Double, Double You

Double, Double You
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler
Released	1984
Recorded	May 1983, Power Station, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:04
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Around 6 (1980) Double, Double You (1984) Visions (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

Double, Double You is an album by Kenny Wheeler featuring performances by Wheeler with Mike Brecker, John Taylor, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. The album was recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Kenny Wheeler's string of ECM recordings are all quite rewarding, generally avoiding the ECM stereotype of introspective long tones and silence... A generally memorable outing".^[1] In the view of Los Angeles Times reviewer Leonard Feather, writing shortly after the album's release, Wheeler's LP was just one extraneous drum solo away from a perfect 5-star rating.

With Michael Brecker on tenor sax and a rhythm section that is powerful both individually and collectively, he has produced a provocative and often stimulating set of six original works. The horns' interplay on "Three for D'reen," Holland's phenomenal solo on "Blue for Lou" and all five men on the 14-minute "Foxy Trot" share the credit. This could have been a five-star set, but "" lapses into one of those inevitable closing drum solos. Why? Why? 4 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler

1. "Foxy Trot" - 14:08
2. "Ma Bel" - 3:54
3. "W.W." - 7:51
4. "Three for D'reen/Blue for Lou/Mark Time" - 23:26

Personnel

• Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Mike Brecker – tenor saxophone
• John Taylor – piano
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References