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Don Cherry(1936-1995)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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The biography has confused 2 people with the name Don Cherry. One is the jazz trumpeter (who played other small ethnic instruments), who played with Ornette Coleman and composed some of the Holy Mountain soundtrack. There is another Don Cherry, a Caucasian singer born much earlier, who had a hit with Band of Gold in 1955 (not to be confused with the Freda Payne song of the same name), was a singer, was in the big band hall of fame, and collaborated with Willie Nelson. It would be nice if someone could delete those entries; see Wikipedia (for instance) for a disambiguation of these names.
BornNovember 18, 1936
DiedOctober 19, 1995(58)
BornNovember 18, 1936
DiedOctober 19, 1995(58)
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Known for

The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Holy Mountain
7.7
  • Composer
  • 1973
Catherine-Isabelle Duport and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The Departure (1967)
The Departure
6.4
  • Music Department
  • 1967
In the Soup (1992)
In the Soup
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1992
James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Danny McBride, Joey King, and Dave Franco in Zeroville (2019)
Zeroville
4.6
  • Soundtrack(as Donald Cherry)
  • 2019

Credits

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Composer



  • Thomas Kretschmann, Myriam Zschage, and Alberta Lojpur in Die Ratte (1993)
    Die Ratte
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Zan Boko (1988)
    Zan Boko
    6.9
    • music by
    • 1988
  • Nathalie Sarraute, écrivain des mouvements intérieurs
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Pan
    5.5
    • composer
    • 1973
  • The Holy Mountain (1973)
    The Holy Mountain
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • New York Eye and Ear Control (1972)
    New York Eye and Ear Control
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Don Cherry
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Amore, amore
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Zero in the Universe
    • Composer (as Donald Cherry)
    • 1966

Music Department



  • Catherine-Isabelle Duport and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The Departure (1967)
    The Departure
    6.4
    • musician: pocket trumpet
    • 1967

Soundtrack



  • Nothing to See Here: Watts (2025)
    Nothing to See Here: Watts
    9.5
    • performer: "Malkauns"
    • writer: "Malkauns"
    • 2025
  • James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Danny McBride, Joey King, and Dave Franco in Zeroville (2019)
    Zeroville
    4.6
    • writer: "Alchemical Room" (as Donald Cherry)
    • 2019
  • Adán Jodorowsky in Endless Poetry (2016)
    Endless Poetry
    7.5
    • writer: "A Walk in the Park", "Starfish"
    • 2016
  • Rhymes with Shove (2016)
    Rhymes with Shove
    Short
    • music: "Descending Moonshine Dervishes"
    • 2016
  • Howard Brookner in Uncle Howard (2016)
    Uncle Howard
    7.0
    • performer: "Degi Degi"
    • writer: "Degi Degi"
    • 2016
  • Pastor Mike Online (2011)
    Pastor Mike Online
    4.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Mr. Clean" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Restless City (2011)
    Restless City
    5.9
    • performer: "Roland Alphonso"
    • writer: "Roland Alphonso"
    • 2011
  • Bobo Stenson Trio (2009)
    Bobo Stenson Trio
    • music: "Don's Coralet"
    • 2009
  • Tate Donovan in Keroassady (2007)
    Keroassady
    6.1
    • performer: "Psycho Drama", "Medley 2", "Teo-Teo Can"
    • writer: "Psycho Drama", "Medley 2", "Teo-Teo Can"
    • 2007
  • Nudi verso la follia (2004)
    Nudi verso la follia
    7.2
    • performer: "Jam Session"
    • 2004
  • In the Soup (1992)
    In the Soup
    7.1
    • writer: "Roland Alphonso"
    • 1992
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "So Rare"
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Donald Cherry
  • Born
    • November 18, 1936
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • October 19, 1995
    • Malaga, Spain
  • Spouse
    • Moki Cherry? - October 19, 1995 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Album (with John Coltrane): "The Avant-Garde"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995.

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