When returning to New York in 1963 Don Cherry met an "informal organic situation" with new friends as Pharoah Sanders. Read an extract from my coming book with quotes from my unique interviews with Roswell Rudd, Sunny Murray and Don Moore. It's in Swedish and only for paying members.
Guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer (1940-2026) has passed away. Involved in the music of Ornette Coleman in the 1970s he also got involved in Don Cherry who was a big inspiration for him. Here comes extracts from an unpublished interview I did with "Blood" in 2014,
Blindfolds are fun! But usually in the end you have an answer to what you've been listening to. This time you don't. Don Cherry did a recording in Stockholm in 1963 with some unknown musicians. For years I've being searching for answers, but without
Bengt "Beche" Berger är död. En mästare är borta. Det är så oerhört sorgligt. Mest naturligtvis för sambon Ann Petrén och hans nära och kära, men också för så väldigt många fler. Han hade enorm betydelse för svenskt musikliv och spåren efter honom har lämnats till oss som
It's time again for the newsletter The Don Cherry Book Project. I welcome new subscribers and say hello to those who have been around for a while. In recent weeks I have done several interesting interviews with Neneh Cherry. We have talked about the tour with The Slits