In Nov. 1987, a three-concert Ed Blackwell Festival was held in Atlanta. The festival served as a good excuse to reunite the members of Old And New Dreams (trumpeter Don Cherry, tenor-saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Blackwell), a quartet comprised of Ornette Coleman alumni. The unit interprets three rarely-performed Ornette Coleman compositions and a tune apiece by Blackwell and Redman. All of the musicians are in top form on this no-changes music, creating fresh and intuitive melodies with both freedom and hints of the tradition. - Scot Yanow
Tracks
01. Happy House (Ornette Coleman)
02. Law Years (Ornette Coleman)
03. Guinea (Don Cherry)
04. Dewey's Tune (Dewey Redman)
05. Street Woman (Ornette Coleman)
CHARLIE HADEN bass
ED BLACKWELL drums
DEWEY REDMAN tenor saxophone
DON CHERRY trumpet
Recorded live at the Ed Blackwell Festival, Atlanta, Georgia on November 7, 1987
Black Saint - 120113-2 Italy