Album Description
Cindy Blackman has been touted as "one of the hottest drummers in the business" by the Star Gazette and is regarded as one of the top drummers in the world. She is a solid, dependable drummer who can easily move from straight-ahead jazz to rock to funk and back again. She's upheld the backbeat and created texture for a veritable "Who's Who" in jazz and rock music, including a decade and a half as the drummer and backbone of the Lenny Kravitz Band. Cindy Blackman's album "Another Lifetime" is a tribute to her mentor Tony Williams, one of the greatest drummers of all time. The album features some of the most exciting tracks from the electic recordings of Tony Williams Lifetime, a band which featured some of the seminal and most influential jazz and rock musicians of the era. And no one else is better qualified to spearhead and perpetuate the music of Tony Williams than Cindy Blackman. Befriended by Williams as a young drummer on the New York scene, Cindy Blackman was prepared to absorb his torrential energy after being mentored by master drummers Art Blakey and Alan Dawson. Blackman's style of playing, influenced by Williams and Blakey, combines an aggressive attack and faultless technique. With fire and finesse, she provides an opportunity to hear one of the true disciples of Tony Williams, perhaps the greatest drummer of his lifetime or any other. Helping Cindy on this album is an all-star line-up featuring: Mike Stern (guitar), Doug Carne (organ), Vernon Reid (guitar), Patrice Rushen (keyboards), Benny Reitveld (bass), Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone) and others.
