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Oakland Duets

Oakland Duets is a live album by saxophonist Julius Hemphill and cellist Abdul Wadud. It was recorded at the Oakland Museum in Oakland, California, on November 13 and 14, 1992, and was released by Music & Arts in 1993.[1][2][3][4]

Oakland Duets
Live album by
Julius Hemphill and Abdul Wadud
Released1993
RecordedNovember 13 and 14, 1992
VenueOakland Museum, Oakland, California
GenreFree jazz
Length1:01:36
LabelMusic & Arts
CD-791
Julius Hemphill chronology
Live from the New Music Cafe
(1992) 		Oakland Duets
(1993) 		Five Chord Stud
(1993)
Abdul Wadud chronology
Trio 2
(1990) 		Oakland Duets
(1993)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic     [1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz     [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [7]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide     [8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [9]

In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called the album "the absolute statement from these two artists who played literally hundreds of gigs but recorded together only six times," and wrote: "the disc... is a stomp of one color and style after another, painting a dizzying yet soulful tapestry of musical prowess and emotional honesty lacquered generously with the blackest of blues and the greasiest funky soul you've ever heard in an improv setting."[1]

Author Gary Giddins described the album as "exuberant," and stated that the musicians "rouse each other in colloquies of impressive concentration and rare candor."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "Me & Wadud, Part I" (Hemphill) – 9:41
  2. "'C'" (Hemphill) – 9:24
  3. "Sigure" (Wadud) – 16:10
  4. "Me & Wadud, Part II" (Hemphill) – 9:41
  5. "For Billie" (Hemphill) – 8:29
  6. "Dream" (Hemphill) – 7:49

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Julius Hemphill / Abdul Wadud: Oakland Duets". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Julius Hemphill & Abdul Wadud - Oakland Duets". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Julius Hemphill discography". JazzLists. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Oakland Duets: Julius Hemphill & Abdul Wadud". Dead Disc. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 394.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 238.
  7. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 681.
  8. ^ Lee, Nancy Ann; Holtje, Steve, eds. (1998). MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer Trade Books. p. 544.
  9. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 715.
  10. ^ Giddins, Gary (1998). Visions of Jazz: The First Century. Oxford University Press. p. 551.
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