The Avant-Garde (album)

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Name = The Avant-Garde
Type = studio
Artist = John Coltrane and Don Cherry


Released = 1966
Recorded = 1960
Genre = Avant-garde jazz
Free jazz
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Label = Atlantic Records
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The Avant-Garde is a 1960 album by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Don Cherry. This album was Coltrane's only encounter with the "new music" of Ornette Coleman and features three of his compositions. Although Coleman does not appear on the album, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell were frequent collaborators with Coleman. Most jazz critics have found Coltrane uncomfortable in this setting, which may be indicated by the fact that he chose to record only early Coleman compositions.

Track listing

:Original LP release "The Avant-Garde", 1966 (Atlantic)

Track
# "Cherry-Co" — 6:47
# "Focus On Sanity" — 12:15
# "The Blessing" — 7:53
# "The Invisible" — 4:15
# "Bemsha Swing" — 5:05

Personnel

Recorded June 28 and July 8 1960 in New York City.

* John Coltrane — tenor saxophone/soprano saxophone
* Don Cherry — trumpet
* Charlie Haden — bass (tracks 1,3)
* Percy Heath — bass (tracks 2,4,5)
* Ed Blackwell — drums