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Old and New Dreams
Studio album by Old and New Dreams
Released	1979
Recorded	August 1979
Studio	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:37
Label	ECM 1154
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Old and New Dreams chronology
Old and New Dreams (1977) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1981)

Old and New Dreams is the self-titled second album by jazz quartet Old and New Dreams, recorded in 1979 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet features trumpeter Don Cherry, saxophonist Dewey Redman, and rhythm section of Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell—their debut, released on Black Saint, was also self titled.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "stirring music in a setting that always brought out the best in each of these musicians."

Between Sound and Space's Tyran Grillo called the album a "delightful excursion into post-bop outlands that sounds as alive as ever", and wrote: "This is a superb album, and regardless of whether these dreams are old or new, they never seem to fade. What makes it so strong is its careful balance of sidewinding monologues and the sense of direction that a full band sound brings. One craves that sound throughout and the expectation it manifests, so that when it comes in such thick doses, it heightens our involvement in the listening. It acknowledges us."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

1. "Lonely Woman" (Ornette Coleman) - 12:23
2. "Togo" (Ed Blackwell) - 5:41
3. "Guinea" (Don Cherry) - 5:34
4. "Open or Close" (Coleman) - 8:12
5. "Orbit of La-Ba" (Dewey Redman) - 7:29
6. "Song for the Whales" (Charlie Haden) - 7:45

Personnel

Old and New Dreams

• Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
• Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
• Charlie Haden – bass
• Ed Blackwell – drums

References

1. Old and New Dreams discography accessed May 3, 2011
2. ^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 3, 2011
3. Grillo, Tyran (July 30, 2011). "Old and New Dreams: S/T (ECM 1154)". Between Sound and Space. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 154. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1096. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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