🎵 AotW AOTW: Don Cherry - Multikulti (CD-5323)

[Captain Bacardi]

Don Cherry
MULTIKULTI
A&M CD-5323

Released 1990

Format: CD/Cassette

Songs & Musicians:

• 1. Trumpet (Don Cherry) - :45[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet
  Recorded January 20, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 2. Multikulti Soothsayer (Don Cherry) - 5:26[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Doussn' Gouni, Voice, Pocket Trumpet
  Frank Serafine - Synthesizers
  Anthony Hamilton, A Watts Prophet - Voice
  Recorded February 23, 1990 at Serafine Studios, Santa Monica, California.
  Engineered by Chris Coobatis and Frank Serafine.

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• 3. Flute (Don Cherry) - 1:08 [list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Norwegian Birchwood Flute
  Recorded January 20, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 4. Birdboy* (Don Cherry) - 4:41[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet, Pods
  John L. Price - Drum Programming
  Mark Loudon - Bass
  David Cherry - Synthesizers
  Recorded December 27, 1988 at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California.

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• 5. Melodica (Don Cherry) - 1:26[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Melodica
  Recorded January 20, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 6. Dedication To Thomas Mapfumo (Don Cherry) - 4:23[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet, Voice
  Bob Stewart - Tuba
  Nana Vasconcelos - Percussion
  Carlos Ward - Alto Saxophone
  Ed Blackwell - Drums
  Karl Berger - Marimba
  Peter Appelbaum - Tenor Saxophone, Cowbell, Marimba
  Ingrid Sertso - Voice
  Recorded November 20, 1989 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Mixed January 19, 1990.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 7. Pettiford Bridge (Carlos Ward) - 4:44[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet, Voice
  Bob Stewart - Tuba
  Carlos Ward - Alto Saxophone
  Ed Blackwell - Drums
  Recorded November 20, 1989 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Mixed January 19, 1990.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Randy Newland.

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• 8. Piano/Trumpet (Don Cherry) - 2:25[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Piano, Pocket Trumpet
  Recorded January 20, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 9. Until The Rain Comes (Peter Applebaum) - 12:17[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet, Voice
  The Hieroglyphics Ensemble:
  Peter Applebaum - Tenor Saxophone (solo), Piano, Korg Organ, Roland D-50 Synthesizer, Bells, Gong
  Bill Ortiz - Trumept Voice
  James Harvey - Trombone (solo)
  Jeff Creesman - Trombone, Voice
  Tony Jones - Tenor Saxophone
  Jessica Jones - Tenor Saxophone
  Peck Allmond - Baritone Saxophone
  Will Bernard - Guitar
  Stan Franks - Guitar
  Bo Freeman - Bass
  Joshua Jones V - Drums, Timbales, Cowbell, Voice
  Deszon X. Clairborn - Drums
  Robert "Buddah" Huffman - Congas, Bell Tree, Voice
  Frank Ekeh - Shekere, Djun-Djun, Voice
  Ingrid Sertso - Voice
  Recorded November 7, 1989 at Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkley, California.
  Engineered by Claudia Engelhart and Bob Shoemaker.
  Mixed January 19, 1990 at BMG REcording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Claudia Engelhart, Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 10. Divinity-Tree (Peter Applebaum) - 5:14[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet, Voice
  The Hieroglyphics Ensemble:
  Peter Applebaum - Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Korg Organ, Roland D-50 Synthesizer, Bells, Gong
  Bill Ortiz - Trumpet, Voice
  James Harvey - Trombone
  Jeff Creesman - Trombone, Voice
  Tony Jones - Tenor Saxophone
  Jessica Jones - Tenor Saxophone
  Peck Allmond - Baritone Saxophone
  Will Bernard - Guitar
  Stan Franks - Guitar
  Bo Freeman - Bass
  Joshua Jones V - Drums, Timbales, Cowbell, Voice
  Deszon X. Clairborn - Drums
  Robert "Buddah" Huffman - Congas, Bell Tree, Voice
  Frank Ekeh - Shekere, Djun-Djun, Voice
  Recorded November 7, 1989 at Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkley, California.
  Engineered by Claudia Engelhart and Bob Shoemaker.
  Mixed January 19, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Claudia Engelhart, Joe Lopes and Jat Newland.

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• 11. Rhumba Multikulti (Don Cherry/Robert Huffman/Josh Jones) - 4:10[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Pocket Trumpet, Handclaps
  Peter Applebaum - Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Palitos, Handclaps
  Robert "Buddah" Huffman - Gallo (lead vocal), 2nd Quinto tumbadora
  Joshua Jones V - Harmony Vocal, 1st Quinto Segundo (tres gope), Clave, Handclaps
  CHORUS: Don Cherry, Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, Claudia Engelhart, Peter Applebaum, Allen Ginsberg, Karen Knight
  Recorded November 8, 1989 at Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkley, California.
  Engineered by Claudia Engelhart and Bob Shoemaker.
  Overdubs and mixing January 19, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Claudia Engelhart, Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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• 12. Multikulti Soothsayer Player (Don Cherry) - 4:27[list:04131faae4]Don Cherry - Doussn' Gouni, Voice, Pocket Trumpet
  Recorded January 20, 1990 at BMG Recording Studios, New York City.
  Engineered by Joe Lopes and Jay Newland.

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Produced by John Snyder except * produced by David Cherry and John L. Prince for Beyond Video Group
Executive Producer: Steve Ralbovsky

Art Direction: Chuck Beeson with Ph.D
Design: Ph.D
Photography: Carol Friedman (cover), Teri Bloom NYC (inside)


Capt. Bacardi

 

[LPJim]

This one's less straight-ahead jazz and more experimental than ART DECO. "Trumpet" and "Flute" are a bit pretentious and could be considered throwaways.

"When the Rain Comes," the album's centerpiece, has a simple and catchy melody that builds into something greater one layer at a time. Cherry's playing remains strong, compensating for the relatively weaker material he's working with.

This was his last album for A&M in his own name. Cherry did session work on Sun Ra's PURPLE NIGHT (CD 5324).

JB

 

[Captain Bacardi]

This is not that bad an album. In fact, there's a lot of little neat things going on here. It is experimental in a lot of ways, but there's also a keen sense of melody and rhythm as well. Don Cherry is a better trumpet player than I had given him credit for in the past. His muted solo on "Rhumba Multikulti" is very fluid. Some of his open horn solos remind me a bit of Hugh Masekela's sound. This is real evident on "Birdboy". I really enjoyed the songs featuring the Hieroglyphics Ensemble - you just gotta love that name. Some of the short pieces tend to get a bit much towards the end of the album, but overall this is a better album than I thought it would be. 3 & 1/2 stars from me.


Capt. Bacardi