Captain of the Deep

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Captain of the Deep
File:Captain of the deep cover.jpeg
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1998
RecordedMay 9, 1991
VenueDe Effenaar Cultural Centre, Eindhoven
GenreJazz
Length72:39
LabelEremite
ProducerMichael Ehlers
Denis Charles chronology
Queen Mary
(1990)
Captain of the Deep
(1998)
A Scream for Charles Tyler
(1992)

Captain of the Deep is an album by the American jazz drummer Denis Charles, which was recorded live in 1991 at the Zuid-Nederlands Jazz Festival and released in 1998 on the Eremite label.[1]

The album was issued to the public on the day Charles died.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
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The album was listed as Cadence Magazine's reviewers' choice best recording, and also appeared in the JazzIz critics list of top ten recordings for 1998.[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy wrote, "With a sound often approximating the work of early Ornette Coleman, the two horns spurt attractively dissonant themes, after which the four players turn out repeatedly fascinating solos and interactive lines."[3]

Amiri Baraka called Charles's solos "hip, self-contained, quirky links and carriers of the whole," and noted that "behind Ayler-blunt melodies, straight-ahead timbre, the unique daring simplicity of Charles's rhythmic motive force, Deep has lovely moments."[6]

Track listing

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  1. "We Don't" (Traditional) - 14:04
  2. "Mota" (Breedlove) - 13:37
  3. "Round About" (Breedlove / Charles / DeJoode / Moondoc) - 15:38
  4. "Jamaj's" (de Joode) - 9:40
  5. "Rob" (Breedlove) - 13:35
  6. "Tobie Continyou" (de Joode) - 6:05

Personnel

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References

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