Regeneration is an album by Stanley Cowell recorded in 1975 and first released on the Strata-East label.Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 5, 2015
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "Regeneration is an interesting, often enjoyable album which, aside from its own small pleasures, provides a snapshot of some of the cross-fertilization in genres occurring at the time".
Track listing "Trying to Find a Way" (Stanley Cowell, Viki-Maimoun McLaughlin) – 3:49 "The Gembhre" (Billy Higgins) – 4:30 "Shimmy Shewobble" (Marion Brown) – 4:00 "Parlour Blues" (Stanley Cowell, Aleke Kanonu) – 5:00 "Thank You My People" (Cowell, Kanonu) – 8:30 Travelin' Man" (Cowell, Curtis Fowlkes) – 4:00 "Lullabye" (Cowell, McLaughlin, Jerry Venable) – 5:45
Personnel Stanley Cowell – piano, synthesizer, kora, mbira Marion Brown – wooden flute (tracks 3 & 6) Jimmy Heath – soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute (tracks 5–7) John Stubblefield – zurna (track 5) Jerry Venable – acoustic guitar (track 1) Psyche Wanzandae – harmonica, flute (tracks 4–5) Bill Lee – bass (tracks 2, 6–7) Aleke Kanonu – bass drum, vocals (tracks 1, 3 & 5) Billy Higgins – drums, gembhre, percussion (tracks 1–3, 5 & 7) Ed Blackwell – water drum, parade drum, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 5) Nadi Qamar – mama-lekimbe, percussion, Madigascan harp (tracks 2, 6–7) Charles Fowlkes – vocals, electric bass (tracks 1, 5, 7–6) Glenda Barnes (track 1) – vocals Kareema (tracks 6–7) – vocals
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