Trombonist Roswell Rudd was born Nov. 17 1935 and died in 2017; trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Don Cherry was born on Nov. 18, 1936 and died in 1995. Tonight, selections from a handful of their recordings.
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| Theme From Babe Roswell Rudd - Broad Strokes (live, 2000) |
| Almost Blue Roswell Rudd - Broad Strokes |
| The Blessing Don Cherry - Art Deco (1999) |
| Why Carla Bley/Paul Haines - Escalator Over The Hill (1971) |
| Love Train Don Cherry - Eternal Now (Stockholm, 1973) |
| Hank Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate - Roswell Rudd's MALIcool (Bamako, 2000) |
| God Had A Girlfriend (RR narr) Roswell Rudd - Broad Strokes |
| Bamako Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate - Roswell Rudd's MALIcool |
| When Will The Blues Leave Don Cherry - Art Deco |
| I / II |
| Stokey (Steve Riddick vcl) Roswell Rudd - Broad Strokes |
| Mama Too Tight Archie Shepp - Mama Too Tight (1965) |
| Voice Of The Silence Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell - El Corazon (1982) |
| Keep Your Heart Right Roswell Rudd & Archie Shepp - Live In New York (2000) |
| We Are The Blues (Funklore) (Amiri Baraka vcl) Roswell Rudd & Archie Shepp - Live In New York |
| MALIcool Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate - Roswell Rudd's MALIcool |
| Song To Anything That Moves Carla Bley/Paul Haines - Escalator Over The Hill |
| Pannonica The New York Art Quartet - Old Stuff (live, Copenhagen, 1965) |
| Roland Alphonso Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell - El Corazon |
| Epistrophy Roswell Rudd/Steve Lacy/Misha Mengelberg/Kent Carter/Han Bennink - Regeneration (1982) |
| Makondi Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell - El Corazon |
| Jackie-ing Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate - Roswell Rudd's MALIcool |
| Change Of Season (fade) Roswell Rudd - Broad Strokes |
| Maffy Don Cherry - Art Deco |
| All Through The Night Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate - Roswell Rudd's MALIcool |
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10:18 PM, November 17th, 2021