Duet in Detroit

Duet in Detroit
Live album by Roy Brooks
Released	1993
Recorded	August 26, 1983, May 25, 1984, July 2, 1987 and February 25, 1989 Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:56
Label	Enja ENJA 6067
Roy Brooks chronology
The Smart Set (1979) Duet in Detroit (1983-89)

Duet in Detroit is a live album by drummer Roy Brooks recorded in between 1983 and 1989 and released on the Enja label in 1993.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with a review stating, "The music is full of surprises and generally holds one's interest with the trumpet-drums duets being the most unusual".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Brooks except as indicated

1. Introduction - 0:56
2. "Zulu" (Randy Weston) - 8:04
3. "Waltz for Sweetcakes" (Weston) - 6:20
4. "Elegy for Eddie Jefferson" (Roy Brooks, Woody Shaw) - 12:06
5. "Jeffuso" (Brooks, Shaw) - 2:27
6. Introduction - 0:37
7. "Forever Mingus" - 11:34
8. "Healing Force" (Don Pullen) - 14:52
9. "Samba del Sol" - 4:27
10. "Duet in Detroit" - 7:33

• Recorded in Detroit, Michigan on August 26, 1983 (tracks 4 & 5), May 25, 1984 (tracks 1-3), July 2, 1987 (tracks 6-8) and February 25, 1989 (tracks 9 & 10)

Personnel

• Roy Brooks - drums, percussion, musical saw
• Woody Shaw - trumpet (tracks 4 & 5)
• Geri Allen (tracks 9 & 10), Don Pullen (tracks 7 & 8), Randy Weston (tracks 2 & 3) - piano

References