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-'''Donald Eugene Cherry''' (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cherry had a long association with [[free jazz]] saxophonist [[Ornette Coleman]], which began in the late 1950s. He also performed alongside musicians such as [[John Coltrane]], [[Charlie Haden]], [[Sun Ra]], [[Ed Blackwell]], the [[New York Contemporary Five]], and [[Albert Ayler]].+'''Don Cherry''' (1936 – 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cherry had a long association with [[free jazz]] saxophonist [[Ornette Coleman]], which began in the late 1950s. He also performed alongside musicians such as [[John Coltrane]], [[Charlie Haden]], [[Sun Ra]], [[Ed Blackwell]], the [[New York Contemporary Five]], and [[Albert Ayler]].
In the 1970s, Cherry became a pioneer in [[world fusion]] music, drawing on [[African traditional music|traditional African]], [[Middle Eastern music|Middle Eastern]], and [[Hindustani music]]. He was a member of the [[ECM Records|ECM]] group [[Codona]], along with percussionist [[Naná Vasconcelos]] and sitar and tabla player [[Collin Walcott]]. In the 1970s, Cherry became a pioneer in [[world fusion]] music, drawing on [[African traditional music|traditional African]], [[Middle Eastern music|Middle Eastern]], and [[Hindustani music]]. He was a member of the [[ECM Records|ECM]] group [[Codona]], along with percussionist [[Naná Vasconcelos]] and sitar and tabla player [[Collin Walcott]].

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Don Cherry (1936 – 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cherry had a long association with free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, which began in the late 1950s. He also performed alongside musicians such as John Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Sun Ra, Ed Blackwell, the New York Contemporary Five, and Albert Ayler.

In the 1970s, Cherry became a pioneer in world fusion music, drawing on traditional African, Middle Eastern, and Hindustani music. He was a member of the ECM group Codona, along with percussionist Naná Vasconcelos and sitar and tabla player Collin Walcott.


Discography

As leader

With Old and New Dreams

With Codona

As sideman

With Ornette Coleman

With the New York Contemporary Five

With Albert Ayler

With Charlie Haden

With Sun Ra

  • Hiroshima (1983)
  • Stars That Shine Darkly (1983)
  • Purple Night (1990)
  • Somewhere Else (1993)

With others




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