Works on Canvas

Works on Canvas
Studio album by Cindy Blackman
Released	2000
Recorded	April 9, 1999
Studio	Sound On Sound Recording, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:49
Label	HighNote HCD 7038
Producer	Don Sickler
Cindy Blackman chronology
In the Now (1999) Works on Canvas (2000) Someday... (2001)

Works on Canvas is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic stated, "Blackman, more than a timekeeper but less a melodist (like Max Roach), thankfully continues to grow and not sell out to more overtly commercial considerations. Her desire to be a jazz player is clear, and she's making strong inroads to being a formidable bandleader as well".[3] In JazzTimes, John Murph called it "an amazing portrait of one of this generation’s most colorful drummers".[5]

The Washington Post's Mike Joyce commented: "There's no concealing the painterly touches that inspired the title of... Works on Canvas... throughout the album, Blackman draws from a broad palette of tonal colors to create striking contrasts in light and dark, motion and stillness."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted

1. "Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 9:04
2. "Mudee Ya" (J. D. Allen) – 8:06
3. "My Isha" (Carlton Holmes) – 2:53
4. "The Three Van Goghs - 1" – 1:16
5. "Spanish Colored Romance" – 6:53
6. "Ballad Like" – 6:36
7. "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 5:39
8. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 7:24
9. "Beautiful World" (Holmes) – 5:27
10. "The Three Van Goghs - 2" – 3:14
11. "Sword of the Painter" – 7:58
12. "The Three Van Goghs - 3" – 2:19

Personnel

• Cindy Blackman – drums
• J. D. Allen – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3, 5–9 & 11)
• Carlton Holmes – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards
• George Mitchell – bass (tracks 1–3, 5–9 & 11)

References

1. Cindy Blackman catalog accessed December 31, 2018
2. Jazz Depot: album listing, accessed May 1, 2020
3. Nastos, Michael G.. Cindy Blackman: Works on Canvas – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
5. Murph, J. JazzTimes Review, accessed May 1, 2020
6. Joyce, Mike (February 18, 2000). "Cindy Blackman 'Works On Canvas' High Note". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 22, 2022.