{"product_id":"don-cherry-sunrise-1977","title":"Don Cherry - Sunrise 1977","description":"\u003cp\u003eWewantsounds is proud to present the first official release of a legendary 1977 concert capturing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e, Collin Walcott, and Leon Thomas in their only documented performance together. Recorded live on March 5, 1977, at Pease Auditorium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the performance featured the three musicians playing an immersive hypnotic set, joined for part of the evening by the rest of Oregon. Long circulating among a few\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efans, the full concert is now available as a deluxe, remastered 2-LP gatefold set featuring Moki\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eartwork and new liner notes by Jason Weiss—licensed by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEstate and producer James Quinlan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e’s huge influence has steadily grown over the years, as fans and new generations of listeners continue to uncover the vast breadth of his global musical vision. Sunrise captures\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring a particularly fertile late-1970s period, when the American jazz trumpeter blended global and Eastern spiritual concepts into his \"Organic Music\" philosophy, drawing deeply from Eastern and African traditions. Moving fluidly between trumpet, the West African doussn'gouni (a traditional hunter's harp from Mali), bamboo flutes, percussion, and vocals,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecreates a deeply resonant world music soundscape.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded live on March 5, 1977, at Pease Auditorium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the show took place just a month after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eparticipated in the recording of Collin Walcott's ECM album Grazing Dreams. With Walcott playing alongside\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand vocalist Leon Thomas, bringing his unmistakable yodel-style vocal approach—and joined for part of the night by the rest of Oregon (Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless and Glen Moore)—the performance stands as a stunning, hypnotic forerunner to the formation of CODONA. The newly remastered audio is so vivid and intimate that it feels as though you are sitting directly in the room with the musicians.\u003cbr\u003eThe release also serves as a vibrant homage to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Moki\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry\u003c\/span\u003e’s creative partnership, featuring a reproduction of Moki’s striking 1975 Mandala tapestry on the front cover.\u003cbr\u003eThe concert was produced by James Quinlan, a central pillar of the U.S. Jazz and World Music scene who worked as a sound engineer for Carla Bley, booked Fela Kuti’s major U.S. tour in the 1980s, and went on to direct the Creative Music Studio and found Miami’s Rhythm Foundation. In the album's liner notes, Quinlan reflects in conversation with writer Jason Weiss on the surprise magic of that night:\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eDon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrought Leon Thomas with him... as a guest, unannounced. It was not part of the advertisement or contract... I\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edon\u003c\/span\u003e't know of any other time that they recorded or performed together. So, that was completely unique... The audience had no idea what was coming... It was a sound that was just mesmerizing, almost like a mantra.\"\u003cbr\u003eLicensed by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEstate and James Quinlan, Sunrise is available as a deluxe 2-LP gatefold set featuring new liner notes by Jason Weiss—an essential document in the rich, ever-evolving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emusical journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WEWANTSOUNDS","offers":[{"title":"2xLP - black vinyl","offer_id":55368200290646,"sku":"MRM-08231","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":55368283717974,"sku":"MRM-08232","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/unnamed_5cfb1f50-e406-4f45-aa64-f34233677a52.png?v=1789397820","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/don-cherry-sunrise-1977","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}