25 December 2015

DON CHERRY'S NU - Live at the Bracknell Jazz Festival, 1986

























DON CHERRY - pocket trumpet, piano, vocals, doussn'gouni
CARLOS WARD - alto saxophone, flute
MARK HELIAS - bass
ED BLACKWELL - drums
NANA VASCONCELOS - percussion, berimbau, vocals

1. Lito  23:29
2. Chopin Chopeen  8:01
3. Foolish Heart  6:58
4. Traffic  6:39
5. O Berimbau  4:35
6. Untitled  11:20
7. Limbo  8:37
8. Mopti  5:00


Live At The Bracknell Jazz Festival, 1986  (BBC Jazz Legends)

I remember John Stevens at the side of the stage intently studying Ed Blackwell's drumming.

Happy Christmas.

13 comments:

Andy said...

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Nick said...

Thanks, Andy and the very best to you too. I was lucky to catch them on tour that year.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this gem

Anonymous said...

Saw this great band in NYC same year - and totally grooved on Cherry playing the dousso n'goni or Malian Hunters harp. Check out one of the malian greats these days: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sekouba+traore. Hapy Holidays to you all and thank you for the wealth of music.

rebf942 said...

Many thanks - you've saved me digitizing my cassette of the broadcast.

Pete K. said...

Sweet ~ some Nu Don Cherry for Xmas. Many thanks, peace.

Vitko said...

Thank you Andy, and Happy Christmas.

Bhowani said...

many thanks, andy !

Anonymous said...

Looking forward to this. I saw them in '87 at the Leadmill. Ed Blackwell was too ill to play, but Nana played a drum kit with one hand and hit percussion with the other. Thanks, Neil

Andy said...

@ Neil. Yes. I saw them again on that same tour at Warwick University. Blackwell played the first set only, and Nana took over for the second. I have the BBC recording from the Brighton gig (by then with no Blackwell) if you are interested.

miloo2 said...

Very enjoyable album, thank you Andy!

francisco santos said...

BIG THX!...

Jackfruit Salad said...

Thank you very much!!