PRE ORDER DUE 31/1/25
Symphony For Improvisers (Limited Edition)
Artist DON CHERRY
Format:LP
Label:ELEMENTAL MUSIC
Catalogue No:700235
Barcode:0600753997925
No of Discs:1
Release Date:31 Jan 2025
Recorded in 1966 and released by Blue Note Records in August of 1967, Don Cherry’s Symphony for Improvisers features Gato Barbieri, Henry Grimes, and Ed Blackwell, all of whom had appeared on Cherry's previous album Complete Communion. Also featured are Karl Berger, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, and Pharoah Sanders. The album received a rating of ****½ on AllMusic, with reviewer Steve Huey stating that, “Even though the album is full of passionate fireworks, there's also a great deal of subtlety. Feverish but well-channeled, this larger-group session is probably Cherry's most gratifying for Blue Note.”
Tracklist:
Side 1
SYMPHONY FOR IMPROVISERS
NU CREATIVE LOVE
WHAT'S NOT SERIOUS
INFANT HAPPINESS
Side 2
MANHATTAN CRY
LUNATIC
SPARKLE PLENTY
OM NU
Personnel:
DON CHERRY, cornet
LEANDRO 'GATO' BARBIERI, tenor sax
PHAROAH SANDERS, tenor sax & piccolo
KARL BERGER, vibes & piano
HENRY GRIMES, bass
JENNY CLARK, bass
EDWARD BLACKWELL, drums
