🎵 AotW AOTW: Don Cherry - Art Deco (CD-5258)

[Captain Bacardi]

Don Cherry
ART DECO
A&M CD-5258

This is the first release of the A&M Modern Masters Jazz Series.

Released 1989

Format: Vinyl/CD/Cassette

Produced by John Snyder
Executive Producer: Steve Ralbovsky

Songs:

• 1. Art Deco (Don Cherry) 8:39
  2. When Will The Blues Leave (Ornette Coleman) 7:08
  3. Body And Soul (Johnny Greene) 6:30
  4. Bemsha Swing (Denzil Best/Thelonious Monk) 9:39
  5. Maffy (Don Cherry) :39
  6. Folk Medley (Charlie Haden) 2:42
  7. The Blessing (Ornette Coleman) 5:32
  8. Passing (Billy Higgins) 3:00
  9. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Jay Lerner/Frederic Lowe) 6:50
  10. Compute (Ornette Coleman) 5:05

Musicians:
Don Cherry - Trumpet
James Clay - Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Haden - Bass
Billy Higgins - Drums

Recorded directly to two-track digital tape using a Sony 3402 (Dash) recorder, on August 27, 28, and 30, 1988 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Art Direction: Chuck Beeson with Ph.D
Design: Ph.D
Photography: Carol Friedman

Liner notes by Doug Ramsey, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, James Clay and Don Cherry.


Capt. Bacardi

 

[LPJim]

Great stuff here; especially Clay's work on sax, a rare appearance for a guy who would have gained more fame had he not been reluctant to tour.

Found a vinyl-promo LP in a dollar bin when it was released; later got the CD. Especially enjoy the nice arrangement of the Ornette Coleman compositions.
JB

 

[Captain Bacardi]

This is really a top-notch album from Don Cherry, and it's some of the best playing that I've heard from him. It's almost straight-ahead stuff. He really shines on the title track and on Monk's "Bemsha Swing". LP Jim is right about saxman James Clay. He plays some beautiful passages on "Body And Soul" and "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", and is also a great compliment to Cherry on Ornette Coleman's "When Will The Blues Leave". Charlie Haden's "Folk Medley" will be familiar to those who have Pat Metheny's 80/81 album. This is some terrific and swinging jazz. Highly recommended!


Capt. Bacardi