The second recording by
Old and New Dreams was, like its first from three years earlier, named after the group. Trumpeter
Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist
Dewey Redman, bassist
Charlie Haden, and drummer
Ed Blackwell made for a mighty team, performing high-quality free bop in the tradition of the
Ornette Coleman Quartet (of which they were all alumni). In addition to two of Ornette's tunes (including a lengthy exploration of "Lonely Woman"), the musicians each contributed an original of their own. Stirring music in a setting that always brought out the best in each of these musicians. ~ Scott Yanow