The Ear of the Behearer

The Ear of the Behearer
Studio album by Dewey Redman
Released	1973
Recorded	June 8 & 9, 1973 September 9 & 10, 1974 (Bonus tracks)
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:29
Label	Impulse!
Dewey Redman chronology
Tarik (1969) The Ear of the Behearer (1973) Coincide (1974)

The Ear of the Behearer is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1973 for the Impulse! label.^[1] The CD reissue added four performances from Coincide (1974) as bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Some of the music is quite adventurous and free, while other tracks include some freebop, a struttin' blues, and quieter ballads... Intriguing music".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dewey Redman

1. "Interconnection" - 4:53
2. "Imani" - 7:07
3. "Walls-Bridges" - 4:06
4. "PS" - 5:36
5. "Boody" - 12:05
6. "Sunlanding" - 2:25
7. "Image (In Disguise)" - 6:32
8. "Seeds and Deeds" - 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Joie de Vivre" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Funcitydues" - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Qow" - 10:17 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Generation Sound Studios in New York City on June 8 & 9, 1973 (tracks 1-7) and September 9 & 10, 1974 (tracks 8-11)

Personnel

• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, musette
• Ted Daniel - trumpet, Moroccan bugle
• Leroy Jenkins - violin (tracks 8-11)
• Jane Robertson - cello (tracks 1-7)
• Sirone - bass, wood flute
• Eddie Moore - drums, saw, timpani, cymbal, gong, struck idiophone
• Danny Johnson - percussion (tracks 1-7)

References

1. Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 166. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.