Dawkins, Ernest/New Horizons Ensemble / Mean Ameen
Album: Mean Ameen   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Dawkins, Ernest/New Horizons Ensemble   Added:Oct 2004
Label:Delmark Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-11-15 Pull Date: 2005-01-17 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jan 16 Jan 9 Dec 26 Dec 19 Dec 12 Nov 28 Nov 21
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 13, 2005: Umami Jazz Program
The Messenger
4. Dec 24, 2004: Memory Select, late night version
Mean Ameen
2. Jan 12, 2005: The Panoply
Mean Ameen
5. Dec 18, 2004: Morning Glory
3-D
3. Jan 07, 2005: Memory Select (Parts 1 & 2)
Mean Ameen
6. Dec 17, 2004: Memory Select
3-D

Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2004-11-11
Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble – Mean Ameen

Chicago veteran Dawkins with some straight up bop in tribute to the late trumpeter Ameen Muhammed. Lots of fast tempos and excellent, powerful solos. All tracks are great.

1. Speedy straight bop
2. Med tempo worldly bop groove, powerful solos
3. Slow and meditative
4. Bluesy Blakey march
5. Strange and slow
6. Fast bop

Ben B 11/10/04

Track Listing
1. Mean Ameen   4. The Messenger
2. 3-D   5. Haiti
3. Jeff to the Left   6. Buster and the Search ...