Complete Communion (1966) (Remastered )

Product Summary Label: Emd/blue Note UPC: 00724352267323 Release Date: 2/15/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60385967 Item#: MXWTY2 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Complete Communion: Complete Communion / And Now / Golden Heart / Remembrance ~ Don Cherry (Jazz) 2. Elephantasy: Elephantasy / Our Feelings / Bishmallah / Wind, Sand And Stars ~ Don Cherry (Jazz)   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Don Cherry (cornet); Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone); Henry Grimes (bass); Ed Blackwell (drums). Producer: Alfred Lion. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 24, 1965. Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff. While Don Cherry is most readily associated with his work with Ornette Coleman, he also made many contributions to the free-jazz canon on his own. Here on the colossal COMPLETE COMMUNION, Cherry demonstrates his uncanny talents in two large ensemble works that contain the entire pedagogy of what by 1965 was the full-blown "New Thing." Eschewing the conventions of the norm was the order of the day for Cherry and his pianoless quartet, which included a young Gato Barbieri before his excursions into fiery Latin celebrations. The concepts flow freely from one to the other in the massive title suite. Here Cherry and Barbieri toss the mantle of expression back and forth with what seems like an impassioned conversation. The melodies, when there are any, are irregular in shape and function as themes are traded among each member of the ensemble. Drummer Ed Blackwell is the engine of the group, providing churning support and filling in open areas with colorful flourishes and intriguing sound effects. The second large work, "Elephantasy," begins with an angular bounce before gliding into a mesmerizing free section. Everything from burning bop to a schizophrenic waltz completes the piece, which bubbles with bewitching freedom. Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Musical Guests Gato Barbieri Ed Blackwell Henry Grimes   Artist Overview Don Cherry is perhaps the most important avant-garde trumpeter in jazz history. His career took off when he joined up with saxophonist Ornette Colemen in the late 1950s. Coleman's album THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME, on which Cherry is prominently featured, essentially invented the concept of free improvisation in jazz. Cherry would play with Coleman for many years, but also collaborated with avant-garde icons such as John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp and Steve Lacey, to name but a few. Cherry was one of jazz's most eclectic stylists and embraced a host of musical concepts from around the globe, while also guesting on albums for the likes of Lou Reed. A visionary personality with remarkable passion and heart, Don Cherry passed away in 1995. His step-daughter Neneh and son Eagle-eyed have both had successful musical careers as well. Artist Influences Abdullah Ibrahim | Art Farmer | Dexter Gordon | Dizzy Gillespie | Fats Navarro | King Oliver | Louis Armstrong | Miles Davis | Pandit Pran Nath | Ravi Shankar | Sun Ra Artist Contemporaries Albert Ayler | Archie Shepp | Charlie Haden | Collin Walcott | Dewey Redman | Ed Blackwell | Freddie Hubbard | George Russell | John Coltrane | Lee Morgan (Jazz) | Ornette Coleman | Paul Bley | Sonny Rollins Artist Followers David S. Ware | Eagle-Eye Cherry | Joachim Kuhn | Ken Vandermark | Nana Vasconcelos | Neneh Cherry | Pharoah Sanders | Raphe Malik | Sam Rivers | Wadada Leo Smith | Wynton Marsalis   Compilation Appearances As Far As-A Dj Mix Prestige Profiles Mastercuts Jazz Cafe Top Hits Of The 50'S:fabulous Hits 50S Love Songs Codona Trilogy   Associated Artists and Works Art Ensemble Of Chicago Ayler, Albert Coltrane, John Coltrane, John Coltrane, John Haden, Charlie Hancock, Herbie Evidence ~ Lacy, Steve Nelson, Willie I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry ~ New York Jazz Collective (The) Rollins, Sonny Complete 1963 Paris Concert ~ Rollins, Sonny Simopoulos, Nana Togashi, Masahiko Walcott, Collin Walcott, Collin Walcott, Collin   Technical Info Release Date : 02/15/2000 Original Release Date : 1966 Catalog ID : 22673 Label : Blue Note Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00724352267323   Professional Reviews JazzTimes (6/00, pp.102-4) - "...[He] articulated an avant positivism that still has many esteemed adherents....the buoyant, often folkish themes of this LP is decidedly user-friendly....this is adventurous music even by today's standards..."    Product Image