Regeneration (Stanley Cowell album)

Regeneration is an album by Stanley Cowell recorded in 1975 and first released on the Strata-East label.

Regeneration
Studio album by Stanley Cowell
Released	1976
Recorded	April 27, 1975, at Minot Studios, White Plains, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:34
Label	Strata-East SES-19765
Producer	Stanley Cowell and Viki McLaughlin
Stanley Cowell chronology
Handscapes 2 (1975) Regeneration (1976) Waiting for the Moment (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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

1. "Trying to Find a Way" (Stanley Cowell, Viki-Maimoun McLaughlin) – 3:49
2. "The Gembhre" (Billy Higgins) – 4:30
3. "Shimmy Shewobble" (Marion Brown) – 4:00
4. "Parlour Blues" (Stanley Cowell, Aleke Kanonu) – 5:00
5. "Thank You My People" (Cowell, Kanonu) – 8:30
6. Travelin' Man" (Cowell, Curtis Fowlkes) – 4:00
7. "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), Kareema (tracks 6 & 7) – vocals