Dona Nostra

Dona Nostra
Dona Nostra
Studio album by Don Cherry
Released	1994
Recorded	March 1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:22
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Don Cherry chronology

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.

Reception[]

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Don Cherry, Bobo Stenson, Lennart Åberg, Anders Jormin, Anders Kjellberg and Okay Temiz except as indicated

"In Memoriam" (Åberg) - 7:48
"Fort Cherry" - 6:34
" Arrows" - 5:16
"M'Bizo" (Åberg) - 8:38
"Race Face" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:22
"Prayer" (Jormin, Kjellberg, Cherry, Temiz) - 4:53
"What Reason Could I Give" (Coleman) - 3:44
"Vienna" - 5:26
"Ahayu-da" - 9:14

- Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in March 1993

Personnel[]

Don Cherry — trumpet
Lennart Åberg — soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute
Bobo Stenson — piano
Anders Jormin — bass
— drums
Okay Temiz — percussion

References[]

^ ECM discography Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 4, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 4, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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