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Don Cherry

Jazz
Free jazz
Worldbeat
Raised amongst Los Angeles' vibrant bebop scene of the 1940s, cornet player Don Cherry played with some of jazz's most important artists and honed a distinct style that saw him delve into Mexican, funk, folk and world music genres. Making his name in Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking quartet in the 1950s, Cherry played with John Coltrane on the album Avant Garde (recorded in 1960) and toured with saxophonist Sonny Rollins before moving to New York, where he became a key player in the modern jazz scene. As a band leader in his own right he recorded the acclaimed albums Complete Com...
Songs
Band of Gold
Band of GoldDon Cherry

Della Della Cha Cha Cha

2:38

Chairman Mao
Chairman MaoEd Blackwell, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman and Charlie Haden

7:39

Chairman Mao
Chairman MaoRobert Wyatt, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Eddie Blackwell

EPs

6:20

Chairman Mao
Chairman MaoOld and New Dreams, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Ed Blackwell and Charlie Haden

Old and New Dreams

7:33

How Deep is the Ocean
How Deep is the OceanOrnette Coleman, Paul Bley, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins and Charlie Haden

Live At The Hillcrest Club

Tenderly
TenderlyWillie Nelson and Don Cherry

3:34

Albums
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