Don Cherry Playing Thelonious Monk's "Bemsha Swing" from the film "Multikulti"
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Don Cherry's "MultiKulti" embodies one of jazz's fundamental truths: Jazz music is constantly rejuvenated through instrumental interpretations of centuries-old vocal tradition upon which it is based. This clip, from the film "Don Cherry's Multikuti," features the legend playing the Thelonious Monk composition "Bemsha Swing."
Don Cherry took bold musical leaps that assured jazz a vanguard role in opening American culture to the liberating influences of the 1960s. More than three decades later, his joyful encounters with musicians and audiences continue to grow. "Multikulti," recorded at the Days of Jazz Festival in Stuttgart, finds Cherry playing pocket trumpet, keyboards, doussin gouni, melodica, African percussion, flute, and handling the vocals. Sensitive accompaniment is provided by Bay area composer Peter Apfelbaum on sax, keyboards, flute and percussion, as well as bassist Bo Freeman and drummer Joshua Jackson.
VIEW Video is proud to present Don Cherry's "Multikulti," as featured at the prestigious Day of Jazz in Stuttgart. Cherry weaves the enormous and diverse talents of his ensemble into a musical tapestry of simple and beautiful interconnectedness. Selections include "Walk to the Mountain," "Rhumba Multikulti / Race Face," "When the Rain Comes," "Bemsha Swing," and "Trans Love Airways."
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