Ethereal
Great soundscapes. Interesting and enjoyable if you're into this sort of jazz. As usual with most ECM releases, this one is recorded very well.
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Don Cherry: Pied Piper with a Pocket Trumpet
By Kevin Whitehead, eMusic Contributor
Don Cherry began to make his mark with his first recording session, on February 10, 1958, as foil for freebopping alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman on music recorded for Something Else! Their bebop forebears Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker favored rough-sounding unison melodies, a departure from the swing era's smooth blends, but the Coleman-Cherry mix was scrappier still. As soloist, Don took cues from how Ornette's solos didn't track a tune's harmonies too closely. They didn't… more »