Edward E. Cherry Jr. (October 12, 1954) is an American

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guitarist and studio musician. Cherry is perhaps best known for his long association with trumpeter

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

, with whom he performed from 1978 until shortly before Gillespie's death in 1993. Since that time, he has worked with

Paquito D'Rivera Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established him ...

, Jon Faddis, John Patton,

Hamiet Bluiett Hamiet Bluiett (; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument. A membe ...

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, and Paula West. He has recorded a number of albums as a leader.

Discography

As leader

* ''First Take'' (Groovin' High, 1993) * ''Second Look'' (Groovin' High, 1994) * ''The Spirits Speak'' ( Justin Time, 2001) * ''Create'' with Marco Marzola (Wide Music, 2005) * ''It's All Good'' ( Posi-Tone, 2012) * ''Soul Tree'' (Posi-Tone, 2016) * ''Peace'' (Space Time, 2022) * ''Are We There Yet?'' (Cellar Music Group, 2022)

As sideman

With

* ''With Eyes Wide Open'' (Justin Time, 2000) With Brian Charette * ''Jackpot'' (Cellar Live, 2022) With

* ''Havana Cafe'' ( Chesky, 1991) With Jon Faddis * ''Hornucopia'' (

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, 1991) With Ken Fowser * ''Right On Time'' (Posi-Tone, 2019) With

* '' Musician, Composer, Raconteur'' with

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with ...

( Pablo, 1981) * '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' ( Enja, 1989) * ''Live! at Blues Alley'' (Blues Alley, 1992) With Jared Gold * ''Supersonic'' (Posi-Tone, 2009) * ''Golden Child'' (Posi-Tone, 2012) With New York Funkies * ''Hip Hop Bop!'' with

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

, Reuben Wilson (Meldac, 1995) With Ben Paterson * ''Live at Van Gelder's'' (Cellar Live, 2018) With John Patton * '' Blue Planet Man'' (

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, 1997) with

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...

* '' Minor Swing'' ( DIW, 1995) with John Zorn * '' This One's for Ja'' (DIW, 1998) With Dr. Lonnie Smith * ''In The Beginning: Volumes 1 & 2'' (Pilgrimage, 2013) With

* ''

Song Out of My Trees ''Song Out of My Trees'' is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the Black Saint/Soul Note, Black Saint label in 1994. The album features five of Threadgill's compositions performed by a variety of ensembles that include Threadgill, Ted Dani ...

'' (

Black Saint Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italy, Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History ...

, 1994) * '' Makin' a Move'' ( Columbia, 1995) With Jason Tiemann * ''T-Man'' (T-Man, 2020) With Doug Webb * ''Bright Side'' (Posi-Tone, 2016) With Charles Williams * '' When Alto Was King'' ( Mapleshade, 1997)

References

External links

''DownBeat'' magazine blindfold test
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