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Dona Nostra is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry with Bobo Stenson and Lennart Åberg recorded in 1993 and released on the ECM label.[1] The album was Cherry's last as a leader prior to his death in 1995.

Dona Nostra
Studio album by Don Cherry
Released	1994
Recorded	March 1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:22
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Don Cherry chronology
Multikuti (1989) Dona Nostra (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although there is not much variety in mood, it is a pleasure to hear Cherry stretching out a bit on trumpet (leaving his flute at home) this late in his career".[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "There are sparks of brilliance here, but they are lost in ashpits of compromise." However, they noted: "The sound is magnificent, and Stenson demonstrates once again what a superbly responsive player he is, and Åberg amply justifies his shared credit."[3]

Writer Michael Stephans described the album as "a beautifully wrought project," and commented: "the music... is rather pensive throughout, but showcases [Cherry's] lyrical quality... the moods and themes... are perhaps fitting in their expansive serenity, given that it was essentially Don Cherry's final recording as a leader."[4]

Tyran Grillo, writing for ECM Reviews, called Dona Nostra "an album of incredible subtlety to be savored."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Cherry, Bobo Stenson, Lennart Åberg, Anders Jormin, Anders Kjellberg and Okay Temiz except as indicated

1. "In Memoriam" (Åberg) - 7:48
2. "Fort Cherry" - 6:34
3. "Arrows" - 5:16
4. "M'Bizo" (Åberg) - 8:38
5. "Race Face" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:22
6. "Prayer" (Jormin, Kjellberg, Cherry, Temiz) - 4:53
7. "What Reason Could I Give" (Coleman) - 3:44
8. "Vienna" - 5:26
9. "Ahayu-da" - 9:14

• Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in March 1993

Personnel

• Don Cherry — trumpet
• Lennart Åberg — soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute
• Bobo Stenson — piano
• Anders Jormin — bass
• Anders Kjellberg — drums
• Okay Temiz — percussion

References

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