El Corazon [Original recording reissued]

Ed Blackwell, Don Cherry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B00002615T
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mutron

2. Bemsha Swing

3. Solidarity

4. Arabian Nightingale

5. Roland Alphonso

6. Makondi

7. Street Dancing

8. Short Stuff

9. El Corazon

10. Rhythm For Runner

11. Near-In

12. Voice Of The Silence

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell had a long creative relationship, beginning in Ornette Coleman's early quartets and continuing intermittently throughout their careers, including the excellent band Old and New Dreams. This 1982 session presents duets, solos, and mini-suites that reveal profound empathy and a shared interest in African and Mediterranean music, with an emphasis on rhythmic and melodic fundamentals carried throughout the CD. Cherry's pocket trumpet has a strong Spanish tinge on "Solidarity" and "El Corazón," while his piano is suitably Monkish on "Bemsha Swing." Blackwell's carefully tuned drums are an added melodic element, with his roots in New Orleans parade drumming showing on "Rhythm for Runner." His "Near-in" is an extended and hypnotic piece for wood drums, while Cherry's "Makondi" is complex percussion music that expands on repeated figures. The concluding "Voice of the Silence" is a strikingly solitary trumpet solo that's magnified by an eerie resonance. This is intimate and magical music making by two very resourceful artists. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong Stuff, May 11, 2000

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riot67 (detroit) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Corazon (Audio CD)

It should be pointed out that free jazz or the jazz avant garde whichever ones pefers to call it was a reaction against the jazz status quo and in the 70's and 80's the self parody of fusion and this lp is a good example of that doctrine. With that siad this lp released in 1982 is a somewhat somber affair featuring two of the most important figures to imerge in modern jazz. The music contained herein is relatively low key and quite excessible and it should appeal to most jazz listerners in general. It accurately employs Cherrys passion for exploring world music and Blackwells intense and ever impressive rhythmic accumen. The standout track is the opening piece which really is a composite of four compositions one of which is a take on Monks Bemsha Swing; basically improvisation within standard song structure for the most part. As for the rest it is much of the same with equal time consumed by both Cherry and Blackwell. There is a hint of some self indulgence but nothing too detracting and given that Cherry and Blackwell are the only players this is to be expected. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure expression, March 27, 2011

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Gil Pregent - See all my reviews

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This review is from: El Corazon (Audio CD)

Two legends coming together on one of my favorite jazz albums of all time. No rules, just playing the tunes right from their souls.

4.0 out of 5 stars Near-In, October 1, 2010

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Stuart Drawdy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: El Corazon (Audio CD)

The hypnotic song 'Near-In' on there is for Ed Blackwell's daughter. Please check out the FREE NEARIN BLACKWELL page on Facebook.