El Corazón (album)

El Corazón
Studio album by Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell
Released 1982
Recorded February 1982
Genre Jazz
Length 44:30
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
Don Cherry chronology
Codona 2
(1980)
El Corazón
(1982)
Codona 3
(1982)

El Corazón is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Trumpet and drum duets are not exactly commonplace, making this collaboration between Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell something special... The use of space is consistently impressive and those listeners with open ears will find this thoughtful date quite interesting".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Cherry except as indicated

  1. "Mutron/Bemsha Swing/Solidarity/Arabian Nightingale" (Cherry/Thelonious Monk/Cherry/Cherry) - 15:18
  2. "Roland Alphonso" (Roland Alphonso) - 3:17
  3. "Makondi" - 3:49
  4. "Street Dancing" (Ed Blackwell) - 2:21
  5. "Short Stuff/El Corazón/Rhythm for Runner" (Blackwell/Cherry/Blackwell) 7:29
  6. "Near-In" (Blackwell) - 6:43
  7. "Voice of the Silence" - 5:33

Personnel

References

  1. ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S.Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
  3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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