| For the People | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | May 12, 1979 | |||
| Venue | The Kitchen, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | Hat Hut Records 1R07 | |||
| Producer | Pia Uehlinger and Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
| Jerome Cooper chronology | ||||
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For the People is a live album by Jerome Cooper. It was recorded in May 1979 at The Kitchen in New York City, and was released on LP by Hat Hut Records in 1980. On the album, Cooper, who plays a variety of instruments, including drums, chirimia, African balaphone, and whistle, is joined by Oliver Lake, who performs on alto saxophone, flute, bells, and vocals.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3] A writer for Modern Drummer called the music "compelling duets that never fail to swing."[6] Mats Gustafsson and Björn Thorstensson wrote: "Killer duo album with Cooper and the always-as-amazing Oliver Lake... True interaction with a great sound... Very recommendable music."[7]
Track listing
All compositions by Jerome Cooper.
Side A
- "Movement" – 13:50
- "Movement" – 5:40
Side B
- "Movement" – 5:35
- "Movement" – 4:45
- "Movement" – 5:00
- "Movement" – 5:40
- Recorded on May 12, 1979, at The Kitchen in New York City.
Personnel
- Jerome Cooper – drums, chirimia, balafon, whistle
- Oliver Lake – alto saxophone, flute, bells, voice
References
- ↑ "Jerome Cooper: For the People: Release". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ↑ "HatHut "R01" series discography". JazzLists.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- 1 2 "Jerome Cooper: For the People". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ↑ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 49.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Virgin Books. p. 538.
- ↑ "On Track" (PDF). Modern Drummer. May 2016. p. 89. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ Gustafsson, Mats; Thorstensson, Björn (March 2021). "Old School: No Joke!" (PDF). MatsGus.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
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