Symphony for Improvisers (album)

Symphony for Improvisers is an album by Don Cherry featuring Gato Barbieri, Henry Grimes, Ed Blackwell, Karl Berger, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, and Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Steve Huey states "Even though the album is full of passionate fireworks, there's also a great deal of subtlety — the flavors added to the ensemble by Berger's vibes and Sanders' piccolo, for example, or the way other instrumental voices often support and complement a solo statement. Feverish but well-channeled, this larger-group session is probably Cherry's most gratifying for Blue Note".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Don Cherry


 * 1) "Symphony for Improvisers: Symphony for Improvisers/Nu Creative Love/What's Not Serious?/Infant Happiness" - 19:43
 * 2) "Manhattan Cry: Manhattan Cry/Lunatic/Sparkle Plenty/Om Nu" - 19:17

Personnel

 * Don Cherry: cornet
 * Gato Barbieri: tenor saxophone
 * Pharoah Sanders: tenor saxophone, piccolo
 * Karl Berger: vibes, piano
 * Henry Grimes: bass
 * Jean-François Jenny-Clark: bass
 * Ed Blackwell: drums