Blue Note foundersAlfred LionandFrancis Wolffhad open ears and open minds, as they proved time and time again through the early-1960s as they documented some of the most adventurous players of the modern jazz scene likeAndrew Hill,Eric Dolphy, andTony Williams. But it wasnt until they broughtOrnette Colemanand Don Cherry to Blue Note in 1965 that they dove headfirst into the avant-garde. Coleman and Cherry had of course made history together years prior as half of Colemans revolutionary quartet that put the NYC jazz world on notice that there was a new thing in town with their 1959 arrival at the Five Spot Caf. Though Cherry co-led the albumThe Avant-GardewithJohn Coltranein 1961, his career as a bandleader began with his bold Blue Note debut Complete Communion recorded in December 1965 (Coleman had documented his new trio live at the Golden Circle in Stockholm for his own Blue Note debut just weeks before). Cherry returned to Van Gelder Studio twice in the Fall of 1966, first to record his expansive Symphony for Improvisers and again for the fieryWhere Is Brooklyn?The latter was a highly interactive quartet session featuring Pharoah Sanders on tenor saxophone and piccolo, Henry Grimes on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums that presented five Cherry originals including Awake Nu and The Thing.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:
Side A
1. Awake Nu
2. Taste Maker
3. The Thing

Side B
1. There Is The Bomb
2. Unite