Interview with Jon Appleton
The newsletter this time – for paid members only – contains a lengthy interview (in English) with Jon Appleton who brought Don Cherry to teach at Dartmouth College in 1970 and took part on the album Human Music.
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R.I.P. James "Blood" Ulmer
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 Here comes extracts from an unpublished interview I did with "Blood" in 2014,
The real Don Cherry blindfold
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 Berger
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
Big Bang 67 med George Russell
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