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Where Is Brooklyn? is a studio album by Don Cherry featuring Henry Grimes, Ed Blackwell, and Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated: “Where Is Brooklyn? is much more about energy and thoughtful group interaction than memorable themes, and so there’s just a little something missing in comparison to Cherry’s prior albums, even though they did also emphasize the qualities on display here. Nonetheless, it’s still a fine record for what it does concentrate on; Sanders is in typically passionate form, and the rest of the ensemble members have already honed their interplay to a pretty sharp edge. It’s worth hearing, even if it isn’t as essential as Complete Communion or Symphony for Improvisers”.

Track listing
All compositions by Don Cherry

“Awake Nu” – 6:55
“Taste Maker” – 6:48
“The Thing” – 5:50
“There Is the Bomb” – 4:51
“Unite” – 17:48

Personnel
Don Cherry – cornet
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Henry Grimes – bass
Ed Blackwell – drums

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Released: 1969
Recorded: November 11, 1966
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Length: 40:52
Label: Blue Note
Producer: Alfred Lion