Dona Nostra

Dona Nostra is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry with Bobo Stenson and Lennart Åberg recorded in 1993 and released on the ECM label.[1] The album was Cherry's last as a leader prior to his death in 1995.

Dona Nostra
Studio album by
Don Cherry
Released1994
RecordedMarch 1993
GenreJazz
Length56:22
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Don Cherry chronology
Multikuti
(1989)		 Dona Nostra
(1994)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although there is not much variety in mood, it is a pleasure to hear Cherry stretching out a bit on trumpet (leaving his flute at home) this late in his career".[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "There are sparks of brilliance here, but they are lost in ashpits of compromise." However, they noted: "The sound is magnificent, and Stenson demonstrates once again what a superbly responsive player he is, and Åberg amply justifies his shared credit."[3]

Writer Michael Stephans described the album as "a beautifully wrought project," and commented: "the music... is rather pensive throughout, but showcases [Cherry's] lyrical quality... the moods and themes... are perhaps fitting in their expansive serenity, given that it was essentially Don Cherry's final recording as a leader."[4]

Tyran Grillo, writing for Between Sound and Space, called Dona Nostra "an album of incredible subtlety to be savored."[5]

Track listing
All compositions by Don Cherry, Bobo Stenson, Lennart Åberg, Anders Jormin, Anders Kjellberg and Okay Temiz except as indicated
  1. "In Memoriam" (Åberg) - 7:48
  2. "Fort Cherry" - 6:34
  3. "Arrows" - 5:16
  4. "M'Bizo" (Åberg) - 8:38
  5. "Race Face" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:22
  6. "Prayer" (Jormin, Kjellberg, Cherry, Temiz) - 4:53
  7. "What Reason Could I Give" (Coleman) - 3:44
  8. "Vienna" - 5:26
  9. "Ahayu-da" - 9:14
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in March 1993

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 4, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Stephans, Michael (2017). Experiencing Ornette Coleman: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 122.
  5. Grillo, Tyran (June 15, 2012). "Don Cherry: Dona Nostra". Between Sound and Space. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.