Art Deco (album)

Art Deco
Studio album by Don Cherry
Released	1989
Recorded	August 27, 28, and 30, 1988
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:44
Label	A&M
Producer	John Snyder
Don Cherry chronology
Home Boy (1985) Art Deco (1989) Multikuti (1988)

Art Deco is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry recorded in 1988 and released on the A&M label. ^[1] His quartet played at the Village Vanguard before recording the album. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A− [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "this set is quite accessible and finds all of the musicians in top form". ^[3]

Writer Michael Stephans called the album "surprisingly traditional-sounding," and commented: "The session is quite relaxed, and... all four musicians are at the top of their game." ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Cherry except where noted

1. "Art Deco" - 8:38
2. "When Will the Blues Leave?" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:08
3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:30
4. "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) - 9:39
5. "Maffy" - 0:39
6. "Folk Medley" (Charlie Haden) - 2:42
7. "The Blessing" (Coleman) - 5:32
8. "Passing" - 3:00
9. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:50
10. "Compute" (Coleman) - 5:05

Personnel

• Don Cherry — trumpet
• James Clay — tenor saxophone
• Charlie Haden — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums

References

1. Don Cherry discography ^[usurped] accessed December 9, 2011
2. Iverson, Ethan (October 4, 2019). "Chronology: Don Cherry's Reunion Blues". JazzTimes. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
3. Yanow, S.Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2011
4. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Don Cherry". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
5. Stephans, Michael (2017). Experiencing Ornette Coleman: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 122.