Don Cherry (sticking to trumpet) teams up with five European musicians (including pianist Bob Stenson and multi-reedist Lennart Aberg) for a cool and introspective ECM CD. Other than a pair of Ornette Coleman songs ("Race Face" and "What Reason Could I Give"), the music consists of group originals. Although there is not much variety in mood, it is a pleasure to hear Cherry stretching out a bit on trumpet (leaving his flute at home) this late in his career. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. In Memoriam (Aberg)
2. Fort Cherry (Jormin/Kjellberg/Stenson/Cherry/Aberg/Temiz)
3. Arrows (Jormin/Kjellberg/Stenson/Cherry/Aberg/Temiz)
4. M'bizo (Aberg)
5. Race Face (Ornette Coleman)
6. Prayer (Jormin/Kjellberg/Cherry/Temiz)
7. What Reason Could I Give (Ornette Coleman)
8. Vienna (Jormin/Kjellberg/Cherry/Aberg/Temiz)
9. Ahayu-da (Jormin/Kjellberg/Stenson/Cherry/Aberg/Temiz)
ANDERS JORMIN bass
ANDERS KJELLBERG drums
OKAY TEMIZ percussion
BOBO STENSON piano
LENNART ABERG tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute
DON CHERRY trumpet
Recorded March 1993 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo
ECM Records ECM 1448 / ECM Records - 521 727-2