Don Cherry

In Nov. 1987, a three-concert Ed Blackwell Festival was held in Atlanta. The festival served as a good excuse to reunite the members of Old And New Dreams (trumpeter Don Cherry, tenor-saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Blackwell), a quartet comprised of Ornette Coleman alumni. The unit interprets three rarely-performed Ornette Coleman compositions and a tune apiece by Blackwell and Redman. All of the musicians are in top form on this no-changes music, creating fresh and intuitive melodies with both freedom and hints of the tradition. 

PERSONNEL:

• Don Cherry - (trumpet)
• Dewey Redman - (tenor sax)
• Charlie Haden - (bass)
• Ed Blackwell - (drums)

Recorded live at the Ed Blackwell Festival, Atlanta, Georgia on November 7, 1987

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Happy House
• A2. Law Years
• A3. Togo

• SIDE B
• B1. Dewey's Tune
• B2. Street Woman