Don Cherry: Art Deco
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Musicians:
Don Cherry (trumpet), James Clay (tenor sax), Charlie Haden (bass), Billy Higgins (drums).
Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. August 28-30, 1988
Rating: 88/100 (learn more)
Channeling the quieter side of the early Ornette Coleman Quartet, Cherry's ensemble provides more solid evidence as to the absolute magic of the Haden/Higgins rhythm section. Both Cherry and saxophonist Clay benefit tremendously by that connection. Cherry takes a long solo broken roughly into two sections: at first more tender and muted but then followed up by some gorgeous full-on swing with Haden walking as only he can. Clay follows with a gutsy, blue-soaked solo that has many echoes of both Ornette's and his own Texas past.
Reviewer: Mark Saleski
Tags: 1980s jazz · trumpet
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