Don Cherry

Don Cherry

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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 Communion (1965) and Where Is Brooklyn? (1966) and travelled extensively around Europe and the Middle East, incorporating the local sounds he came across into his own style. He studied Indian and African music and played a Malian guitar called the doussn'gouni, before combining all of his influences in the group Codona, one of the first world/fusion bands. A musical explorer and pioneer, he went on to work with Lou Reed, Ian Dury, Sun Ra and classical composer Krzysztof Penderecki and fathered pop star Eagle-Eye Cherry. Don Cherry died at the home of stepdaughter Neneh Cherry in 1995 aged 56, after suffering with liver disease.

Top tracks

01
The Mystery Song
Steve Lacy
Evidence
05:45
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Ellington
03
Let's Cool One
Steve Lacy
Evidence
06:43
Writer: Thelonious Monk / Composers: Thelonious Monk
02
Evidence (Album Version)
Steve Lacy
Evidence
05:01
Composers: Thelonious Monk
04
San Francisco Holiday
Steve Lacy
Evidence
04:28
Writer: Thelonious Monk / Composers: Thelonious Monk
01
Cherryco
John Coltrane
The Avant-Garde
06:45
Writer: Don Cherry
05
Something To Live For
Steve Lacy
Evidence
05:50
Composers: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn
06
Who Knows
Steve Lacy
Evidence
05:25
Writer: Thelonious Monk / Composers: Thelonious Monk
03
The Blessing
John Coltrane
The Avant-Garde
07:50
Writer: Ornette Coleman
01
Brown Rice
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
05:14
Composers: Don Cherry
02
The Ballad Of The Fallen (Folk Song From El Salvador)
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
04:19
Composers: Traditional
06
Rappin' Recipe
Don Cherry
Home Boy, Sister Out
07:19
01
Complete Communion: Complete Communion/And Now/Golden Heart/Remembrance (Remastered 2000)
Don Cherry
Complete Communion
20:38
Composers: Don Cherry
01
June
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
06:15
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
04
Rythm 58 1/2
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
03:23
Composers: Latif Kahn
05
Bemsha Swing
John Coltrane
The Avant-Garde
05:05
Writer: Denzil Best - Thelonious Monk
01
Untitled / Inspiration from Home
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
05:45
Composers: Don Cherry - Ornette Coleman
02
Codona
Don Cherry
Codona
06:14
Composers: Collin Walcott - Don Cherry - Naná Vasconcelos
02
Godumaduma
Don Cherry
Codona 2
01:54
Composers: Traditional
04
Mumakata
Don Cherry
Codona
08:14
Composers: Collin Walcott
01
Like That Of Sky
Don Cherry
Codona
11:07
Composers: Collin Walcott
13
Resa
Don Cherry
Organic Music Society
05:41
Writer: Don Cherry / Composers: Don Cherry
02
Universal Mother
Don Cherry
Hear & Now
06:44
Writer: Bryant - Barry Bryant - Cherry - Don Cherry
05
Walking On Eggs
Don Cherry
Codona 2
03:00
Composers: Collin Walcott
01
Que Faser
Don Cherry
Codona 2
07:07
Composers: Naná Vasconcelos
05
New Light
Don Cherry
Codona
13:22
Composers: Collin Walcott
04
California
Don Cherry
Hear & Now
02:49
Writer: Cherry - Don Cherry
04
The Invisible
John Coltrane
The Avant-Garde
04:11
Writer: Ornette Coleman
02
Malkauns
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
13:58
Composers: Don Cherry - Michel Berger
07
Pettiford Bridge
Don Cherry
Multikulti
04:44
Writer: Carlos Nathaniel Ward / Composers: Carlos Nathaniel Ward
06
Dedication To Thomas Mapfumo
Don Cherry
Multikulti
04:22
Writer: Don Cherry / Composers: Don Cherry
02
Multikulti Soothsayer
Don Cherry
Multikulti
05:25
Writer: Don Cherry / Composers: Don Cherry
02
Eternal Rhythm, Pt. 2
Don Cherry
Eternal Rhythm
23:39
Composers: Don Cherry
05
Introduction To People
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
03:55
Composers: Carla Bley
06
The People United Will Never Be Defeated
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
01:37
Writer: Eduardo Carrasco Pirard / Composers: Sergio Ortega
01
Els Segadors
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
04:13
Composers: Traditional
03
The Thing (2005 Remastered)
Don Cherry
Where Is Brooklyn
05:47
Composers: Don Cherry
10
La Santa Espina
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
06:58
Composers: Traditional
07
Surrender Rose
Don Cherry
Hear & Now
03:30
Writer: Walden
03
Malinye
Don Cherry
Codona 2
12:39
Composers: Don Cherry
04
Degi-Degi
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
07:06
Composers: Don Cherry
03
Chenrezig
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
12:48
Composers: Don Cherry
08
Medley: Journey of Milarepa / Shanti / Ending Movement Liberation
Don Cherry
Hear & Now
10:12
Writer: Cherry - Samole
02
Manhattan Cry (Remastered 2005)
Don Cherry
Symphony For Improvisers (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
19:17
Composers: Don Cherry
04
Grandola Vila Morena
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
02:11
Composers: José Alfonso Santon
09
La Pasionaria
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
10:24
Composers: Charlie Haden
01
Art Deco
Don Cherry
Art Deco
08:39
Composers: Don Cherry
03
Oasis
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
10:27
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
03
If You Want To Write Me
Charlie Haden
The Ballad Of The Fallen
03:55
Composers: Traditional
02
Elephantasy: Elephantasy/Our Feelings/Bishmallah/Wind, Sand And Stars (Remastered 2000)
Don Cherry
Complete Communion
19:36
Composers: Don Cherry
02
When Will The Blues Leave
Don Cherry
Art Deco
07:08
Composers: Ornette Coleman

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  • Discography
Albums
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
â„— 1979 WeWantSounds / Modulor
28-02-2025
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
01
June
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
06:15
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
02
Words of Wind Pt1
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
02:56
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
03
Oasis
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
10:27
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
04
Song Of Soil
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
04:51
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
05
Words of Wind Pt2
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
05:34
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
06
Rain
Don Cherry
Session In Paris Vol. 1 "Song of Soil"
08:10
Writer: Masahiko Togashi
Dollar and Okay's Tune (Live Paris in 1971)
(P) 2003 Charly Records
29-09-2023
Dollar and Okay's Tune (Live Paris in 1971)
01
Dollar and Okay's Tune Pt.1 (Okay Temiz & Mert Ucer Remaster)
Don Cherry
Dollar and Okay's Tune (Live Paris in 1971)
15:42
Composers: Okay Temiz - Donald Cherry
02
Dollar and Okay's Tune Pt.2 (Okay Temiz & Mert Ucer Remaster)
Don Cherry
Dollar and Okay's Tune (Live Paris in 1971)
14:50
Composers: Okay Temiz - Donald Cherry
Inside/Outside
2023 Delta Music / The Concert Archive
20-06-2023
Inside/Outside
01
Mother Of The Veil (Live Remastered)
Don Cherry
Inside/Outside
12:49
Writer: Ornette Coleman / Composers: Ornette Coleman
02
Pitch-Field Blues (Live Remastered)
Don Cherry
Inside/Outside
14:00
Writer: Mark Helias / Composers: Mark Helias
03
Last of The Hitmen (Live Remastered)
Don Cherry
Inside/Outside
20:25
Writer: David Murray / Composers: David Murray
04
Pettiford Bridge (Live Remastered)
Don Cherry
Inside/Outside
11:53
Writer: Carlos Ward / Composers: Carlos Ward
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
(P) 2023 / Transversales Disques
27-01-2023
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
01
Intro (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
09:39
Composers: Jean Schwarz
02
Doussn' Gouni (Pt. 1) (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
05:31
Composers: Jean Schwarz
03
Doussn' Gouni (Pt. 2) (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
05:07
Composers: Jean Schwarz
04
Bells One (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
05:59
Composers: Jean Schwarz
05
Bells Two (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
05:35
Composers: Jean Schwarz
06
Berimbau (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
02:12
Composers: Jean Schwarz
07
Whistles (Live)
Don Cherry
Roundtrip (1977) (Live)
04:34
Composers: Jean Schwarz
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Beautiful Young Generation
2021 Charly Acquisitions Ltd.
05-11-2021
Beautiful Young Generation
01
Le Nouveau Monde
Alice
Beautiful Young Generation
02:31
Composers: Auffredo
02
Ragilia
areski
Beautiful Young Generation
02:10
Composers: areski - Brigitte Fontaine
03
Change the World
Gong
Beautiful Young Generation
04:07
Composers: Gilli Smyth
04
Willing to Fight
Aynsley Dunbar
Beautiful Young Generation
06:36
Composers: Williams
05
Le Cocotier, Pt. 2
Coeur Magique
Beautiful Young Generation
03:12
Composers: Claude Olmos
06
Time of Your Life
Daevid Allen
Beautiful Young Generation
03:23
Composers: Tritsch
07
Enchanted Wood
Freedom
Beautiful Young Generation
03:02
Composers: Hillman - Monaghan - Saunders
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The Summer House Sessions
2021 Blank Forms Editions
18-06-2021
The Summer House Sessions
01
Summer House Sessions Side A
Don Cherry
The Summer House Sessions
23:37
02
Summer House Sessions Side B
Don Cherry
The Summer House Sessions
23:14
01
Untitled Summer House Session 1
Don Cherry
The Summer House Sessions
09:36
02
Untitled Summer House Session 2
Don Cherry
The Summer House Sessions
17:18
03
Untitled Summer House Session 3
Don Cherry
The Summer House Sessions
08:56
04
Untitled Summer House Session 4
Don Cherry
The Summer House Sessions
05:45
Modern Art (Live)
(P) 2014 MELLOTRONEN
13-06-2014
Modern Art (Live)
01
LOVE TRAIN (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
02:44
Composers: Don Cherry
02
AWARNESS (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
02:10
Composers: Don Cherry
03
MEDITATION (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
05:43
Composers: Don Cherry
04
UNIVERSAL MOTHER (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
06:13
Composers: Don Cherry
05
QUE FAZER (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
03:07
Composers: Naná Vasconcelos
06
EAGLE EYE (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
02:12
Composers: Don Cherry
07
KARMAPA CHENNO (Live)
Don Cherry
Modern Art (Live)
03:37
Composers: Don Cherry
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Live in Stockholm
â„— 2013 Caprice
29-10-2013
Live in Stockholm
01
ABF Suite: Pt. I
Don Cherry
Live in Stockholm
22:49
Composers: Don Cherry
02
ABF Suite: Pt. II
Don Cherry
Live in Stockholm
26:21
Composers: Don Cherry
03
Another Dome Session
Don Cherry
Live in Stockholm
28:06
Composers: Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
Heavenly Sweetness
27-02-2009
Music / Sangam
01
Untitled / Inspiration from Home
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
05:45
Composers: Don Cherry - Ornette Coleman
02
Air Mail
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
07:13
Composers: Don Cherry
03
One Dance
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
04:44
Composers: Don Cherry
04
Rythm 58 1/2
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
03:23
Composers: Latif Kahn
05
Sangam
Don Cherry
Music / Sangam
13:21
Composers: Latif Kahn
Live At Café Montmartre, Vol. 3
ESP Disk'
24-02-2009
Live At Café Montmartre, Vol. 3
01
Complete Communion
Don Cherry
Live At Café Montmartre, Vol. 3
26:13
Composers: Don Cherry
02
Remembrance
Don Cherry
Live At Café Montmartre, Vol. 3
24:45
Composers: Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
This Compilation â„— 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
14-11-2008
The Codona Trilogy
01
Like That Of Sky
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
11:07
Composers: Collin Walcott
02
Codona
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
06:14
Composers: Collin Walcott - Don Cherry - Naná Vasconcelos
03
Colemanwonder: Race Face / Sortie / Sir Duke
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
03:40
Writer: Stevie Wonder / Composers: Ornette Coleman - Stevie Wonder
04
Mumakata
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
08:14
Composers: Collin Walcott
05
New Light
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
13:22
Composers: Collin Walcott
01
Que Faser
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
07:07
Composers: Naná Vasconcelos
02
Godumaduma
Don Cherry
The Codona Trilogy
01:54
Composers: Traditional
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Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
ESP Disk'
08-04-2008
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
01
Intro
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
00:21
Composers: Don Cherry
02
Orfeu negro
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
10:38
Composers: Luis Bonfa
03
Suite for Albert Ayler
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
11:11
Composers: Don Cherry
04
Spring Is Here
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
08:46
Composers: Don Cherry
05
Remembrance
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
09:25
Composers: Don Cherry
06
Elephantasy
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
02:40
Composers: Don Cherry
07
Complete Communion
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2
22:29
Composers: Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
ESP Disk'
07-08-2007
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
01
Intro (Live)
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
00:35
Composers: Don Cherry
02
Cocktail Piece 1 (Live)
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
13:11
Composers: Don Cherry
03
Neopolitan Suite: Dios and Diablo (Live)
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
07:26
Composers: Don Cherry
04
Complete Communion (Live)
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
13:20
Composers: Don Cherry
05
Free Improvisation: Music Now (Live)
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
10:46
Composers: Don Cherry
06
Cocktail Piece 2 (Live)
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Monmartre 1966, Vol. 1
02:28
Composers: Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
2003 Charly Records
01-03-2003
Orient / Blue Lake
01
Orient - Parts 1 & 2 (Recorded Live in Paris, France on August 11, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
25:09
Composers: Cherry
02
Si Ta Ra Ma (Recorded Live in Paris, France on August 11, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
19:16
Composers: Don Cherry
03
Eagle Eye - Parts 1 & 2 (Recorded Live in Paris, France on April 22, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
12:10
Composers: Cherry
04
Togetherness (Recorded Live in Paris, France on April 22, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
11:41
Composers: Don Cherry
05
Blue Lake (Recorded Live in Paris, France on April 22, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
06:16
Composers: Cherry
06
Dollar and Okay's Tunes - Parts 1 & 2 (Recorded Live in Paris, France on April 22, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
30:29
Composers: Ibrahim - Temiz
07
East - Parts 1 & 2 (Recorded Live in Paris, France on April 22, 1971)
Don Cherry
Orient / Blue Lake
26:47
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
01-01-2000
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
01
Brilliant Action
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
08:44
02
Amejelo
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
07:29
03
Total Vibration
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
09:28
04
Sun Of The East
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
07:54
05
Terrestrial Beings
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
04:35
06
The Mysticism Of My Sound
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
03:53
07
Medley: Dollar Brand / Spontaneous Composing / Exert Man On The Moon
Don Cherry
Mu First Part / Mu Second Part
02:43
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