Symphony for Improvisers is an album by American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, released by Blue Note Records in August 1967.

It features Gato Barbieri, Henry Grimes, and Ed Blackwell, all of whom appeared on Cherry's previous album Complete Communion, along with Karl Berger, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, and Pharoah Sanders.

[2] The tracks on Symphony for Improvisers were included in the compilation The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Don Cherry.

[4] The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states: "Even though the album is full of passionate fireworks, there's also a great deal of subtlety — the flavors added to the ensemble by Berger's vibes and Sanders' piccolo, for example, or the way other instrumental voices often support and complement a solo statement.

[5] Ollie Bivens, writing for All About Jazz, commented: "Symphony for Improvisers is a lesson in controlled chaos that remains eminently musical...