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Don Cherry ( 18 November , 1936 - 19 October , 1995 ) was an innovative Jazz Trumpeter probably best known for his long association with Saxophonist Ornette Coleman . Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and raised in Los Angeles, California . Cherry became well known in jazz in 1958 when he performed with Ornette Coleman , firstly in a quintet with pianist Paul Bley and then in what became the predominantly piano-less quartet which recorded for Atlantic Records . In the , recorded and toured with Sonny Rollins , co-led the New York Contemporary Five in Manhattan , recorded and toured with Albert Ayler and with George Russell . He then lived for a number of years in Paris and Sweden . In addition to Bebop , Cherry incorporated influences of Middle East ern, traditional Africa n, and India n music into his playing. His album ''Relativity Suite'' was notable in that respect. In the 1970s and 1980s he reunited with Coleman alumni Dewey Redman , Charlie Haden , and Ed Blackwell in the band Old And New Dreams . The "world jazz" group Codona , consisting of Cherry, Percussionist Nana Vasconcelos and Sitar and Tabla player Collin Walcott , recorded three albums for ECM . He continued to seize a wide range of playing opportunities, whether with Carla Bley 's '' Escalator Over The Hill '' project or recordings with Lou Reed , Ian Dury , Rip Rig & Panic and Sun Ra . During the 1980s, he also recorded again with the original Ornette Coleman Quartet on '' In All Languages '', as well as recording ''El Corazon'', a duet album with Ed Blackwell. Don Cherry died in Málaga , Spain . His stepdaughter is musician Neneh Cherry and his son is the musician Eagle-Eye Cherry . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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