CODONA

Members include Don Cherry (born on November 18, 1936, in Oklahoma City, OK; died on October 19, 1995, in Malaga, Spain), trumpet, cornet, flute, doussn' gouni, melodica, organ, vocals; Nana Vasconcelos (born on August 2, 1944, in Recife, Brazil), berimbau, talking drum, cuica, percussion, vocals; Collin Walcott (born on April 24, 1945, in New York, NY; died on November 8, 1984, in Madgeburg, Germany), sitar, tabla, sanza, dulcimer, timpani, vocals. Perhaps the first group of any genre to blend elements of Latin American and African musical folk traditions into what eventually became known as world music, Codona was a merger of three major talents from very different segments of the jazz tradition. Percussionist Nana Vasconcelos provided Brazilian rhythms, which he played on a variety of Third World instruments. Collin Walcott added Indian instrumentation played on sitar and tabla, as well as playing dulcimer and timpani. Jazz trumpet legend Don Cherry read more...