Don Cherry • Where Is BrooklynɁ

 

Review
by Steve Huey  
Where Is Brooklyn was Don Cherry's final album for Blue Note, and it returned to the quartet format of Complete Communion, this time featuring Pharoah Sanders on tenor sax along with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Ed Blackwell. Here, Cherry abandons his concept of recording all the album's compositions as side-long medleys; rather, each is treated separately, with spaces in between the tracks. There wasn't a need to integrate the compositions by periodically returning to their themes, so perhaps that's why Cherry doesn't really focus as much on bringing out his compositions this time around. Where Is Brooklyn is much more about energy and thoughtful group interaction than memorable themes, and so there's just a little something missing in comparison to Cherry's prior albums, even though they did also emphasize the qualities on display here. Nonetheless, it's still a fine record for what it does concentrate on; Sanders is in typically passionate form, and the rest of the ensemble members have already honed their interplay to a pretty sharp edge. It's worth hearing, even if it isn't as essential as Complete Communion or Symphony for Improvisers.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-is-brooklyn--mw0000171081

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Reseña
por Steve Huey  
Where Is Brooklyn fue el último álbum de Don Cherry para Blue Note, y volvió al formato de cuarteto de Complete Communion, esta vez con Pharoah Sanders al saxo tenor junto con el bajista Henry Grimes y el batería Ed Blackwell. Aquí, Cherry abandona su concepto de grabar todas las composiciones del álbum como medleys paralelos; más bien, cada una se trata por separado, con espacios entre las pistas. No había necesidad de integrar las composiciones volviendo periódicamente a sus temas, así que quizá por eso Cherry no se centra tanto en sacar a relucir sus composiciones esta vez. Where Is Brooklyn tiene mucho más que ver con la energía y la interacción reflexiva del grupo que con temas memorables, por lo que se echa un poco en falta algo en comparación con los álbumes anteriores de Cherry, a pesar de que también hacían hincapié en las cualidades que se muestran aquí. No obstante, sigue siendo un buen disco en lo que se concentra; Sanders está en su forma típicamente apasionada, y el resto de los miembros del conjunto ya han perfeccionado su interacción a un borde bastante agudo. Merece la pena escucharlo, aunque no sea tan esencial como Complete Communion o Symphony for Improvisers.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-is-brooklyn--mw0000171081

Tracks:
1 - Awake Nu    6:53
2 - Taste Maker    6:46
3 - The Thing    5:47
4 - There Is The Bomb    4:49
5 - Unite    17:47


Credits:
    Bass – Henry Grimes
    Cornet, Composed By – Don Cherry
    Creative Director [Reissue] – Gordon H Jee
    Design [Original Cover] – Matt Delfino
    Design [Reissue] – Patrick Roques
    Drums – Ed Blackwell
    Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Liner Notes – Ornette Coleman
    Mastered By [In 24-bit] – Ron McMaster
    Painting [Cover] – Moqui Cherry
    Photography By – Francis Wolff
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Reissue Producer, Liner Notes [2005] – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone, Piccolo Flute – Pharoah Sanders

Recorded on November 11, 1966 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label:    Blue Note – BST 84311
Country:    US
Released:    1969
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Free Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2390999-Don-Cherry-Where-Is-Brooklyn

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