Don Cherry
Donald Eugene Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter. Beginning in the late 1950s, he had a long tenure performing in the bands of saxophonist Ornette Coleman, including on the pioneering free jazz albums The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) and Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation (1960). Cherry also collaborated separately with musicians such as John Coltrane,…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United States
- Born
- November 18th, 1936
- Died
- October 19th, 1995
- Genres
- Labels
- Rhino