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The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell

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Released
  
1994

Length
  
58:21

Release date
  
1994

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
July 2, 1989

Artist
  
Charlie Haden

Label
  
PolyGram

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Producer
  
Daniel Vachon and Ruth Cameron

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Similar
  
Charlie Haden albums, Jazz albums

The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell is a live album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden with trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell recorded at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1989 and released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Don Snowden awarded the album 4 stars, stating "this trio lineup – call it either the original Coleman quartet sans Ornette or three-quarters of Old and New Dreams – still springs some surprises".

Track listing

All compositions by Ornette Coleman except as indicated
  1. "The Sphinx" – 9:31
  2. "Art Deco" (Don Cherry) – 6:24
  3. "Happy House" – 8:24
  4. "Lonely Woman" – 11:41
  5. "Mopti" (Cherry) – 5:29
  6. "The Blessing" – 6:01
  7. "When Will the Blues Leave?" – 4:04
  8. "Law Years" – 6:46
  • Recorded at the Festival de Jazz de Montreal in Canada on July 2, 1989

    • Personnel

  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
  • Ed Blackwell – drums

    • Songs

    1The Sphinx9:31
    2Art Deco6:24
    3Happy House8:24

    References

    The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell Wikipedia
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