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Don Cherry

On October 19, 1995, Donald Eugene Cherry died aged 58. He was a musician (trumpet), one of the pioneers in world fusion in the 60s and 70s. Cherry recorded and performed with a number of musicians and bands including Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Sonny Rollins, New York Contemporary Five, Naná Vasconcelos, La Monte Young, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Brackeen, Codona, Albert Ayler, Clifford Jordan, Steve Lacy, Michael Mantler, Sunny Murray, Jim Pepper, George Russell, Sun Ra, Lou Reed, Charlie Rouse, Albert Heath, James Mtume, Herbie Hancock, Ed Blackwell, Steve Hillage, Collin Walcott, Latif Khan, Johnny Dyani, Masahiko Togashi, Bengt Berger, Rip Rig + Panic, Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Dag Vag, Frank Lowe, Jai Uttal, and Ed Blackwell.

Tim Hardin: Bird on a Wire

In June 1971, “Columbia” label released “Bird on a Wire”, the sixth Tim Hardin album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Ed Freeman and Bob Devere.

Personnel:

  • Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Sam T. Brown – guitar
  • Ed Freeman – guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • Monte Dunn – guitar
  • Joe Rudd – guitar
  • Gilles Malkine – guitar
  • Ralph Towner– guitar
  • Bill Keith– pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Hornsby– keyboards
  • Joe Zawinul– keyboards
  • Warren Bernhardt– keyboards
  • Bill Chelf – keyboards
  • Miroslav Vitouš– bass
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Glen Moore– bass
  • Robert Popwell– bass
  • Rob Rothstein– bass
  • Bill Stewart – drums, percussion
  • Steve Haas – drums, percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald– drums, percussion
  • Natoga – drums, percussion
  • Alphonse Mouzon– drums, percussion
  • Mike Mainieri– vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Collin Walcott– vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Richard Bock – cello
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • Canby Singers – backing vocals
  • Jim Greene, Lacy O’Neal, Doug Pomeroy – engineer
  • Lous Schlossberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Hardin, except where noted.

  1. Bird on the Wire – Leonard Cohen
  2. Moonshiner – traditional
  3. Southern Butterfly
  4. A Satisfied Mind – Joe Hayes, Jack Rhodes
  5. Soft Summer Breeze
  6. Hoboin’ – John Lee Hooker, Joe Josea
  7. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  8. Andre Johray
  9. If I Knew
  10. Love Hymn

Miles Davis: On The Corner

On the corner

On October 10, 1972, “Columbia” label released “On the Corner”, studio album by Miles Davis. It was recorded on June 1, 6 and July 7, 1972, at the “Columbia Studio E”, in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis– electric trumpet with wah-wah
  • Dave Liebman– soprano saxophone
  • Carlos Garnett– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Chick Corea– electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock– electric piano, synthesizer
  • Harold I. Williams– organ, synthesizerBadal Roy,
  • David Creamer – electric guitar
  • John McLaughlin- electric guitar
  • Michael Henderson– electric bass with wah wah
  • Collin Walcott– electric sitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna – electric sitar
  • Bennie Maupin– bass clarinet
  • Badal Roy– tabla
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Billy Cobham– drums
  • Jabali Billy Hart– drums, bongos
  • James “Mtume” Foreman – percussion
  • Don Alias– percussion
  • Paul Buckmaster– cello, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis.

  1. On the Corner/New York Girl/Thinkin’ One Thing and Doin’ Another / Vote for Miles
  2. Black Satin
  3. One and One
  4. Hellen Butte / Mr. Freedom X