Cherry's interest expanded beyond the gamut of American styles into exotic musical structure and composition. His arrangements often juxtaposed instrumental experimentation with the solemn and ancient musical traditions of the ethnic lands he traveled. Cherry's Bebop-infused solos provided the controversial genre with a traditional Jazz sensibility, helping to maintain an enduring Jazz narrative.
When Don Cherry died, he left behind one of the most unique legacies in Jazz. His individual blend of Jazz, soaked in exotic musical structures and instruments, emphasized artistic expression over technical prowess; and his vanguard sensibilities created a contemporary style and depth all his own. Vibrantly joyful, thoughtfully spiritual, and musically eccentric, Don Cherry fused the ancient with the modern and the avant garde with the traditional, cementing his legacy as a Jazz original and a forefather of the musical globalization known today as World Music.
Selections Include:1. Walk To The Mountain2. Rhumba Multikulti / Race Face3. When The Rain Comes4. Bemsha Swing5. Trans Love Airways
Musicians:Don Cherry: pocket trumpet, keyboards, doussin gouni, melodica, African percussion, flute and vocalsPeter Apfelbaum: tenor sax, keyboards, flute and percussionBo Freeman: bassJoshua Jones: drums & tabla
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