Hear & Now is an album by trumpeter Don Cherry, recorded in 1976 and released on the Atlantic label.
Contents
Reception
The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton stated: "An average collection from Cherry, respectable and inoffensive".
In a review for All About Jazz, Chris May warned: "if you only acquire one Don Cherry album in your life, don't acquire this one," and commented: "There are some great musicians on the album... but it's not enough to lift the proceedings."
Phil Johnson, writing for The Independent, stated: "It's all over the place stylistically, from Indian mysticism to heavy metal, played by bizarre bands... And yet at least a couple of the tracks... are amazing, presaging Bill Laswell's funky world-fusion."
Track listing
All compositions by Don Cherry except as indicated
"Mahakali" – 9:50
"Universal Mother" (Sherab-Barry Bryant, Cherry) – 6:46
"Karmapa Chenno" – 7:14
"California" – 2:51
"Buddha's Blues" – 3:40
"Eagle Eye" – 0:55
"Surrender Rose" (Narada Michael Walden) – 3:32
"Journey of Milarepa/Shanti/The Ending Movement-Liberation [from Welkin of Infinity]" (Cherry/Cherry/Stan Samole) – 10:12
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York in December 1976.
Personnel
Don Cherry – trumpet, bells, conch, flute, vocals
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Collin Walcott – sitar
Moki Cherry – tamboura
Ronald Dean Miller, Stan Samole – guitar
Lois Colin – harp
Cliff Carter – keyboards
Narada Michael Walden – piano, timpani, tom tom
Marcus Miller, Neil Jason – bass
Sammy Figueroa – congas
Tony Williams, Lenny White, Steve Jordan – drums
Raphael Cruz – percussion
Cheryl Alexander – vocals
Patty Scialfa – vocals