Eternal Rhythm
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | November 11 & 12, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion, gamelan | |||
| Length | 41:32 | |||
| Label | MPS Records | |||
| Producer | Joachim E. Berendt | |||
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Eternal Rhythm is a live jazz album composed by Don Cherry.[1] It was recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 5 stars stating "Eternal Rhythm is Don Cherry's masterwork and one of the single finest recordings from the jazz avant-garde of the 1960s. It is required listening".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
Track listing
1. "Eternal Rhythm Part I" - 17:49 (Cherry)
- a. Baby's Breath
- b. "Sonny Sharock"
- c. Turkish Prayer
- d. Crystal Clear (exposition)
- e. Endless Beginnings
- f. Baby's Breath (unaccompanied)
2. "Eternal Rhythm Part II" - 23:40 (Cherry)
- a. Autumn Melody
- b. Lanoo
- c. Crystal Clear (Development)
- d. Screaming J
- e. Always Beginnings
Personnel
- Don Cherry - cornet, gender and saron (gamelan), Bengali, flute in A, bamboo flute in C, metal flute in B flat, plastic flute in C, Haitian Guard, Northern Bells, voice
- Albert Mangelsdorff - trombone
- Eje Thelin - trombone
- Bernt Rosengren - tenor saxophone, oboe, clarinet, flute
- Sonny Sharrock - guitar
- Karl Berger - vibraphone, piano, gender (gamelan)
- Joachim Kühn - piano, prepared piano
- Arild Andersen - bass
- Jacques Thollot - drums, saron (gamelan), gong, bells, voice
- Cover and layout: Heinz Bähr
References
- ^ Don Cherry discography Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed December 9, 2011
- ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed Assessed 17, 2011