Codona
Encyclopedia
Codona was a free jazz
and world fusion group which released three self-titled albums on the ECM
label in 1978, 1980 and 1982. The trio consisted of Don Cherry
, Collin Walcott
, and Nana Vasconcelos
.
The name of the group is derived from the first two letters of each of the member's first names.
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
and world fusion group which released three self-titled albums on the ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
label in 1978, 1980 and 1982. The trio consisted of Don Cherry
Don Cherry (jazz)
Donald Eugene Cherry was an innovative African-American jazz cornetist whose career began with a long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. He went on to live in many parts of the world and work with a wide variety of musicians.-Biography:Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and...
, Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott was a North American musician. He was a student of Ravi Shankar and Vasant Rai. Collin expanded the role of the sitar in western music. Walcott studied music and ethnomusicology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and at The University of California at Los Angeles...
, and Nana Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos is a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri....
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The name of the group is derived from the first two letters of each of the member's first names.
Discography
- 1978: CodonaCodona (album)Codona is the first album by the jazz trio Codona which featured sitarist and tabla player Collin Walcott, trumpeter Don Cherry and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Michael G...
(ECM 1132) - 1980: Codona 2Codona 2Codona 2 is the second album by the jazz trio Codona which featured sitarist and tabla player Collin Walcott, trumpeter Don Cherry and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM 1177) - 1982: Codona 3Codona 3Codona 3 is the third and final album by the jazz trio Codona which featured sitarist and tabla player Collin Walcott, trumpeter Don Cherry and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM 1243)
- 2009: The Codona Trilogy (ECM 2033-35) (3 disc reissue of above titles)