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Jazz from Gallery 41 : A Conversation with Jazz Legend Don Cherry

From Ron Pelletier | Part of the Jazz from Gallery 41 series | 01:00:00

Jazz from Gallery 41 Host/Producer Ron Pelletier shares a conversation with Jazz legend Don Cherry recorded in Los Angeles, CA in January, 1982.

Jazzfromgallery41_tmcrwithrplogo480x480_small Jazz from Gallery 41 Host/Producer Ron Pelletier met Jazz trumpet legend Don Cherry just after Don's return to Los Angeles, CA from Sweden where he had been living for several years.  There were more than a handful of opportunities to sit down with each other and "talk story" recording many hours of conversation.  In this particular conversation that took place on January 02, 1982 Don shares many intimate stories about growing up in the area in South Central Los Angeles known as Watts in the midst of what was an incredibly thriving Jazz scene including how and where he first met Ornette Coleman in L.A. in the 1950's.  Talks about the time he spent in Europe with Sonny Rollins and when and where he met Albert Ayler, Abdullah Ibrahim and then bassist Johnny Mbizo Dyani  He also of course talks about living in a converted school house in Sweden with his family and what it was like moving back to the U.S.A.