Old and New Dreams In-depth Biography
A virtual reincarnation of Ornette Coleman}'s first ensembles, the cooperative Old and New Dreams} brought together trumpeter Don Cherry}, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman}, bassist Charlie Haden}, and drummer Ed Blackwell} to reinterpret the master's early repertoire. By the time their first album was released in 1978, ECM}'s Old and New Dreams}, all four musicians were leaders with their own projects; this perhaps explains the intermittent nature of their ensuing collaboration (three albums in ten years). The quality of the group's recordings was uniformly high; the two ECM} albums benefit from that label's characteristic clarity of sound. With the deaths of Cherry} and Blackwell} in the '90s, further collaborations of course became impossible. However, the band's limited yet superb output is an important complement to the work they did under Coleman}'s leadership in the late '50s and early '60s. ~ Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide
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