Symphony For Improvisers (1966) (Reissued/Remastered)

Product Summary UPC: 00724356382329 Release Date: 7/19/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63992594 Item#: M2FLQ2 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Symphony For Improvisers: Symphony For Improvisers / Nu Creative Love / What's Not Serious / Infant Happiness ~ Don Cherry (Jazz) 2. Manhattan Cry / Lunatic / Sparkie Plenty / Om Nu ~ Don Cherry (Jazz) (P) 2005 Blue Note Records (C) 2005 Blue Note Records   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Don Cherry (cornet); Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone, piccolo); Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (tenor saxophone); Karl Berger (vibraphone, piano); Henry Grimes, Jenny Clark (bass); Edward Blackwell (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 19, 1966. Includes liner notes by A.B. Spellman. Personnel: Don Cherry (cornet); Pharoah Sanders (piccolo, tenor saxophone); Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone); Karl Berger (piano, vibraphone); Henry Grimes, Jean-Francois Jenny Clark (bass instrument); Edward Blackwell (drums). Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1966). Whether essaying his skittering, free-form variations on cornet, trumpet or pocket trumpet, the endlessly melodic creations of Don Cherry were a triumph of imagination over technique. Cherry was one of the most recognizable improvisers in all of jazz, who overcame his lack of virtuoso chops with melodic and harmonic resourcefulness, terrific swing and a childlike delight in the joy of a toy. There is a playfulness and a sense of discovery to his music--particularly his three masterful sessions for Blue Note--that mitigates the emotional gravity and rhythmic turbulence of his creations. Often overshadowed by his legendary collaborators, it remains no coincidence that on the greatest recordings by such stalwart innovators as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp, Don Cherry was their whimsical, fluttering foil. And given a chance to lead his own ensembles by Blue Note impresario Alfred Lion, Cherry responded with some melodically charming, rhythmically tumultuous works. SYMPHONY FOR IMPROVISERS, the second work of his legendary triptych, expands upon Cherry's basic two horns/two rhythm format with the addition of saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders, bassist Jenny Clark and vibraphonist Karl Berger--all masters of the emerging new thing. The results range from flashes of extreme turbulence (the delirious double-time of the title track) to moments of exquisite spiritual serenity (the ecstatic, child-like waltz, "What's Not Serious"). Cherry employs a suite form, in which expressive melodic riffs melt into moments of powerful collective improvisation like movements in a symphony. It's all held together by the unbelievable sound and swing of bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Ed Blackwell, who expand upon the basic time to create powerful conversational forms. Saxophonists Barbieri and Sanders engage in some wild tenor exchanges on "Lunatic" and "Sparkle Plenty," and Berger's dancing, polytonal vibes give the ensemble a lush, bell-like dimension without limiting anyone's harmonic palette.   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 : 07/19/2005 Original Release Date : 1966 Catalog ID : 63823 Label : Blue Note Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00724356382329    Product Image