's Theme
3. Conversation
4. Meteor
5. Solace
6. Summit
7. Breath
8. Gone

Reggie Workman - bass
Andrew Hill -
piano
Sam Rivers -
tenor & soprano saxophones, flute
Julian Priester -
trombone
Pheeroan akLaff -
drums
 

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Legendary bassist Reggie Workman steps out front on Summit Conference to lead an all-star ensemble. The Philadelphia native who came to prominence with John Coltrane and who has backed a virtual who's who of jazz for the past 30 years is joined on Summit Conference by two generations of the avant-garde elite: Sam Rivers and Andrew Hill are musically matched with Julian Priester and Pheeroan akLaff. This evocative recording never stops burning and never stops exploring.