Old and New Dreams (1979 album)

Old and New Dreams
Studio album by Old and New Dreams
Released	1979
Recorded	August 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:37
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Old and New Dreams chronology
Old and New Dreams (1976) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1980)

Old and New Dreams is the second album by jazz quartet Old and New Dreams. The record features trumpeter Don Cherry, saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Ed Blackwell, and was recorded in 1979 for the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls it "Stirring music in a setting that always brought out the best in each of these musicians".^[2]

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

Track listing

1. "Lonely Woman" (Ornette Coleman) - 12:23
2. "Togo" (Ed Blackwell) - 5:41
3. "Guinea" (Don Cherry) - 5:34
4. "Open or Close" (Coleman) - 8:12
5. "Orbit of La-Ba" (Dewey Redman) - 7:29
6. "Song for the Whales" (Charlie Haden) - 7:45

• Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1979

Personnel

• Don Cherry - pocket trumpet
• Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, musette
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Ed Blackwell - drums

References

1. Old and New Dreams discography accessed May 3, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 3, 2011
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 154. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.