Old and New Dreams
Founded in 1976, Old and New Dreams was a jazz quartet composed of Dewey Redman
(tenor saxophone/musette), Charlie Haden (bass), Don Cherry (trumpet), and Ed
Blackwell (drums). The four musicians had all previously been members of alto
saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s band and played a mixture of originals and
compositions by Coleman. Each of the band’s members had personal ties with
Ornette Coleman dating back to the 1950s and had played with the saxophonist at
different times throughout his career. In the mid 1970s, Coleman considered
forming an acoustic band using Dewey Redman, C...
