Orient (album)

Orient
Orient
Live album by Don Cherry
Released	1974
Recorded	April 22 and August 11, 1971
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, World music
Length	70:41
Label	BYG
Don Cherry chronology

Orient is a live album by jazz/world music musician Don Cherry recorded in 1971 and released on the BYG label in Japan in 1974, originally untitled. When reissued in the UK by Affinity Records in 1980, it was issued with the title "Orient." Later reissues have continued to use the same title.^[1]

Reception[]

In his review for Allmusic, Brian Olewnick says, "While not quite up to the caliber of Eternal Rhythm or the sessions with Ed Blackwell, Orient is nonetheless a valuable document and recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Don Cherry

"Orient Parts 1 & 2" - 25:25
"Si Ta Ra Ma" - 19:18
"Eagle Eye Part 1 & 2" - 13:24
"Togetherness" - 11:41

Recorded live in Carpentras, France on August 11, 1971 (tracks 1&2) and Paris, France on April 22, 1971 (tracks 3&4)

Personnel[]

Don Cherry - pocket trumpet, piano, flute, vocals
Johnny Dyani - bass (tracks 3 & 4)
Okay Temiz - drums, percussion (tracks 3 & 4)
Han Bennink - drums, percussion, vocals, accordion (tracks 1 & 2)
- tambura (tracks 1 & 2)

References[]

^ Don Cherry discography Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 9, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2011

[Don_Cherry_discography-1] Don Cherry discography Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 9, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2011

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Studio albums	The Avant-Garde (1961) Complete Communion (1965) Symphony for Improvisers (1966) Where Is Brooklyn? (1966) Eternal Rhythm (1968) Blue Lake (1971) Organic Music Society (1972) Relativity Suite with Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1973) Eternal Now (1973) Orient (1974) Brown Rice (1975) Hear & Now (1976) El Corazón with Ed Blackwell (1982) Home Boy (Sister Out) (1985) Art Deco (1988) Multikulti (1991) Dona Nostra (1993)
with Old and New Dreams	Old and New Dreams (1976) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1980) A Tribute to Blackwell (1987)
with Codona	Codona (1979) Codona 2 (1981) Codona 3 (1983)
with New York Contemporary Five	Consequences (1963) Archie Shepp & the New York Contemporary Five (1963) Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary 5 (1964)