The Collective (Cecil Brooks III album)

The Collective
The Collective
Studio album by Cecil Brooks III
Released	1989
Recorded	March 27, 1989
Studio	The Warehouse Recording Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:06
Label	Muse; MR 5377
Producer	Houston Person
Cecil Brooks III chronology

The Collective is an album by drummer Cecil Brooks III which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Muse label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "the two saxophonists have their own sounds and the logic in their improvisations is both unpredictable and highly original. The versatile pianist Geri Allen fits in well with her contemporaries and both bassist Lonnie Plaxico and Brooks (who contributed two originals) are strong in support of the soloists".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Brooks III except where noted.

"The Sketch Is the Key" (Greg Osby) – 6:01
"We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 5:55
"Ace Boy (Little Cece)" – 6:29
"Sunshine" – 5:28
"Are You Real" (Benny Golson) – 3:55
"West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:30
"Temptation" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 3:50
"We'll Be Together Again" (Long Version) (Fisher, Laine) – 11:58 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

Cecil Brooks III – drums
Greg Osby – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Gary Thomas – tenor saxophone
Geri Allen – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – bass

References

^ Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed November 21, 2017
^ Muse Records listing, accessed November 21, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Cecil Brooks III: The Collective – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[1] Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed November 21, 2017

[2] Muse Records listing, accessed November 21, 2017

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, Scott. Cecil Brooks III: The Collective – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

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v t e Geri Allen
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader	The Printmakers (1984) Home Grown (1985) Open on All Sides in the Middle (1986) In the Year of the Dragon (1989) Segments (1989) Twylight (1989) Live at the Village Vanguard (1990) The Nurturer (1990) Maroons (1992) Twenty One (1994) Eyes in the Back of Your Head (1995–96) Some Aspects of Water (1996) The Gathering (1998) The Life of a Song (2004) Timeless Portraits and Dreams (2006) Flying Toward the Sound (2008) Geri Allen & Timeline Live (2009) A Child Is Born (2011) Grand River Crossings (2012) A Lovesome Thing (2012)
With Oliver Lake	Expandable Language (1984) Otherside (1988) Talkin' Stick (1997) At This Time (2008)
With others	Movies (Franco Ambrosetti, 1986) Movies Too (Franco Ambrosetti, 1988) The Collective (Cecil Brooks III, 1989) Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1989) Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990) Feed the Fire (Betty Carter, 1993) Sound Museum: Hidden Man (Ornette Coleman, 1996) Sound Museum: Three Women (Ornette Coleman, 1996) Motherland Pulse (Steve Coleman, 1985) Flute Talk (Buddy Collette, 1988) Etudes (Charlie Haden, 1987) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Charlie Haden, 1989) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (Charlie Haden, 1989) Reflections in Change (Craig Handy, 1999) Lift Every Voice (Charles Lloyd, 2002) Jumping the Creek (Charles Lloyd, 2004) Decision in Paradise (Frank Lowe, 1984) Monk in Motian (Paul Motian, 1988) Mindgames (Greg Osby, 1988) Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman, 1989) Crunchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993) Munchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993) Bemsha Swing (Woody Shaw, 1986) By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas, 1989)