Sunrise (1977) [CD]

Recorded on March 5, 1977 at Pease Auditorium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Sunrise is the only documented performance by trumpeter Don Cherry, Collin Walcott and vocalist Leon Thomas together, joined for part of the night by the rest of Oregon (Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless and Glen Moore). From his "Organic Music" period, Cherry moves between trumpet, the Malian doussn'gouni hunter's harp, bamboo flutes, percussion and voice in a long, hypnotic set that foreshadows Codona. Long passed around among fans, it is now officially released for the first time.

Newly remastered and licensed from the Don Cherry Estate, with liner notes by Jason Weiss and Moki Cherry's 1975 Mandala tapestry on the cover. On CD from Wewantsounds.

• 01. Sunrise
• 02. Doussn' Gouni Fly Pt. 1
• 03. Doussn' Gouni Fly Pt. 2
• 04. Eastern Flute Song
• 05. Holy River