Ed Cherry

 

Artist:  Ed Cherry

Birth Name:  Edward E. Cherry Jr .

Born:  October 12, 1954.  New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Post Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter

Instruments:  Guitar

Ed Cherry is an American Jazz Guitarist and Studio Musician, he best known for his long association with Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, with whom he performed from 1978 until shortly before Gillespie's death in 1993.  Since that time, he has worked with Paquito D'Rivera, Jon Faddis, John Patton, Hamiet Bluuett Henry Threadgill, and Paula West.

Title:  Are We There Yet (2023)

Genre:  Jazz, Post Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Cellar Music

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Jean/Pailine (6:28)

 2.  Ding Dong (4:09)

 3.  Green Jeans (8:28)

 4.  Holy Land (6:15)

 5.  Japanese Folk Song (Kojo No Tsuki) (8:44)

 6.  Are We There Yet? (8:44)

 7.  Spring Is Here (3:25)

 8.  Mr. Walker (5:22)

 9.  Lawns (6:23)

10. Tres Palabras (5:32)

Personnel:

Ed Cherry:  Guitar

Monte Croft:  Vibraphone

Kyle Koehler:  Organ

Byron Landham:  Drums

Are We There Yet is the fifth album as leader by Ed Cherry, released on January 13, 2023 by Cellar Music.  Excellent Album!, Excellent Musicians.