2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁jazz ▁music ian . ▁He ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁playing ▁tr ump et ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁Ra ▁Ark estra ▁in ▁Chicago ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Creative ▁Mus icians ▁( A AC M ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁C oh ran ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁Mississippi , ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁about ▁nine , ▁he ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Missouri . ▁There , ▁his ▁father ▁became ▁a ▁cook ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁T roy , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁stayed ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁C oh ran ▁played ▁tr ump et ▁in ▁bands ▁led ▁by ▁Jay ▁Mc Sh ann ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁band . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Sun ▁Ra ▁Ark estra ▁by ▁John ▁Gil more ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁albums ▁F ate ▁In ▁A ▁Ple asant ▁M ood ▁and ▁Ang els ▁and ▁Dem ons ▁at ▁Play ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁mostly ▁tr ump et ▁and ▁sometimes ▁string ed ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁z ither . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Ark estra ▁moved ▁from ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁C oh ran ▁decl ined ▁to ▁accomp any ▁them