El Corazón (Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell album)


El Corazón is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Trumpet and drum duets are not exactly commonplace, making this collaboration between Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell something special... The use of space is consistently impressive and those listeners with open ears will find this thoughtful date quite interesting".

Track listing

All compositions by Don Cherry except where noted.
  1. "Mutron/Bemsha Swing/Solidarity/Arabian Nightingale" - 15:18
  2. "Roland Alphonso" - 3:17
  3. "Makondi" - 3:49
  4. "Street Dancing" - 2:21
  5. "Short Stuff/El Corazón/Rhythm for Runner" 7:29
  6. "Near-In" - 6:43
  7. "Voice of the Silence" - 5:33