Opulence of sound was his god. He told journalist RJ DeLuke, „Technique is okay, but if you got the technique and I got a good sound, I’ll beat you every time. You can play a thousand notes and I can play one note and wipe you out.“ That was proven when guitarist Pat Metheny’s 1980 band contained both Dewey and Michael Brecker, the latter considered a singular virtuoso. „But Dewey was definitely dealing,“ Metheny observed. „It was pretty wild to see.“
Ein schöner Artikel über Dewey Redman:
https://amp.smh.com.au/culture/music/slo-mo-artistry-of-a-sax-genius-20201019-p566d2.html
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