Live in Stockholm (Don Cherry album)

[1][2][3] In a review for All About Jazz, Florence Wetzel wrote: "this release offers a full-bodied experience of Cherry's activities during this fruitful period of his musical journey...

These four-dimensional sonic sculptures are praise songs; they create an atmosphere of celebration that explores and brings forth an open, joyful creativity that's infused with a sense of equality...

"[4] The Guardian's John Fordham stated: "The 1960s free jazz of Coleman and John Coltrane inevitably influences this often loosely clamorous ensemble music, but startling composed parts frequently rise amid the swirl... expressionistic optimism and faith in intuition imbue all of this warm, soulful, and sketchily conceived music.

"[5] Mike Shanley, writing for Jazz Times, commented: "It would be a few more years before Don Cherry would start playing his version of world music wholeheartedly, but elements of the trumpeter's all-encompassing vision can be heard on these live recordings... the inspiration never wanes.

"[7] A reviewer for The Free Jazz Collective wrote: "It is such a joy to hear his music, and the all-inclusive approach, that even the lesser moments are taken without regret and even with feelings of generosity...