DON CHERRY The Complete BLUE NOTE Recordings MOSAIC BOX 3 LP Ltd Edition #2084
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DON CHERRY The Complete Blue Note Recordings NM/NM Used Mosaic 3 Record Box Set
Record Label: Mosaic MQ3-145
Limited edition #2084 out of 3500.
Three 180 Gram LPs and 12 page illustrated Booklet all given the Mosaic Deluxe collector's treatment. Doesn't get much better than this for Don Cherry fans!
Corners of box are sharp and sides are rigid. There are no signs of shelf wear. Cover is glossy and black and white image is vibrant and bold. Vinyl is like new. Looks to be unplayed.
This box is long out of print and getting harder to find - especially in this near mint condition!
Track Listing:
Complete Communion (A) (20:40) A1 Complete Communion A2 And Now A3 Golden Heart A4 Remembrance
Elephantasy (A) (19:37) B1 Elephantasy B2 Our Feelings B3 Bishmallah B4 Wind, Sand And Stars
Symphony For Improvisers (B) (19:43) C1 Symphony For Improvisers C2 Nu Creative Love C3 What's Not Serious C4 Infant Happiness
Manhattan Cry (B) (19:20) D1 Manhattan Cry D2 Lunatic D3 Sparkle Plenty D4 Om Nu
Where Is Brooklyn (C) E1 Awake Nu 6:52 E2 Taste Maker 6:45 E3 The Thing 5:48
F1 There Is The Bomb 4:49 F2 Unite 17:45
Review: Don Cherry's three albums for Blue Note weren't quite as groundbreaking as some of his later world fusion sessions, when he truly found his own voice and vision. But they're all excellent examples of the kinetic, fire-breathing free jazz he initially pursued after leaving Ornette Coleman's group, and they succeeded in establishing him as a formidable composer, bandleader, and theorist in his own right -- not just Ornette's trusty sidekick.
Over the course of two discs or three LPs, Mosaic's The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Don Cherry collects the three albums that marked the trumpeter/cornetist's first efforts as a leader -- Complete Communion, Symphony for Improvisers, and Where Is Brooklyn. The first and last were quartet sessions featuring Gato Barbieri and Pharoah Sanders, respectively, while Symphony assembled a gloriously visceral septet that included both tenorists. It and Complete Communion were the most successful efforts, integrating Cherry's originals into several side-long medleys that allowed the group to keep improvising without breaking its momentum or concentration.
Compositionally, Cherry also proved himself no slouch; the "Complete Communion" suite later became a favored playground for Ken Vandermark's DKV Trio, which revived the piece in the late '90s. Like all Mosaic sets, the sound quality and annotation are excellent, and there were extremely limited quantities pressed. ~ All Music Guide
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