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DON CHERRY QUARTET

* Concert at the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari (January 26, 1981)

Personnel:

Don Cherry - trumpet Rick Cherry - piano James Clay - tenor saxophone Hamid Drake - drums

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James Clay's OPTIMA Batteries sponsored Bimmerworld 1996 BMW M3 Bergsteiger E36 at the 2022 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

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I made this piece in honor of all the queer folks that came before us, especially the gender nonconforming ones. Many are not famous or well known, and that is on purpose. It hangs on my wall.

People mentioned here: Billy Tipton, Murray Hall, Charley Parkhurst, Joseph Israel Lobdell, John Smith and James Pratt, Mademoiselle de Beaumont, Lili Elbe, Kuchek Hanem, We'wha, Olha Koby Iianska, Akiko Uosano, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, Bayard Ruston, Yukio, Arthur Berloget, Bowery Queen, Zimri Lim, Ela, Sylvia Brake, James Clay, Albert Cashier, Public Universal Friend, Jack Bee Garland, Mary Jones, Thomas Hall, Boulton and Park, Sammy Williams, Nell Pickerell

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Billy Higgins: The Rhythmic Pulse of Modern Jazz

Introduction: Billy Higgins, one of the most influential drummers in jazz history, has been celebrated for his extraordinary ability to bring a sense of joy, sensitivity, and creativity to every performance. Over the course of his prolific career, Higgins became a key figure in the development of several jazz movements, particularly hard bop, free jazz, and post-bop. Known for his subtle touch,…

Billy Higgins: The Rhythmic Pulse of Modern Jazz

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For the record I don’t count this scene from The Dark Rider as one of John’s almost stupidly reckless moments even if he does end up on the brink of being killed. Simon’s just a traumatised boy lashing out in a panic, not a murderer. But I do love how John reacts to him and handles this situation. When Simon puts the knife to John’s throat, Jones (probably completely understandably) seems to be about to react more aggressively to try to protect John, but John immediately gets him to back off; he deals with Simon himself; he talks to him; he keeps his cool and gets Simon to put the knife down and he’s the one who leads him out of the secret room and sits him down and he doesn’t hold Simon’s panicked behaviour against him. He defuses the situation by being understanding and compassionate and I just... like that a lot.

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james clay & david “fathead” newman -- the sound of wide open spaces !!!! [album, 1960]

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Don Cherry and Reunion Blues

Ethan Iverson discusses Don Cherry’s Art Deco, recorded in 1988 for A & M, in depth. It’s one of Cherry’s few major label releases and, like Old And New Dreams, it is rooted in late ‘50s innovations of Ornette Coleman which brought Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins together. The unsung James Clay is the tenor saxophonist on the album. An album worth revisiting, as are all the Old And New Dreams albums of the late ‘70s.

-Michael Cuscuna

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