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It's obvious right from the title that Multikulti is another of Don Cherry's trademark fusions of jazz and world music, this time around with a heavy African influence. Cherry is joined on several tracks by members of multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum's Hieroglyphics Ensemble (plus the full band on "Until the Rain Comes" and "Divinity-Tree"), and their shared affinity for African music is what produces most of the album's best moments. (Listeners who prefer Cherry in a stricter jazz context are hereby warned.) The percolating, polyrhythmic grooves of "Dedication to Thomas Mapfumo," "Until the Rain Comes" (parts of it, anyway), "Divinity-Tree," and "Rhumba Multikulti" make for an infectious celebration of pan-cultural awareness that fully lives up to the promise of the album's title. Other highlights include the spare bounce of "Birdboy" and the more traditional free bop of "Pettiford Bridge." There are a few unfortunate indulgences, however. The brief instrumental sketches that punctuate the album actually detract from the flow and consistency, and if you've never been a fan of poetry recitations over jazz backing, the ones here won't change your mind. A few cuts just don't quite go anywhere, and at 12 minutes, "Until the Rain Comes" -- despite some undeniably great sections -- just starts to meander after a while. There's definitely enough good music here to make Multikulti worthwhile for fans of Cherry's world fusion explorations, but it isn't quite consistent enough to become essential.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anthony Hamilton, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Serafine, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - The Watts Prophets, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Cherry, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Cherry, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - John L. Price, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Loudon Sims, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ed Blackwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Apfelbaum, Tenor Saxophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Nana Vasconcelos, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Karl Berger, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Stewart, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - Ingrid Sertso, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Blackwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Stewart, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - Carlos Nathaniel Ward, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Piano, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Jones, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - James Harvey, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Apfelbaum, Piano, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Cressman, Trombone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peck ALlmond, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Ortiz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Will Bernard, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - Ingrid Sertso, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Jessica Jones, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Huffman, Voice, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Deszon X. Claiborne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bo Freeman, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Jones V, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Franks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Ekeh, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Jones, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - James Harvey, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Apfelbaum, Piano, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Cressman, Trombone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peck ALlmond, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Ortiz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Will Bernard, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - Ingrid Sertso, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Jessica Jones, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Huffman, Voice, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Deszon X. Claiborne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bo Freeman, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Jones V, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Franks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Ekeh, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Apfelbaum, Piano, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Jones, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer - Robert Huffman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Snyder, Producer - Don Cherry, Trumpet, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ralbovsky, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It's obvious right from the title that Multikulti is another of Don Cherry's trademark fusions of jazz and world music, this time around with a heavy African influence. Cherry is joined on several tracks by members of multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum's Hieroglyphics Ensemble (plus the full band on "Until the Rain Comes" and "Divinity-Tree"), and their shared affinity for African music is what produces most of the album's best moments. (Listeners who prefer Cherry in a stricter jazz context are hereby warned.) The percolating, polyrhythmic grooves of "Dedication to Thomas Mapfumo," "Until the Rain Comes" (parts of it, anyway), "Divinity-Tree," and "Rhumba Multikulti" make for an infectious celebration of pan-cultural awareness that fully lives up to the promise of the album's title. Other highlights include the spare bounce of "Birdboy" and the more traditional free bop of "Pettiford Bridge." There are a few unfortunate indulgences, however. The brief instrumental sketches that punctuate the album actually detract from the flow and consistency, and if you've never been a fan of poetry recitations over jazz backing, the ones here won't change your mind. A few cuts just don't quite go anywhere, and at 12 minutes, "Until the Rain Comes" -- despite some undeniably great sections -- just starts to meander after a while. There's definitely enough good music here to make Multikulti worthwhile for fans of Cherry's world fusion explorations, but it isn't quite consistent enough to become essential.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:43
- Main artists: Don Cherry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Jazz
© 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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