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In the 1990s and 2000s, Joshua Redman (born 1969, tenor, soprano, alto) and Chris Potter (tenor, soprano) returned to a more traditional approach which harked back to the saxophone greats of the 1950s and 1960s. Jazz saxophonist Greg Abate continues to keep bebop alive on the alto, soprano, tenor, baritone as well as the flute. Women in Jazz ...
The free jazz movement, coming to prominence in the late 1950s, spawned very few standards. Free jazz's unorthodox structures and performance techniques are not as amenable to transcription as other jazz styles. However, "Lonely Woman" (1959) a blues by saxophonist Ornette Coleman, is perhaps the closest thing to a standard in free jazz, having ...
Jazz: Fred Anderson: 1929-2010 X Jazz: Ian Anderson: 1947- x X x Rock: Elie Apper: 1933- X Classical: Buddy Arnold: 1926-2003 X Jazz: Harry Arnold: 1920-1971 X Jazz: Harold Ashby: 1925-2003 X Jazz: Georgie Auld: 1919-1990 X Jazz: Albert Ayler: 1936-1970 X: X Jazz: Jerome Badini: X Nu jazz: Gabe Baltazar: 1929- X Jazz: Greg Banaszak: 1966- X X ...
Steve Lacy (born Steven Norman Lackritz; July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. [1] Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career.
Saxophonist Tina Brooks, trumpeter Charles Tolliver, pianist Larry Willis, trumpeter Bill Hardman, and tubist Ray Draper were among those who benefited from McLean's support in the 1950s and 1960s. Drummers such as Tony Williams , Jack DeJohnette , Lenny White , Michael Carvin , and Carl Allen gained important early experience with McLean.
Steve White (born Stephen Gaylord Goorabian, sometimes spelled "Gailord"; November 20, 1925 – December 21, 2005) was an American jazz saxophonist based in Los Angeles who recorded in the 1950s for Nocturne, Pacific Jazz, and Atlantic. He primarily played tenor saxophone, but he also played baritone and clarinet.
Saxophone: Years active: 1950s–1970s: Labels: ... Curtis Edward Amy (October 11, 1927 – June 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. [1] Biography
Paul Gonsalves (() July 12, 1920 – () May 15, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist [1] best known for his association with Duke Ellington.At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves played a 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue," [2] a performance credited with revitalizing Ellington's waning career in the 1950s.