

This album is about as delicious as Surf and Turf.
Live At Cafe Montmartre 1966 Vol 2
Don Cherry
(From Dusty Groove)
CD (Item 472106) ESP, 1966 -- Condition: New Copy
Incredible work from Don Cherry -- a previously unreleased live date from the 60s, but every bit as great as any of his better-known records from the decade! The sound here is really amazing -- a hip blend of Cherry's trumpet with tenor from Gato Barbieri and vibes from Karl Berger -- working here in a piano-less setting that has all three players snaking together beautifully as the tunes unfold -- freed up a bit to explore some really bold new territory, yet always held together with the same sense of inherent rhythm you'd find on Cherry's Blue Note albums from the late 60s. Rhythm is by Bo Stief on bass and Aldo Romano on drums -- both players who really help the tunes take on some great structures -- especially during the group's extended take on "Orfeu Negro", a number taken in very similar ways to Archie Shepp's Fire Music version of "Girl From Ipanema"! Other numbers are great too -- and include "Remembrance", "Spring Is Here", "Suite For Albert Ayler", and "Complete Communion", done in a 22 minute take.
Gimmie some albums to pick up from your secret aresenal.
Recomend me a Jazz album.